Author Question: Discuss the paradox of community corrections.. The benefits of community corrections are that they ... (Read 61 times)

nenivikky · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Discuss the paradox of community corrections.. The benefits of community corrections are that they reduce costs, provide

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

As elected officials who do not necessarily need a background in law enforcement, modern sheriffs resemble their counterparts from the of policing in many ways.

a. community era
b. reform era
c. political era
d. professional era

mceravolo · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

o treatment options for offenders, and divert hundreds of thousands of nonviolent offenders from prisons and jails.
The paradox is that the more effectively offenders are controlled the more likely
o the offenders are going to be caught violating the terms of their conditional release.
Community corrections programs are evaluated according to their rates of recidivism. Increased controls will increase recidivism rates. Therefore instead
o of helping offenders leave the correctional system, increased surveillance pulls
them more deeply into it.

Answer to Question 2

c