Probation

A probation period normally gives the employer a period of time to make sure that the person they appointed to fill the vacancy was the right choice. It is actually an opportunity to evaluate the new employee’s performance, commitment and general suitability for job. Despite thoroughly interviewing and checking references, it is not out of the realms of possibility that your new employee will not be a good fit. Problems during the first several months can range from a personality mismatch to…

were placed on probation for a period of seven years. Then about a month later on August 6, 1965, Scarpelli and another man were caught in the process of committing burglary of a home (Gagnon v. Scarpelli. (n.d.). Scarpelli’s probation was revoked by the Wisconsin Department of probation for associating with known criminals and while associating with a known criminal Fred Kleckner, Jr. was arrested for burglary (Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778 (1973). (n.d.). Scarpelli’s probation was,…

Social Work and Probation I am very undecided with what I want to do, but what interests me is something in the field of Social Work and Probation. After high school, I plan on attending BYU-Idaho where I will study psychology and receive my bachelors degree in social work, then pursue a career in social work and the field of probation and eventually get married and start a family. I believe that things like social work are very important to our society. Social work is defined as, work…

community sanction; and could mean a probation order; a community service order or a combination order. Non-custodial sentences or community supervisions can be seen as a substitution to a prison sentence and it’s the court that may choose whether or not to give a non-custodial sentence. In Malta the different types of supervision services which are offered include; the Pre-Sentence Report (PSR), Social Inquiry Reports (SIR), Provisional Supervision Order, Probation Order, Community Service…

Global Issues: Presentence Reports and Intermediate Sanctions Review of Subject Probation officers have an important role in the criminal justice system, and their supervision and investigation skills contribute greatly to the sentencing phase of an offender. One of the many tasks of a probation officer is to generate detailed presentence investigations (PSIs). In order to have a comprehensive presentence report, a probation officer must interview the offender, evaluate the offender’s criminal…

University, and have spent over 25 years in Law Enforcement. For my undergraduate internship I spent several months at First District Juvenile Probation. Because I have seen troubled youth enter the juvenile court system and later graduate into the adult court system, I wonder if the handling of certain…

My sentence for Steve would be community service, probation ,and home confinement. In the state of Ohio a third degree felony is punishable with a 1-5 year prison term and the maximum fine is $10,000. However, considering that Steve has no criminal record he would not get as harsh as a sentence if he did have a criminal record. I would give Steve more of a stern sentence because hazing seems to be a big issue on the campus. If complete leniency is given other people might continue to haze…

committing a burglary. The respondent's probation was revoked without a hearing and he was not represented by counsel. He filed a petition for habeas corpus and the District Court concluded that revocation of probation without a hearing and without counsel was a denial of due process. The Court of Appeals affirmed. The probationer was entitled to a hearing, but the State is not constitutionally required to appoint an attorney to indigent defendants at parole and probation revocation hearings. …

Before parole and probation punishments were very harsh, and often lead to death. Over time we have developed these two systems to punish individuals, but at the same time help them learn how to live in the current society. The concept of parole was first discussed in 1888 in a report generated by the ND State Penitentiary directed to the governor of the Dakota Territory. A few years later, the ND State Penitentiary began an early release program for short-time prisoners. The ND Pardon Board…

1) The Conservative government has really pushed the agenda on “tough on crime” since they have come into power. What does this mean for corrections and what school of thought can be used to justify “tough on crime?” The “tough on crime” agenda refers to policies that emphasize punishment as the primary, and often exclusive response to crime. The conservative, or classical school of thought can be used to justify the “tough on crime” movement, as this schools view is based on the belief that…