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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections
social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections

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community corrections  

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  • 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]

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