Toward a Corrections of "Place": The Challenge of "Community" in Corrections

The place movement is comprised of a broad array of initiatives and ideas. Some aspects of the place movement are theoretical, involving alteration in the way criminal behavior is viewed to include understanding of the context of criminal events. Other aspects of the place movement are practical; for example, police officers are called on to engage in specific crime prevention activities with community members who have defined a crime problem. Lessons of the place movement in criminology and law enforcement pose five main challenges for corrections, challenges that relate to mission, geography, crime prevention, involvement, and coordination. Each of these challenges is considered in the context of community corrections. Implications of applying the place movement to community corrections are discussed. 6 notes and 1 photograph