Sentencing Option

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 Issues identified
Communities are not supportive of the community based programs since they
do want to see offenders around them (Worrall, 2014).
There is lack of adequate probation officers.
Some offenders who are probation slides back to crime and end up being jailed
Public views community based programs as not punitive enough.
It may subject offenders to inhumane and demeaning treatment as a result it s
basically unacceptable (Worrall, 2014).
Lack of proper supervision of offenders providing community service.
 Community correctional program
A community service program to serve as an alternative to sentencing
It involves suspending the jail sentences for minor offenders in favour of community
service
 Offenders spend whole days working at a rehabilitation centre accompanied by community
correctional officers
They are guided and counselled and involved in community work
Their behaviours and conduct in the community is monitored for a certain period of time.
Those who have transformed have their sentences dismissed while those who haven’t are
sentenced to imprisonment.
 Why I designed the program
I designed the program in a way that the offenders reports to the correctional centre and
are supervised as they provide community service.
The offenders are given off 2 days in a week and over the weekend so that they can
engage in economic activities and fend for themselves and their families.
The suspended sentences motivate the offenders to adhere to the rules of the correctional
programs and transform their behavior to avoid going to jail.
This programs is punitive at the same time provides the offenders with necessary
support to help them transform.
The guidance and counseling services enable the offenders to be advised on the need of
behavioral change and how to relate with the community members to avoid troubles.
 What the program will accomplish
 The main aim of this program is to punish the offenders by giving them light
sentences and to give them a chance to change instead of being given jailed
sentences.
To punish the minor offenders .
To use the minor offenders to benefit the society through community services.
To give offenders chance to show that they can correct their behaviors without
being locked up in prison.
To reduce congestion in the prisons.
 Reference

Worrall, A. (2014). Punishment in the community: The future of criminal justice. Routledge.