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  2. Corrections - Wikipedia

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    This system is part of the larger criminal justice system, which additionally includes police, prosecution and courts. [4] Jurisdictions throughout Canada and the US have ministries or departments, respectively, of corrections, correctional services, or similarly-named agencies. Corporal punishment in Afghanistan during the days of the Taliban

  3. Prison reform - Wikipedia

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    The criminal is used as a "threat to themselves and others". By subjecting prisoners to harsh conditions, authorities hope to convince them to avoid future criminal behavior and to exemplify for others the rewards for avoiding such behavior; that is, the fear of punishment will win over whatever benefit or pleasure the illegal activity might bring.

  4. Criminal justice - Wikipedia

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    Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims.

  5. Criminal justice reform in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Criminal justice reform seeks to address structural issues in criminal justice systems such as racial profiling, police brutality, overcriminalization, mass incarceration, and recidivism. Reforms can take place at any point where the criminal justice system intervenes in citizens’ lives, including lawmaking, policing, sentencing and ...

  6. 1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11 - Wikipedia

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    The Development of Oregon's Sentencing and Corrections Policy, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Accessed January 2, 2008. Accessed January 2, 2008. Sentencing Practices: Summary Statistics for Felony Offenders Sentenced in 2001 , Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, January 2003.

  7. Comparative criminal justice - Wikipedia

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    Comparative criminal justice is a subfield of the study of Criminal justice that compares justice systems worldwide. Such study can take a descriptive, historical, or political approach. [1] It studies the similarities and differences in structure, goals, punishment and emphasis on rights as well as the history and political stature of ...

  8. Rehabilitation policy - Wikipedia

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    The larger disruptions in American society in this era prompted a general critique of the “state run” criminal justice system. Rehabilitation was blamed by liberals for allowing the state to act coercively against offenders, and was blamed by conservatives for allowing the state to act leniently toward offenders.

  9. Criminal justice reform - Wikipedia

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    Criminal justice reform seeks to address structural issues in criminal justice systems such as racial profiling, police brutality, overcriminalization, mass incarceration, and recidivism. Criminal justice reform can take place at any point where the criminal justice system intervenes in citizens’ lives, including lawmaking , policing, and ...