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Definitions for corrections
cor·rec·tions
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Princeton's WordNet
corrections, department of correctionsnoun
the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
"for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections"
correctionsnoun
the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
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corrections
Corrections generally refer to changes made to fix or rectify errors, mistakes, inaccuracies or misconduct. In a legal context, it can refer to the system of penalizing individuals who have committed crimes, involving imprisonment, probation, and rehabilitation programs. The term is versatile and can be used in several different contexts such as in writing, computer programming, mathematics, sciences, and more.
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Corrections
In criminal justice, particularly in North America, correction, corrections, and correctional, are umbrella terms describing a variety of functions typically carried out by government agencies, and involving the punishment, treatment, and supervision of persons who have been convicted of crimes. These functions commonly include imprisonment, parole and probation. A typical correctional institution is a prison. A correctional system, also known as a penal system, thus refers to a network of agencies that administer a jurisdiction's prisons and community-based programs like parole and probation boards; this system is part of the larger criminal justice system, which additionally includes police, prosecution and courts. Jurisdictions throughout Canada and the US have ministries or departments, respectively, of corrections, correctional services, or similarly named agencies. Corrections is also the name of a field of academic study concerned with the theories, policies, and programs pertaining to the practice of corrections. Its object of study includes personnel training and management as well as the experiences of those on the other side of the fence — the unwilling subjects of the correctional process. Stohr and colleagues write that "Earlier scholars were more honest, calling what we now call corrections by the name penology, which means the study of punishment for crime."
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
corrections
Reductions of observations of the sun, moon, or stars.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of corrections in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of corrections in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of corrections in a Sentence
It's hard for people to dismiss someone who has a career in corrections and who had a hands-on-job with executing people, it doesn't matter what your politics or faith is, that's a voice who gets to be heard.
(The bill) grants ministers so much discretion to demand corrections, takedowns and access to be blocked.
We see yet again that Oklahoma simply can not get it right. Less than an hour before the execution the Oklahoma Department of Corrections realizes that it is not prepared to carry out Mr. Glossip's execution in compliance with its own protocol and the law.
We are at only the beginning of the nascent stages of the next big economic rebound and bull market, that doesn't mean there will be no hiccups or market corrections along the way.
If DHS closes these detention centers, the detainees will be shipped to overcrowded federal centers, women and children, they will be separated, but they will still be in the same facility with dangerous illegal immigrants. As a former corrections official and taxpayer, this is a concern to me.
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