Crime Control Model Of Prisons By Robert Martinson

1. Community corrections is defined in the book as: “a model of corrections based on the assumption that reintegrating the offender into the community should be the goal of the criminal justice system” (pg58). This model believes that the concept of prison and jails interfere with a person’s capability to reform and reintegrate themselves back into their community. Community corrections discourages incarceration and instead pushes for different reformation methods such as halfway houses, community service or probation/parole. This model discards the idea of psychological treatment and believes that reformation is opportunity based. People that support this model believe that correctional officers better serve offenders as mentors, providing

The book defines the crime control model of corrections as: “a model of corrections based on the assumption that criminal behavior can be controlled by more use of incarceration and other forms of strict supervision.” (58). The crime control model of corrections give rise to an increasing crime rate due to the decline of rehabilitation. the crime control model is centered around incarceration and containing potential risks. being stricter with offenders of the law and longer sentencing is emphasized. The crime control models goal is to deter crime in any way possible and does not focus on an individual’s needs or rights. This model in my opinion has been the reason behind the decreasing crime rate. With harsher punishments it makes or can make a criminal weigh out their options. Some might still choose to commit a crime in which case a harsh punishment is just, and others might be deterred by the severity of the punishment which by virtue is an effective means of

There are also two types of deterrence. The first is general deterrence which assumes that the general public will be deterred by seeing how others are punished and they will come to the conclusion that the consequences of that crime outweigh the benefits. The second type of deterrence is specific or individual deterrence which targets the behaviors of criminals who have already been convicted. In other words, the punishment will hopefully discourage an offender from repeating their crime. The purpose of this is to get people to conform their behavior to what society says is acceptable by showing them that breaking the law will hurt them more than following the rules. Deterrence assumes that people are rational and is intended to discourage people from committing offenses now as well as in the