The core mission for the Department of Corrections is to protect the public, with focus on prevention of any criminal activity and repeat offenders. Corrections perform safe custody and supervision of offenders under the most advanced correctional policies and procedures in order to protect citizens, enable offenders to prosper in the community, are sensitive to corrections costs and reduce crime and victimization. Policies toward corrections have been characterized by incapacitation or rehabilitation. Those for incapacitation believe that offenders should be held in prison to reduce recidivism while supporters of rehabilitation believe that recidivism can be diminished by modifying the criminal's behavior.
From a future Social Worker standpoint, a policy that I would like to see enacted at my field placement, Oshkosh Corrections, will focus on rehabilitation, more specifically low-risk offenders being able to get into treatment. Personally, I believe that every person, regardless of age, race, gender, ability, and sexuality, should be treated equally and so qualified low-risk offenders should be able to attend to any treatment they wish to participate in. I think that in my field, offenders …show more content…
First, I will try to get a hold of Oshkosh’s Representative, Gordon Hintz, by emailing or calling his phone to set up an appointment and having a meeting with him. Next, I would gather all my information and become familiar with Gordon Hintz, myself, and also inform my supporters so they can attend the meeting with me. Thereafter, I will come up with questions or concerns to cover all the bases of my policy or anything that may come with this policy. I would also make sure I have everything prepared, so that I look and feel confident about the new
From a future Social Worker standpoint, a policy that I would like to see enacted at my field placement, Oshkosh Corrections, will focus on rehabilitation, more specifically low-risk offenders being able to get into treatment. Personally, I believe that every person, regardless of age, race, gender, ability, and sexuality, should be treated equally and so qualified low-risk offenders should be able to attend to any treatment they wish to participate in. I think that in my field, offenders …show more content…
First, I will try to get a hold of Oshkosh’s Representative, Gordon Hintz, by emailing or calling his phone to set up an appointment and having a meeting with him. Next, I would gather all my information and become familiar with Gordon Hintz, myself, and also inform my supporters so they can attend the meeting with me. Thereafter, I will come up with questions or concerns to cover all the bases of my policy or anything that may come with this policy. I would also make sure I have everything prepared, so that I look and feel confident about the new