Probation

success of probationers or parolees. If I was sitting on the President’s Council for probation and parole reform, several factors would have to be implemented in order to increase the success of the program. By working closely with probationers or parolee and developing a unique understanding of what contributes to their success, extensive interviews should first be conducted. This allows the goals of probation or parole to assess the needs and downplay rehabilitation to a successful outcome.…

supervision, however, an inmate often must be granted early release by a parole board" (Connor, 2016, pp. 107-126). When it comes to placing convicted felons on probation, I believe that this should depend on the charge that individual was convicted of. For example, someone who has been convicted of murder should not be released with probation in my opinion. Even then, it should still depend on the small details of the case. Was that person defending themselves? Did that person perform the act…

As a Juvenile Probation Officer, Math will come in handy when having to keep up with the amount of payments due for each probationer. If I was unfamiliar in Math altogether, I would be unable to calculate simple problems such as counting balances and change and so forth. Currently, as a Postal Worker, Math plays an indirect role in my daily job. Numbers make up math and each address is a number therefore, I am able to differentiate between addresses and better understand the sequence of numbers.…

criminally drawn society, the use of probation supervision is very effective in preventing criminals from returning to their acts of criminal mischief. Probation supervision is one of the most common sentences in the criminal justice system, one of which is very successful. Probation’s history has strong roots and has been around for a very long time. Probation is traceable all the way back to English criminal law of the middle Ages ("New York city," 2011). Probation is a method of dealing with…

Topic 1 My first impression of the probationer was that he was an angry individual, who I would have difficulty getting to follow the rules of probation. I felt like the original probationer probably did need to be sentenced to incarceration instead of probation, due to his prior criminal history and family background. My impression changed greatly when meeting with the alternate probationer. The alternate probationer seemed like he was genuinely interested in following the rules and accepting…

the New York City Department of Correction website the origin of probation can also be traced to the English criminal law. Lets keep in mind that we can also trace our law enforcement formation to the English system. Probation is a form of punishment for those that commit a crime but the crime is not as serious like a felony. Our first true probation officer was John August he is known as the “The Father of Probation’. The NYC probation website state that he believe that people for instance…

The tasks performed by probation and parole officers are often quite similar, and some jurisdictions combine the roles of both into one job. One of the biggest challenges that probation and parole officers face is the need to balance two conflicting sets of duties such as provide social work services and handle custodial responsibilities. The second challenge of probation and parole officers is large caseloads that are assigned to them. The major sources of stress for probation and parole…

Attending my second semester at UNC Charlotte on academic probation was not my first intention whenever I moved to the city of Charlotte and made the new commitment of attending a four year university. Whenever I was told that I needed to attend a class two times a week so I wouldn’t be kicked out of school, I felt nothing but shame and frustration. I was certain whenever I mentioned to my parents and my girlfriend that I was on academic probation, they would be ashamed of me. I was wrong.…

our thinking process. Consequently, in every job people need to be at a healthy mental state in order to function properly at work. And for this reason, I believe the job that my undergraduate in psychology would definitely benefit the most is a probation…

Probation Gangster There are almost always two sides to things like with probation.The action of forbidding something, especially by law which was the The 18th Amendment.prohibition fights started in 1920 tell 1933. Volstead Act failed to prevent the large-scale distribution of alcoholic beverages, and organized crime flourished in America. In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed and ratified, repealing prohibition. The police side of the prohibition was not a very great…