Thesis: Probation officers face the fact that the profession has become dangerous‚ as the juveniles are not scared to hurt anyone. The fact that the caseloads of the probation officers has risen is another matter. The probation officer can not request that the caseload halt‚ as more juveniles are coming aboard to the system. There are rising Numbers of Juveniles in the Court System 1 Probation Officers are being looked at 1 Juvenile cases up 2 Abuse Detention
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Probation and Parole Probation is a court ordered sanction being served by the person while under supervision in the community. Community programs are used to help retain control over criminals and to help rehabilitate them. Parole is the supervised early release of an inmate who has been imprisoned before the end of their sentence. Parole is an administrative decision by a legally designed parole get authority. Here are some differences between probation and parole. Probation is sentencing option
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Early termination should be offered to most all probationers as an incentive for good behavior. Many individuals have landed themselves on probation for actions and choices that are what is considered victimless crimes. In these instances probation gives these probationers the opportunity to prove themselves capable of living within the community without causing damage or destruction. According to studies‚ “a national average estimates between 60-70% of state probationers (Nieto‚ 2003) and 49-57%
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Reintegration after Prisonization for African American Juvenile Felons Introduction Reintegration after Prisonization for African American Juvenile felons what happens to them and can them survive in the outside world? What is reintegration? This paper will examine the reintegration of African American juvenile felons. Being a felon makes it hard to find a job; in some cases it interferes with trying to get an apartment or even a grant to continue education. Felons have the hardest time in obtaining
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1. What did Cesare Beccaria‚ the Enlightenment thinker‚ mean when he said that a punishment should fit the crime? A The severity of punishment should parallel the severity of the harm resulting from the crime. B The punishment should be severe enough to outweigh the pleasure obtained from the crime (such as the material gain from committing a robbery). 2. What reforms in penal institutions did John Howard advocate in his book The State of the Prisons in England and Wales (1777)? A Penal
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Should Juvenile be tried and punished as adults? Juvenile delinquency is the habitual committing of criminal acts or offense by a young person‚ especially one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible. It is the most top trend in criminal judicial system in today’s society. There are pros and cons to the situation of the crime juvenile commits. This will determine whether they should be tried as an adult or not. When children are young they can make some huge mistakes that
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February 4‚ 2015 Should a Juvenile Be Tried as an Adult For a Violent Crime? Did you ever ponder that if a juvenile should be tried as an adult? In my opinion‚ I believe a juvenile should not be tried as an adult. For example‚ they can change themselves. Though‚ juveniles should not be tried as an adult since their brain isn’t fully developed yet so they can’t comprehend the consequences fully‚ in other words children are not mature enough to be adults. Also juveniles should not be tried as an
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Probation and Parole Probation is a sentence that certain individual receives from a judge after he/she is convicted of crime. When on probation‚ he/she is still able to participate within the community with very strict guidelines. Parole is a supervised release of inmates from a correctional center. There are many advantages and disadvantages of probation. One advantage is its better than being locked up in prison or jail. While on probation‚ you also have the right to choose who you live with
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September 5th I started my internship with the Erie County Probation Department. As soon as I got there‚ I was greeted by PO Tabor and directed me to get an ID. Once I got my ID probation officer Tabor‚ introduced me to the Probation Officer I would be shadowing during the rest of the semester. For the rest of the semester I would be staying with probation officer Cheatom. For the next following hour officer Cheatom introduced me to the other Probation Officers and also where everything is at such as the
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committed by juvenile offenders every day and to gain a better understanding as to why they commit such crimes the trends have to be evaluated. The following statistics are findings made in 2008. These findings will give a clear understanding of the overall decrease in juvenile arrests made‚ touch base on the increase in drug offenses and simple assaults‚ provide implications for juvenile females and members of ethnic and racial minorities‚ examine the increase in arrests of juvenile females and the
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