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Corrections refer to one of the components of the criminal justice system that serves to punish and in many instances rehabilitate criminal offenders. Sentences given to offenders range from probation to serving time in prison, with intermediate sanctions including sentences to a halfway house or community corrections program, home confinement, and electronic monitoring. Financial penalties may include fines, forfeiture, and restitution.
In some countries, as well as in Western countries in the past, this also included judicially-ordered corporal punishment. Corrections is the process of trying to correct an individual so that they do not engage in criminal behavior.
Depending on the level of psychological education of the Law Enforcement groups, some underage defendants (of varying ages around the world) can sometimes be tried "as an adult" because their character is considered adult, whatever the rationale is behind this. Historically, many young offenders were put into the corrections industries, both moral and/ or legal, for unscientific treatments. Before the arrival of psychologically effective corrections, the very predictable and expected results arrived: increase of all crimes, criminalization into habitual criminals and "The Eleventh Commandment": Thou Shalt Not Get Caught.
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doing history corrections, damn long
chanjiaxin (Chan Jia Xin) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:18:16 -0000
doing history corrections, damn long
@Miss_Tris17 No No No...i had to make some corrections Mind ya business...
10_ten (Tenesha ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:50:09 -0000
@Miss_Tris17 No No No...i had to make some corrections Mind ya business...
Oregon's inmate release program draws flak http://bit.ly/1Q3KRd - #corrections
CommCorrections (CommunityCorrections) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:46:28 -0000
Oregon's inmate release program draws flak http://bit.ly/1Q3KRd - #corrections
Fukkk iPhone corrections fukin my messages up. Lmao
handro_08 (Alejandro C.) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:26:06 -0000
Fukkk iPhone corrections fukin my messages up. Lmao
@edieandy73 - I'm 4.5/20. I'm really surprised The Corrections was not on that list. Oprah conspiracy?
vklj (Terry Huynh) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:22:20 -0000
@edieandy73 - I'm 4.5/20. I'm really surprised The Corrections was not on that list. Oprah conspiracy?
"For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life" (Proverbs 6:23 NIV).
1HolyBible (Bill ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:59:52 -0000
"For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life" (Proverbs 6:23 NIV).
Cheshire County Department of Corrections - Current event information, photos and general information provided.
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Henrico County Community Corrections - Providing pretrial services and alternative sentencing options for local courts. The agency's board also produced two award winning crime prevention videos for youth.
HM Prison Service - Prison Service for England and Wales. Corporate information, news and statistics.
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Justice Concepts Inc. - Criminal justice system planners and evaluators. Offers information on jail needs assessments; developing alternatives to incarceration; resolving jail overcrowding; evaluating program effectiveness and cost-efficiency; analyzing staffing needs; finding grant funding.
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Justice Technology Information Network - Gateway to the products and services of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System, and related information and services.
LCA Private Criminal Justice and Social Services - Private criminal justice and social service agency providing electronic monitoring, home detention, drug and alcohol testing, global positioning, and other sentencing options.
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