Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

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A New Sentence : Intermediate Sanctions

In the traditional correctional system , imprisonment and probation have proven to be ineffective and costly . Prisons have maintenance costs and pay for the court appeals by the defendants who cannot support their cases . After a probation period , most criminals end up in trouble again many of them find their way back to probation which in turn costs more However , Intermediate Sanctions have proven to be more effective and less costly

Intermediate sanctions are in the middle of the two

extremes - namely Incarceration and Probation . It has a rigorous process of selecting which agencies should administer the system and which criminals deserve such sanctions . Whichever the case , intermediate sanctions still prove to be more effective than probation . Certain programs are applied for the criminal to follow , which also depends on the nature or gravity of crime committed . The probation level is intensified and is reduced or increased , depending on their performance and development under the sentence . It also reduces the negatives brought about by prisons overcrowding , maintenance costs , and psychological effects towards the prisoner 's family . Since intermediate sanctions aim to reform the prisoner , he or she can receive a shorter period in prison or a possible early parole , which in turn reduces crowding , costs , and the negative effects toward the prisoner 's family

Some problems have risen concerning intermediate sanctions . However these sanctions have proven to be an efficient way in handling criminals , reforming them in for society to accept...