Criminal Justice

Determining Conditions of Probation Simulation When working in the correction’s profession, not only do the correction officers need to be sure that criminals stay safe and are able to pay their debt to society, they also are responsible for the rehabilitation of the inmates. Once inmates are released from prison they may also have to serve probation or parole as part of their sentencing. Probation or parole is determined on the person’s background such as criminal history, family background, education, and mental health. For example if someone is released from jail for a violent act, and is known to have anger problems, the parole or probation officer would place them in special programs to help with the issues that the person has, to give him a fighting chance to be successful in life and not return to prison. This paper will discuss three case files of three different men who have had a run in with the law. Each candidate was evaluated by their history, background, and the crime committed to determine what type of special programs they would benefit from when put on probation.
Outcomes of the conditions selected by the team
As a team we decided that Stanley Garvas’s parole plan would be to focus on drug/alcohol treatment along with some family counseling. We agreed that Stanley needed proper guidance and treatment due to his mental state of depression after the death of his son. He had no prior records of any run-ins with the law so; his parole plan was strictly focused on his drinking and his family. This plan presented to be successful as Stanley showed great improvements. He attended regular AA meetings and family counseling sessions with his wife and children. He has been sober for more than 60 days. He is making a genuine effort to address the family and behavioral issues that led to his abuse of alcohol. Gary Harrison’s parole plan was proven to be a tougher case to deal with. Each of us agreed that Gary needed multiple treatments to