Parole and Truth-in-Sentencing Paper xxxxx xxxxxxx CJS/200 November 19‚ 2011 xxxxxx Parole and Truth-in-Sentencing Paper Before parole becomes an option to an offender or an offender remains on parole‚ there are conditions and concepts and goals that must be practiced or met. Typical conditions influence parole as the inmate is released from prison. Truth-in-sentencing laws have goals in relations to parole. To understand the concepts on which parole is based‚ one must
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I am writing to express my interest in the recently posted Probation and Parole Officer position with the Department of Children‚ Youth‚ and Families. Although my current position doesn’t directly relate to probation and parole‚ my overall work experience and education goals are complimentary to the Probation and Parole Officer position. At this time I am currently working as an Investigator/Paralegal at the Office of the Bar Counsel‚ my main objective is to review and analyze allegations of attorney
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- Parole is the release of an inmate into the community prior to the completion of sentence‚ subject to the orders of the Board of Pardons and Parole and the supervision of the Department of Corrections. The Parole Board is an independent agency and exercises its quasi-judicial and policy-making functions without the approval or control of the Department of Corrections. The Board acts somewhat like a Judge when making parole decisions and generally does so without review. The primary concern of the
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Life Without Parole for Juveniles: Pros and Cons No doubt about it there is a lot of skepticism and grey area in terms of the death penalty and especially that of juvenile delinquents. As Americans we show little to no remorse when it comes to the death penalty. If we lift the death penalty for juveniles‚ what are we going to do with the juveniles that were convicted at a young age and are still incarcerated for the actions they committed? Outlawing life without parole would not be easy and will
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and parole were abolished completely‚ it would affect the prison system population throughout the United States. The prison population increased each year steadily until 2009‚ with 1‚617‚478 behind bars. (Latessa & Smith‚ 2011) Therefore‚ offenders are put on probation and parole in the United States because it’s an alternative to incarceration for eligible offenders. (Latessa & Smith‚ 2011) Probation and parole reduce the prison population from overcrowding; however‚ if probation and parole‚ if
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Juveniles shouldn’t get sentenced to life without parole for committing a crime at a young age. A punishment is necessary but‚ sentenced to life without parole at a young age is devastating. Why should they even continue to live? They are young and deserve a second chance to rehabilitate. All we do is just throw these kids in prison and forget about the. What these kids need is treatment especially‚ those raised in violet environments. Sometimes they grow up unaware of what’s good or bad. It may
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Juveniles Sentenced to Life without Parole Cruel or Just Unusual? [pic] Juvenile Sentencing: Life without Parole‚ Cruel or Just Unusual? When the Judge announced the verdict “Guilty” there was a slight murmur in the court room as was expected. Then the Judge began to announce the sentence “Life in prison without the possibility of parole”‚ the words cutting through the air like an arrow through a paper target. The courtroom was an arena of mixed feelings‚ half cheering in a celebratory
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As The District Supervisor for the state department of parole‚ it is my responsibility to ensure that officers are carrying out their job functions as well as enforcing certain rules‚ regulations stated in the contract. It has come to my attention that parolees of the Very Bad Biker Club have been violating the conditions of their agreement‚ without any consequences. In order for parolees to take their paroles seriously‚ we must institute a zero tolerance agreement. The Very Bad Biker Club has been
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one of the most burning problems of nowadays. Now millions of chimneys‚ cars‚ buses‚ trucks all over the world exhaust fumes and harmful substances into the atmosphere. These poisoned substances pollute everything: air‚ land‚ water‚ birds and animals people. So‚ it is usually hard to breathe in the large cities where there are lots plants. Everything there is covered with soot and dirt. All these affect harmfully. Environmental pollution is one of the most acute problems of modern society. The Earth
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THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT PAROLE SYSTEM DOES INJUSTICE TO THE VICTIM OF CRIMES (GOVERNMENT) A very good__‚ I bid to Mr/Madam speaker‚ honourable adjudicators‚ just time keepers‚ Members of the opposition and Members of the house. Ladies and gentlemen‚ I could not help but to listen to the opposition leader’s feeble argument. I could not help to notice that how the opposition has a fragmented view whereby they said that PAROLE SYSTERM DOES NOT INJUSTICE TO THE VICTIM OF CRIMES. The opposition
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