The document discusses the role and goals of correctional institutions. It describes correctional institutions as any facility operated by a state or political subdivision for confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders. The main goals of correctional administration are outlined as rehabilitation, incapacitation, deterrence, denunciation, and retribution. A three-tiered system of pre-care, care, and post-care is employed to rehabilitate prisoners through probation, imprisonment, and assistance after release.

2. Presented By: Muskan Mehra
Volunteer of Applied Forensic Research Sciences
Role of Correctional Institutions

3. CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
3. GOALS OF CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION
4. METHOD OF FUNCTIONING OF CORRECTIONAL WING

4. Any penal or correctional facility, jail, reformatory, detention centre, work farm,
halfway house, or residential community programme operated by, or under contract
to, a state, territory, political subdivision of a state or territory, or an Indian tribe for
the confinement or rehabilitation of persons charged with or convicted of a criminal
offence, or other persons held in lawful custody, is referred to as a correctional
institution.
INTRODUCTION
• Juvenile offenders adjudicated delinquents
• Aliens detained awaiting deportation,
• People committed to mental institutions through the criminal justice system,
• Witnesses,
• Others awaiting charges or trial
are among those held in lawful custody.

5. Types Of Correctional Institutions
Correctional Institutes
Institutional Treatment
1. Prisons
2. Observation Homes
3. Special Homes
4. Children Homes
5. After-care Organization
6. Protective Home for women
7. Short Stay Home
8. Beggars Home
Non Institutional Treatment
1. Probation
2. Parole
Hybrid Treatment
1. Community Service
2. Work release

6. GOALS OF CORRECTIONAL
ADMINISTERATION
There are 5 different goals of Correctional Community:
Rehabilitation
• It is the
process of
re-educating
and
retraining
criminals.
• The goal is
for convicts
to
reintegrate
back into
the society.
Incapacitation
• It is one of
functions of
punishment.
• It is done to
safegaurd
society and
deter that
person from
committing
more crimes
Deterrence
• It is a belief
that the
threat of
punishment
will make
people think
once before
committing
a crime and
therefore
the
probability
of criminal
activities
will reduce.
Denunciation
• It is the
expression
of society’s
disapproval
of an act
through the
implementat
ion of a
punishment.
Retribution
• It is the
punishment
given to a
person as
vengeance
for a
criminal act.

7. METHOD OF FUNCTIONING OF
CORRECTIONAL WING
Correctional Administration‘s only purpose is to rectify criminals and ensure a crime-
free society by rehabilitating prisoners in various jobs. A three tier filtration system is
employed to attain this purpose, allowing an offender to be corrected and lead a decent
life in society.
This is referred to as "Care and Correction" which includes:
1. Pre-care
2. Care
3. Post- care

8. Pre-Care (Probation)
•Probation is a non-custodial treatment option for criminals.
•It is a method or procedure in which an offender gets released on a good-behavior bond rather than being
sentenced to prison after being convicted.
• The main goal is to keep the delinquent away from the negative consequences of incarceration and to provide him
the opportunity to live a productive life without breaking the law.
•During probation, the court suspends the sentence and permits the criminal to continue living in society. If the
criminal fails to comply with any of the restrictions, he may be required to serve the term that has been suspended.
•The probation officer acts as a friend, philosopher, and guide to the probationer in this technique.
•Fear of punishment in the event of a bond violation has a psychological impact on the offender. It keeps the
probationer from breaching the law during his or her probation period. As a result, probation stops the criminal
from adopting a resentful attitude toward society.
•According to Probation of Offenders Act, 1958:
1. the criminal and his family are permitted to remain at their residence. Family relationships do not disintegrate.
His family would have starved if he had been convicted and sentenced to prison.
2. A person discharged under the P.O. Act is not subject to the disqualification that comes with a conviction. This
provision has made it easier for the criminal to be rehabilitated.

9. •Prisons are no longer places where people are punished. In recent years, prison administration has grown in
importance. As a result, society has accepted responsibility for the correct treatment of criminals.
•The premise of punishment, which was previously retributive and deterrent, has been acknowledged as
reformative and rehabilitation with the progressive awareness of social responsibility.
•It is recognised that every criminal who has committed a crime against society has latent potentialities that
must be found and strengthened by those who are responsible for their care in order for them to be
rehabilitated.
•As a result, once a person enters prison, the punishment ends and the correction begins.
•Correction refers to the skillful reformation of a specific individual so that, upon released from jail, he or
she can live a decent and honourable life.
•The main purpose of prison is to teach convicts proper skills.
•Correctional Officers begin an integrated care treatment plan once a prisoner is admitted to prison.
•To ensure these services, Prison Welfare Officers are stationed in all district jails, with the primary
responsibility of extending all correctional measures in the inmates' best interests. In prison administration,
the Prison Welfare Officer is responsible for resolving any inmate-related issues.
Care

10. Post –care (After care)
•This is the final stage of an offender's treatment in the correctional system.
•The After Care Service was established with the goal of providing rehabilitative services
to recently released inmates.
•After being released from jail, a criminal is offered the opportunity to reside in this short-
term facility in order to help him reintegrate into society.
•Another reason for the creation of this plan was to serve as a stepping stone toward
reintegration into society after the removal of the social stigma associated with conviction.
•During his stay in the aftercare facility, the correctional officer will work with several
government agencies to help him reintegrate into society.
•The "released prisoner's convalescence" has been coined to describe this process.

11. The entire process of correctional program would be successful if an
offender is rehabilitated properly in the society.

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