Explain the justifications for community-based corrections programs

What will be an ideal response?


• The first justification for community-based corrections programs is reintegration. In other words, community-based programs focus on preparing the offender for return to the community.
• A second justification for community-based corrections programs is that the divert offenders from prisons and jails, which are already overcrowded.
• The third justification is that community-based corrections programs offer a low-cost alternative to prison.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of:

a. a nonviolent crime. b. murder. c. rape. d. kidnapping.

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A prominent feature of the therapeutic community has been the stiff __________

a. competition b. entry requirements c. program requirements d. expectations

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