Corrections Timeline

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  • Deinstitutionalization

    Deinstitutionalization
    Community based era of corrections, Community base approach will help inmate and offer solution to prison overcrowding. Half way houses, job release and furloughs are some examples. Policy of deinstitutionalization was started in mid 1970. Sheth HC. (2009). Deinstitutionalization or Disowning Responsibility. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. Vol 13(2). 11-20
  • Warehousing Model

    Warehousing Model
    Criminals put away so no longer a menace to society. "Warehousing of serious offenders designed to protect society" (Schamalleger, 2011) Schamalleger, F. (2011). Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Test to the 21st Century (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • Just Deserts

    From 1995 to the present this eras policy goes back to the basics. Prisoners responsible for actions. Do the crime, do the time. Back to this approach due to high recidivism rates. Emphasis on individual responsibility and punishment Schamalleger, F. (2011). Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Test to the 21st Century (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • Just Deserts

    Currently in Just Deserts era