Definitions for corrections
cor·rec·tions

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. 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"

2. correctionsnoun

   the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

WikidataRate this definition:4.1 / 7 votes

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. corrections

   Reductions of observations of the sun, moon, or stars.

Matched Categories

1. • Department Of Local Government
   • Social Control

How to pronounce corrections?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say corrections in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corrections in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corrections in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of corrections in a Sentence

1. Megan McCracken:

   The Oklahoma Department of Corrections can't get it right.

2. Robert Dunham:

   Lest there be any doubt, we hold that our state constitutions prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, article I, section 17,5 does not require a unanimous jury recommendation or any jury recommendation before a death sentence can be imposed, the court said. That ruling has placed the fate of those death row inmates navigating the resentencing process into the realm of uncertainty. There is a growing fear among experts that some of those death row inmates will have their death penalties reinstated. An execution chamber used in Florida. (Florida Department of Corrections) The question here now is going to be, What about the people that have already been told they are entitled to a resentencing hearing? can you take that away from them? Can you retroactively pull the rug out and reinsert the death penalty? Brunvand toldFox News that a motion has already been filed to reinstate the death penalty for his client. He thinks thats an injustice. I cannot imagine having been sentenced to death, having received word from the Supreme Court that the scheme is unconstitutional and youre going to get a new trial, to have lawyers start preparing for trial and then all of the sudden face the prospect that Oh, we might just send you back to death row. I cant imagine.

3. Juliette Kayyem:

   There will be course corrections and someone, sometimes, is just going to do something stupid.

4. Department Director Bryan Stirling:

   I think our staff has been working hard on safety and security, and we’ve been working hard on getting funding for rehabilitation and reentry programs. There are avenues, if people want to better themselves when they come to the Department of Corrections.

5. Columbia University:

   The investigation identified localized instances of plagiarism, but concluded that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that Monica Crowley committed research misconduct, for the dissertation to stand, Columbia University required certain corrections, which Monica Crowley has provided.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=corrections
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=corrections
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=corrections