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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?

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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?

Project Justice System Position Paper

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Throughout this course you have become acquainted with explanations of juvenile delinquency, correlates of juvenile delinquency, and the intricacies of the juvenile justice system. For your final project, assess one of the controversial issues regarding the juvenile justice system.

• Resource: Appendix A

• Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word position paper arguing one of the following positions:

o The juvenile justice system should focus on rehabilitation.

o The juvenile justice system should focus on punishment.

• Include the following in your paper:

o Why should the juvenile justice system adopt the focus you have chosen?

o Explain how the specific focus you have chosen affects the following:

? Law enforcement

? Court processes

? Probation

? Corrections

? Community services

? Intervention programs

o What are some arguments that oppose your views?

? Why are these arguments not as valid as your own?

? Provide evidence to support your claims.

o Explain how the advantages would outweigh the disadvantages if the juvenile justice system were to adopt the focus you have chosen.

• Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

• Cite at least five sources to support your position.

• Post your paper as an attachment.