US Correctional System

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A correctional system is a network of legal agencies with granted authority to make pronouncements on legal issues geared toward administration of justice within a prison setting or a parole system The goals of this system are to punish the perpetrators of criminal activities through various mechanisms , to protect the general population from harms associated with crimes , and finally to transform criminals into responsible , law abiding and productive citizens through well structured rehabilitation programs . This will focus on

how the correctional system is utilized to achieve the above mentioned objectives and investigate which strategy between punishment and rehabilitation is the most effective in reducing crime

Punishment of those proved guilty of bleaching the law is a major goal of the correctional system and serves as a deterrent against one repeating an offence in addition to suppressing criminal thoughts of others who might be contemplating evil (eHow , Inc , 2010 . A good number of mechanisms are applied and incarceration is the most common . It entails imprisonment or confinement of criminals in facilities such as prisons , local jails for persons convicted in state courts , federal prisons for those convicted in federal courts , and several residential institutions including training schools for juveniles . Another form of punishment is probation which is a sentencing option for offences of lesser magnitude and offers a second chance to first time offenders to reconstruct their behavior . Criminals who serve under this sentence have been convicted of crimes but have served...