Community-Based Programs in New Jersey

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses a study that examined the possibility of incorporating community-based programs in New Jersey. The paper looks at its results that indicated that modest increases in educational spending can be offset by the significant savings from reduced recidivism. The paper concludes that it appears that New Jersey is slowly moving in the direction of adding additional community-based programs in order to curb crime and recidivism.

Outline:
Introduction
Overview of Community Based Programs in New Jersey
Analysis
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"In the past few decades crime has become a significant issue in the United States, as the New Jersey public has been overwhelmed with graphic stories from the media. In prior years, political leaders have responded with calls for harsher treatment of criminal offenders as an end to revolving door justice by processing these offenders through the criminal justice system. The DEA describes New Jersey as a gateway state, with major interstate highways, roadways, international airports/seaports, and other infrastructures capable of accommodating voluminous amounts of passenger and cargo traffic, making it an ideal strategic corridor for transportation of drug contraband and illicit currency (DEA, 2008)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• DEA. (2008). Crime Statistics in New Jersey. Retrieved March 25, 2008, from http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newjersey2003.html.
• Macallair, D. (2002). Widening the Net in Juvenile Justice and the Dangers of Prevention and Early Intervention. Retrieved March 23, 2008, from http://www.cjcj.org/pubs/net/netwid.html.
• New Jersey State Employment & Training Commission. (2008). Standing Corrected: Education and the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders. ERIC document #ED411405.
• Sachs, S. (2005). New Jersey First Offender Programs. Retrieved March 25, 2008, from http://www.samsachs.com/first_offender.shtml.

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