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Which justification for punishment do you favor: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, reintegration, or a combination? Explain why.
Throughout the history of corrections, what types of punishments tend to be used for which types of crimes? How did early philosophers such as Howard, Bentham, Beccaria, and Penn influence the use of punishment?
Probation is a popular alternative to incarceration. There are more offenders on probation than there are inmates in prison. So what makes probation so appealing?
Its popularity comes from the fact that offenders avoid jail time, it helps with decreasing prison overcrowding, and it serves a good way to deter criminal behavior in the community. One of the most important requirements of probation is that offenders comply with the terms of their probation sentence.
When inmates do not comply, they are in jeopardy of having their probation revoked. This process is called a revocation hearing. Revocation hearings are important because the outcome determines what happens next for the inmate.
For this discussion, answer the following:
Imagine you are a probation officer preparing for a revocation hearing. Your offender has a good job and stays out of trouble. During the offenders last visit with you, they tested positive for marijuana. This is the first probation violation. What would your recommendation be for this offender at the revocation hearing and why?
Research the number of offenders who are currently on parole in the United States to determine if recidivism rates have actually declined or risen. Discuss in detail the statistics, including a detailed examination of the breakdown of those statistics. Finally, analyze parole in the United States and determine whether it is working or not working. Be sure to provide evidence to support your claims.
Describe the treatment plans currently being used in correctional facilities. How effective are these treatment plans? Are there waiting lists? Can offenders effectively be treated for their various issues if they don’t want the help? Be sure to support your position with evidence and cite at least two external sources.
You work in a probation office in your city. Your supervisor approaches you to work on a project to explain the system of probation to new probationers. Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation explaining the processes that the probationer will go through from the beginning of the probation sentence to the end of the probation. This presentation should also explain the necessity of each step from the viewpoint of a probation officer and should cover the following topics:
The use of probation and the typical types of crimes that result in a sentence of probation
The use of the presentence investigation report (PSIR) in probation
Appointments with a probationer—from the first meeting to the last meeting
The use of treatment and counseling during probation
The way infractions of the probationer are handled
The purpose probation hopes to accomplish through the program
Use generic terms in your presentation because each probationer is handled as per his or her situation and crime. The presentation would be made to a new probationer and to any family members during the first meeting. Emphasize what the probationer needs to do to ensure that probation is completed successfully with regard to the above topics.
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Explain what parole is.
Describe the benefits of early release of inmates on parole to the offender, the victim, the prison system, the criminal justice system, and the community.
Specify the primary factors for the correctional system to use when determining whether an inmate is ready for release and/or parole. What evidence exists to support your recommendation?
Chapter 9 of your textbook identifies eight correctional officer personalities. These include:
The dictator.
The friend.
The merchant.
The turnkey.
The climber.
The reformer.
The do-gooder.
The problem correctional officer (Schmalleger. 2021).
For the purpose of this discussion post, you are to imagine yourself as a correctional officer.
Please respond to the following in a substantive post:
Which of these correctional officer personalities do you think best describes the role you would assume on the job? How so?
If none of these personalities applies to you, what personality would best describe you if you were serving as a correctional officer?
What strengths would your personality type bring to the job?
Be sure to provide specifics.
How could your personality type hinder your effectiveness as a correctional officer?
Be sure to provide specifics.
How could you counterbalance some of these hindrances?
What is the military model and why has it been so popular in the prison? What do you think?
Describe unit team management and how it works
What are the problems associated with prison gangs? List and describe the major gangs according to out textbook. What is their impact on the operations of correctional facilities? How would you control prison gangs?
Describe the impact/effect of prison escape
What is the bureaucratic control of prison management and its primary focus?
The crime scene search is a vital part of a criminal investigation. Select an existing home or office room to which you have access, but do not reveal its location. Identify the crime committed in that space, identify the search pattern you used to search it, and describe the room and any evidence found. Knowing the actual evidence of such a non-existing crime will not be there, you may state probable evidence to be found at such a crime and describe its condition and location. This will take some imagination but should be a fun exercise.
You are the first officer at the scene of an outdoor assault. You find the victim bleeding but conscious, with two of the victim’s friends and several onlookers standing nearby. You call for backup and quickly glance around but see no one fleeing the scene. Describe the steps you would take while waiting for backup and investigators to arrive.