Corrections and Criminal Justice

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This paper discusses and analyzes the topic of corrections and criminal justice. Specifically, it identifies and elaborates on the various alternatives to the traditional methods of probation and parole in an effort to combat the overcrowding of the justice system. The paper contends that recidivism is a continual problem in the prison system, and the criminal justice system must find a way to make prison less desirable and freedom more desirable.

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"Ultimately, the only way to significantly lower the recidivism rates facing the criminal justice system today is to make prison so unsavory that even lifelong criminals will not want to return. Today, many people have the feeling that prisons are like resorts of some sort. While prisoners have to work, they also often have access to cable television, computers, and many other items that they might not even have access to outside prison walls. Thus, prisons often make inmates too comfortable, and so, it is easier to return to prison than to create a meaningful life on the outside. The criminal justice system must make changes to how prisoners are incarcerated. Prison should never be better than life was on the outside. There are a handful of criminal justice professionals attempting to change the way prisons work, and one of them is Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a county sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona. Arpaio has earned the nickname "America's Toughest Sheriff" for a reason. Arpaio has instituted many sweeping changes at the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix."

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