correctional system

UK: /kəˈrɛkʃənəl ˈsɪstəm/

Definition of correctional system - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

criminal justice

Rare

network of prisons and related services that manage people convicted of crimes

Rare

The country’s correctional system struggles with overcrowded prisons and limited rehabilitation programs.

policy

Rare

set of methods and policies used to punish and reform lawbreakers

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Debates continue over whether the correctional system focuses enough on rehabilitation.

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Expressions with correctional

correctional center

facility for rehabilitating offenders

The correctional center offers various programs to help inmates reintegrate into society.

correctional facility

place for confining and rehabilitating offenders

He was sent to a correctional facility for theft.

correctional institution

place where offenders are confined and rehabilitated

He was sent to a correctional institution after the trial.

correctional rehabilitation

process of reforming offenders in custody or parole

Correctional rehabilitation aims to reduce repeat offenses.

Expressions with system

old-boy system

system of favoritism among former classmates

He got the job through the old-boy system.

system crash

sudden failure of a computer system

The system crash caused data loss.

spoils system

system of rewarding loyal party members with public office

Many argued that the spoils system undermined meritocracy.

turnkey system

fully operational solution requiring no setup

They purchased a turnkey system to streamline operations.

break the system

cause a system to stop working

The new software update might break the system.

cheat the system

use dishonest methods to gain advantage

He tried to cheat the system by using fake documents.

get it out of my system

express or experience something to stop feeling it inside

I needed to get it out of my system by talking about my problems.

out of one's system

adj.

no longer affecting one's emotions or thoughts

After talking it out, he's finally out of his system.

buck the system

resist or oppose established rules or authority

She decided to buck the system and start her own business.

game the system

use rules to gain unfair advantage

He tried to game the system to win the contest.

Examples of correctional system in a sentence

Funding cuts left the correctional system short-staffed and unsafe.
The correctional system varies widely from one country to another.
Reforms aim to reduce overcrowding within the correctional system.

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French:système pénitentiaire, système correctionnel, ...
German:Strafvollzugssystem, Strafsystem, ...
Italian:sistema carcerario, sistema correttivo, ...
Spanish:sistema penitenciario, sistema de correcciones, ...
Portuguese:sistema prisional, sistema correccional, ...
Chinese:惩教系统, 矫正制度, ...
Japanese:矯正制度, 矯正行政, ...
Arabic:نِظَام إِصْلَاحِي, النِّظامُ الإصْلاحِيُّ, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרֶכֶת בָּתֵי הַכֶּלֶא, ...
Russian:пенитенциарная система, ...
Ukrainian:пенітенціарна система, кримінально-виконавча система, ...
Hindi:सुधारात्मक तंत्र, सुधार प्रणाली, ...
Bengali:কারা ব্যবস্থা, সংশোধনমূলক কারা ব্যবস্থা, ...
Catalan:sistema penitenciari, ...
Czech:vězeňský systém, systém nápravné justice, ...
Danish:kriminalforsorg, kriminalforsorgssystem, ...
Dutch:gevangenissysteem, penitentiair systeem, ...
Greek:σωφρονιστικό σύστημα, ...
Hungarian:büntetés-végrehajtási rendszer, büntető igazságszolgáltatási rendszer, ...
Khmer:ប្រព័ន្ធកែប្រែអ្នកប្រព្រឹត្តបទល្មើស, ប្រព័ន្ធកែប្រែអ្នកប្រព្រឹត្តល្មើស, ...
Korean:교정 제도, 교정 체계, ...
Persian:نظام اصلاح و تربیت, نظام اصلاحی و تربیتی, ...
Polish:system penitencjarny, system korekcyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):sistema penitenciário, ...
Romanian:sistem penitenciar, sistemul corecțional, ...
Swedish:kriminalvårdssystem, kriminalvården, ...
Thai:ระบบราชทัณฑ์, ระบบแก้ไขฟื้นฟูผู้กระทำผิด, ...
Turkish:ceza infaz sistemi, ıslah sistemi, ...
Vietnamese:hệ thống cải huấn, hệ thống cải tạo, ...

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