American correction system is a communal based system with the role of punishing the offenders, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation of convicted offenders in the United States of America. Although there are other ways of controlling crime, the government rely heavily on prisons as a correctional department that can achieve this set goals. Most of correctional facilities in America are run by Federal government and include those people who violate federal laws (Clear et al, 2014). However, each state in America has its own correctional facility and state criminal law.
Nationwide the correctional system represents a significant role of federal government and the private sector. The system ensure that laws of the state are adhered and followed by everyone. The system also protect the offenders from the wrath of community members. Their behavior is changed to great extent. The offenders are able to learn good morals and skills that are useful not only to them but also to the society as well.
The ideology of correction has its roots from social structure and the culture. The politics of the day, economic realities, class, race, and gender are the factors that influence act of punishment and rehabilitation. Through correction of offenders, the role of penal code is achieved. Obeying the rule of law is very …show more content…
Some systems developed backed enforcement of hard labor and corporal punishment to the offenders who had committed felony crimes. In 1829, the Eastern State Penitentiary prison facility was constructed and became one of the most expensive facility at that time. In this facility, the prisoners were kept in separate rooms with sleeping, bathing and exercise facilities all in a single cell. This idea of solitary confinement of prisoners was advocated to improve the behavior of the prisoners so that they can
Nationwide the correctional system represents a significant role of federal government and the private sector. The system ensure that laws of the state are adhered and followed by everyone. The system also protect the offenders from the wrath of community members. Their behavior is changed to great extent. The offenders are able to learn good morals and skills that are useful not only to them but also to the society as well.
The ideology of correction has its roots from social structure and the culture. The politics of the day, economic realities, class, race, and gender are the factors that influence act of punishment and rehabilitation. Through correction of offenders, the role of penal code is achieved. Obeying the rule of law is very …show more content…
Some systems developed backed enforcement of hard labor and corporal punishment to the offenders who had committed felony crimes. In 1829, the Eastern State Penitentiary prison facility was constructed and became one of the most expensive facility at that time. In this facility, the prisoners were kept in separate rooms with sleeping, bathing and exercise facilities all in a single cell. This idea of solitary confinement of prisoners was advocated to improve the behavior of the prisoners so that they can