Correctional Provision Essay

WHAT IS CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION?
1.Correctional Supervision
Correctional Supervision is an alternative sentencing option utilized by the Court which may be imposed in terms of the provisions of Criminal Procedure Act No, 51 of 1977, and is regarded as a community based sentence.
Basically there are four types of Correctional Supervision. The first is a sentence imposed in terms of section 276(1) (h) of the Criminal Procedure Act where a court sentences a person directly to correctional supervision without the person having to enter a correctional centre.
The second is where a person is sentenced to imprisonment in terms of section 276(1) (i) of the Criminal Procedure Act and where the Parole Board may place the offender under correctional supervision after one sixth of the sentence has been served.
The third variant is where a person has been sentenced in terms of section 287 (4) (a) of the Criminal Procedure Act to 5 years imprisonment or less with the option of a fine. Such an offender may be placed under correctional

The above factors must be taken into account and therefore serve to guide the presiding officer when he or she considers imposing a sentence to a child and youth care center. Although not specifically stated in the Act, these factors would also guide the probation officer when compiling sentencing recommendations for the presentence report. In terms of section 76, there are 2 types of sentences to a child and youth care center. The first involves the sentencing of a child to compulsory residence in a child and youth care center which provides a program referred to in section 191(2)(j) of the Children’s Act. A sentence like this may be imposed for a period not exceeding 5 years or for a period which may not exceed the date on which the child in question turns 21 years of age, whichever date is the earliest. This is essentially the same as the old sentence to a reform