Examine the underlying historical and economic reasons behind the quest for alternatives to incarcerating offenders in jails and prisons.
In the past 30 years of community corrections has become a substantial part of the correctional system, The search for alternatives to incarceration has,been a bit of a challenge. In the 1950s, national attention was focussed on the development of alternative, community-based correctional services. In the early stages of the community corrections movement, local institutions, residential centres, group homes and specialized probation services were promoted as alternatives to incarceration In the 1960s and 1970s, alternatives to incarceration became an even greater fascination for criminal justice planners …show more content…
Being put on probation is another good one and the reason for that is when a teen or a child commits a crime means they have too much time on there and not getting paid enough attention in their lives if their parents can’t do then an officer with higher power can. Setting curfew and pop would be great because in their minds they 're thinking what’s my next move am I going to get caught what happens if I go to jail what would my life be like having a baby sitter around all the time. Also this would be good to keeping that child mind from illegal activities. And the third alternative would be multisystemic therapy. Getting family involved is a good way to get inside that child live why is this child acting out, what problems are they going through what can we do to help and how can we get involved so that our children can have a better …show more content…
In that meaning parents once again need to get involved in their children 's lives. Family is the most important social unit to affect a child or children.Individuals learn the behaviors and social roles from their parents and they think that functioning that way is suitable. Home confinement and electro monitoring are programs for a child not to be removed out of their home more like a home detention centre but in your own home. It consist of personal daily contact with surveillance and contact with parents and teachers when not in the home parents or probation office watch them closely with every move the decided to make Many advocates say that this program cost less than putting a child behind bars and a tracking system letting them know of ever move they make and where they are so that if the rules are broken they come and get them to see why they aren’t Community sanctions are often referred to as alternatives to incarceration. However, community corrections programs have often failed to reduce prison populations. The juvenile court 's work is very difficult and involves some of the most emotion-laden and controversial issues in our society. As such, its decisions often find disagreement. The extent to which the court 's discretionary authority in individual cases should be expanded or restrained continues to be debated for all types of cases before the court , because these courts make decisions regarding so
In the past 30 years of community corrections has become a substantial part of the correctional system, The search for alternatives to incarceration has,been a bit of a challenge. In the 1950s, national attention was focussed on the development of alternative, community-based correctional services. In the early stages of the community corrections movement, local institutions, residential centres, group homes and specialized probation services were promoted as alternatives to incarceration In the 1960s and 1970s, alternatives to incarceration became an even greater fascination for criminal justice planners …show more content…
Being put on probation is another good one and the reason for that is when a teen or a child commits a crime means they have too much time on there and not getting paid enough attention in their lives if their parents can’t do then an officer with higher power can. Setting curfew and pop would be great because in their minds they 're thinking what’s my next move am I going to get caught what happens if I go to jail what would my life be like having a baby sitter around all the time. Also this would be good to keeping that child mind from illegal activities. And the third alternative would be multisystemic therapy. Getting family involved is a good way to get inside that child live why is this child acting out, what problems are they going through what can we do to help and how can we get involved so that our children can have a better …show more content…
In that meaning parents once again need to get involved in their children 's lives. Family is the most important social unit to affect a child or children.Individuals learn the behaviors and social roles from their parents and they think that functioning that way is suitable. Home confinement and electro monitoring are programs for a child not to be removed out of their home more like a home detention centre but in your own home. It consist of personal daily contact with surveillance and contact with parents and teachers when not in the home parents or probation office watch them closely with every move the decided to make Many advocates say that this program cost less than putting a child behind bars and a tracking system letting them know of ever move they make and where they are so that if the rules are broken they come and get them to see why they aren’t Community sanctions are often referred to as alternatives to incarceration. However, community corrections programs have often failed to reduce prison populations. The juvenile court 's work is very difficult and involves some of the most emotion-laden and controversial issues in our society. As such, its decisions often find disagreement. The extent to which the court 's discretionary authority in individual cases should be expanded or restrained continues to be debated for all types of cases before the court , because these courts make decisions regarding so