Cja 394 Assignment Futures Of Corrections

Futures of Corrections Jamie Jordan, Mandy Callahan, Samantha Petersen, Tinasha Wheeler, CJA/394 November 25, 2013 Correctional facilities were created, in part, to remove the riffraff from urban streets or at least to control and shape them. In this paper we will analyze the future correctional philosophies which are associated with the increasing correctional populations. Furthermore, we will hypothesize future correctional problems that will need to be addressed by prison administrators. As we continue to see a rise in the populations within our correctional facilities, we must make changes to our methods of combating crime. This must begin by changing the type of philosophy our current system is mostly engaged with. If we continue to treat fighting crime the same way, then obviously the same inclination of crime rates and prison populations will continue. If the goal is to reduce both the crime rate and prison populations, we need to change focus. Currently, the main philosophy standing behind our methods of treating criminals is based off of the idea of rehabilitation. This includes many different sentences given to convicted criminals. Rehabilitation is carried out sometimes by forcing them to pay fines or to be placed on probation with a variety of