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... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > community corrections as an alternative to imprisonment
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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > community corrections as an alternative to imprisonment
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > community corrections as an alternative to imprisonment
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > community corrections as an alternative to imprisonment

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community corrections as an alternative to imprisonment  

Definition

  • Community corrections enable local treatment of offenders through nonincarcerative official responses to crime. Community corrections mobilize local resources such that qualifying offenders serve their sentences within the community, under the supervision of local correctional agencies, programs, and staff. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Community Corrections as an Alternative to Imprisonment]

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