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Correctional System Analysis Kaplan University Introduction to the Criminal Justice System CJ101 January 19 2018 The criminal justice system was created to manage our society’s citizens who break the law If members of society choose to break the law the criminal justice system is there to hold them accountable Holding citizens accountable for crime is how we deter crime and to rehabilitate those who need it Crime is very common in our society and it is a burden on the victims as well as taxpayers The criminal justice system is by no means perfect but a way to help the problem of crime There are 2 ways that criminals are handled Correctional systems punish offenders and they also help to rehabilitate them I will discuss the methods of punishment in correctional facilities and types of rehabilitation I will also discuss which method is more effective in reducing crime and which one I feel is a better method The four primary methods used to punish and or rehabilitate offenders in the United States are incarceration sanctions and controls community programs and services and treatment The U S is well known for its use of prisons as a form of punishment for criminals In 2007 the Pew Foundation reported there were over 2 2 million adults about one per 100 in prisons and jails each day
