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Designing a progressive penology: the evolution of Canadian federal corrections
Author(s) -
PORPORINO FRANK J.,
BAYLIS ELIZABETH
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
criminal behaviour and mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1471-2857
pISSN - 0957-9664
DOI - 10.1002/cbm.1993.3.4.268
Subject(s) - penology , service (business) , intervention (counseling) , institution , set (abstract data type) , psychology , recidivism , political science , criminology , prison , business , computer science , psychiatry , law , marketing , programming language
The Canadian Federal Corrections System is generally reserved for more serious offenders and is a predominantly institution‐based service, with less than 10% of its staff working in the community. Nevertheless, its emphasis is on reduction of reoffending and effective reintegration of offenders to the community rather than a simplistic just‐deserts’ model. The evolution of the system to this point is discussed and the elements of the low‐key components of the correctional process set out in some detail. These are the assessment of risk and criminogenic factors, the intervention strategies, the development of the correctional environment itself and community risk management.