Community correctional programs in the United States are founded on the same principles of promoting public safety and security by housing any person who has violated the laws established by the company. However, while there are several similarities, there are also several differences in each state's correctional programs and philosophies. Therefore, these similarities and differences between the states of North Carolina and Oregon will be analyzed and explored individually. The State of North Carolina advocates its mission to ensure the protection and safety of its citizens throughout the state by providing viable alternatives and meaningful supervision to offenders. placed in their custody. In North Carolina, the goal of the Division of Community Corrections is to utilize practices that have been empirically tested and proven effective in reducing recidivism among offenders. Emphasis is placed on using evidence-based practices to achieve the state's overall goal of "no new crimes and no new victims" (North Carolina Division of Community Corrections). It is clear that this state's focus is on accomplishing its mission by achieving an equal balance of control and treatment for offenders that will positively affect their behavior and lifestyles (North Carolina Division of Community Corrections). This mission statement itself indicates that the State of North Carolina is prepared to invest the time, energy, and budget necessary to reintegrate offenders into its correctional system. This mission statement also indicates that this state takes overall responsibility for its correctional system. Therefore, the mission of the state is to rehabilitate its offenders. However, Oregon State on the other side...... middle of paper ...... the programs they offer are really different from each other. Therefore, one cannot accurately say that one state's programs are better than others since it appears that each state offers what its budget allows and what seems to work for each state individually. Therefore, although North Carolina State's rehabilitation efforts appear to reduce their recidivism rates, Oregon State's principle of holding offenders accountable for their actions also appears to have an impact on their recidivism rates. recidivism rate and is an impressive tactic. Community Corrections. Copyright 1995-2010 by the North Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved from http://www.doc.state.nc.us/dcc/index.htm. Oregon Department of Corrections. Page updated: February 17, 2010. Retrieved from http://egov.oregon.gov/DOC/TRANS/CC/ccwelcome.shtml.