ORGANIZING THEORY OF THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

Organizing Theory of the Correctional System

Organizing Theory of the Correctional System

Introduction

Within the field of corrections, there are several theories as to the most effective theory or philosophy in the case of the Ohio task force, retribution, incapacitation; deterrence and rehabilitation are being advocated by various members. In this paper, the position will be taken that rehabilitation is the proper philosophy for the Ohio corrections system. Moreover, going beyond this recommendation, the actual theory to be followed in rehabilitation will also be presented to show exactly how rehabilitation can be effectively put into practice. Explanations that Rehabilitation is the Right Course of Action the effectiveness of Rehabilitation is further discussed when the philosophy of Rehabilitation is explored in more detail.

First, the popular tendency for those in the field of corrections to simply throw up their hands and claim that nothing will ever work properly must be completely dispelled. Admittedly, there is no one course of action that is absolutely guaranteed to work, but there is proof that rehabilitation works in many cases and some methods rarely, if ever, work at all. The backbone of rehabilitation is the sort of reaching out to the prisoner during their time of confinement in order to facilitate them. (Andrews, 2006)

Discussion

History of Prison

The prison as a punishment was used since ancient times, but the origins of the concept of jail appear in the sixteenth century, in Amsterdam, England, but were not exactly as it is known today, but it was a place where people came for shelter and work. It is in the late eighteenth century that the continued custody is seen as a lack of liberty, and is in Rome where for the first correctional facility adolescent offenders was introduced, which in turn functioned as a shelter for orphans and the elderly.

Some changes, such as religious education, hygiene prison, the imposition of work and isolation at night. The evolution of prison, the precarious method of closure or prelude to the death penalty, the modern concept of penitentiary system, comes with capitalism, which introduces new forms of social control and surveillance. The progressive prison system was introduced in the late nineteenth century as a more humane way, which provided that the prisoner would be involved in a multistage process ranging from rigorous imprisonment, education and work, essentially based on a rigorous selection and individual analysis. This system avoids the widespread, with the aim of restoring the moral balance of the accused and their eventual integration into society. The prison as an institution born in the eighteenth century, going on the closure as a prelude to the torture and execution, to substitute humane capital punishment, deportation and other corporal punishments. (Caliber, 2004)

Rehabilitation of Criminals

There lies a variation in success; this variation in the level of success of the programs has come across searching of such "principles" that distinguish effective treatments of non-effective. This sense, there is empirical and theoretical support for the results that rehabilitation programs that used cognitive-behavioral treatments achieve the greatest ...