classification and risk assessment
diversion and probation
theory and treatment in the community
corrections (penology)
history, development, and definitions
sentencing and incarceration
concepts
intermediate sanctions
crime and deviance
parole
Community corrections refers to the supervised handling of juvenile and adult criminal offenders, convicted or facing possible conviction, outside of traditional penal institutions. It includes a wide range of programs intermediate between incarceration and outright release, such as probation, parole, pretrial release, and house arrest. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Community Corrections]
community corrections