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Corrections

"It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones." Nelson Mandela

 

Corrections is the term used by the judicial system to include the local jail, state penitentiary, and federal prison as well as all other components, such as the above-referenced traffic school, the court-ordered counseling, and therapy, and drug treatment centers. In short, society has developed multiple methods for dealing with criminals to lessen the committing of crimes while simultaneously hoping to rehabilitate the criminals.

 

Jails are typically designed to hold a convicted person or someone who is awaiting trial for no more than a year. Prisons are reserved for those who have been found guilty of committing more serious crimes and will be isolated from society for more than a year. In short, jails are typically located within the county courthouse whereas prisons are in separate facilities in various parts of the country and are typically surrounded by barbed wire, electrical fences, as well as guardhouses. Once again, society’s refer to the correctional system varies due to multiple factors, particularly dependent upon the theory as to why one commits a crime as well as personal and religious beliefs. The result of these various refers and opinions are primarily the impetus for the development and expansion of the correctional system.

 

In the personal scenario we have been following, should you have been found guilty of maliciously burning down your neighbor’s garage, you would likely be imprisoned in jail for a while. If your action was found to be a pattern of behavior, you may be facing additional measures that could include prison. However, based upon where you live and the attitude of the court in terms of the theory upon which the justice system operates, you may be referred to as being capable of being rehabilitated or believed it was a one-time happening you would not be likely to repeat, therefore receive a lighter punishment/sentence.