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    empirical studies have shown that successful reintegration and lower recidivism can be fostered by a number of factors namely (1) Individual Characteristics‚ (2) Family‚ (3) Peers (Taylor‚ 2012; Visher‚ La Vigne& Travis‚ 2004)‚ (4) State Policies‚ and (5) Spiritualism (Visher& Travis‚ 2003; Walton‚ 2007). Yet there is scant literature looking into why these factors foster successful reintegrationand thereby lead to low recidivism. Thus the present study aims to look into in depth information as to

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    My role in the department is assisting the Probation and Parole Officers with their workload‚ as well as gain an understanding how the department operates by promoting public safety‚ supervising the clients‚ and monitoring the client’s behavior. So far I have assisted the Officers with personal home contacts‚ providing help with collecting urine and DNA‚ preparing sanction plans‚ attending court hearings‚ and helping the client to accomplish their goals. At the beginning of my internship‚ I entered

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    Richard G.‚ Betsie McNulty‚ and Thao Le. ?Implementation of the Intensive-Community Based Aftercare Program.? Juvenile Justice Bulletin. (July 200). World Wide Web. 20 Nov. 2003. http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/181464.pdf Cohen‚ Robyn L. ?Probation and Parole Violators in State Prison‚ 1991.? Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. (August 1995). World Wide Web. 20 Nov. 2003. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ppvsp91.pdf Allen‚ Harry E.‚ Clifford E. Simonsen‚ and Edward J. Latessa.

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    Juvenile Justice records recidivism by tracking rearrests‚ reconvictions‚ and reincarceration for twelve months after release from a juvenile correctional center. Recidivism is the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend. The juvenile justice system does not prepare youth to enter the world and workplace because youth who enter the system lack intellectual development‚ emotional maturity‚ and preparedness to transition out into the community successfully. Recidivism rates are a

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    ramifications on the adolescent’s behavior‚ self-concept and maturity. Because of this there is a need to view juvenile crime and punishment differently than adult crime and punishment. The reason for this is because some research has shown that recidivism rates among juvenile parolees are very high. It can range anywhere from fifty five percent to seventy five percent (Krisberg‚ Austin‚ and Steele‚ 1991). There is evidence that a vast majority of juvenile offenders who have been confined do

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    anti-social personality as they become more open-minded. Although most prisons provide GED‚ College Programs enhance GED results. Hughes et al. (2012) inmates attending college education one or more years reveal significant reduction results in recidivism (p. 149). Commonly‚ educational and correctional administrators develop a risk assessment before and after inmates are prison release.

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    arrested and have them sit in jail for a long time. That would either teach them not to hit each other‚ or not be married to that individual anymore‚ because they are toxic. Studies show that arresting versus a warning has a better effect on the recidivism rate. At the very

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    Probation and Parole in the United States: Changes in the Correctional System since World War II Scott Lohr Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Abstract Employee security problems and high risk caseloads progressively will move agents away from customary probation ideas of casework in the direction of ideas lined up with control or disciplinary beliefs. This study analyzes how the role of probation and parole has altered and what the future will be like counting on how we respond to

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    to study the past‚ present and future implications of the probation and parole system‚ I had to study the history of both. I will begin with the history of probation and then talk about the history of parole. I will also talk about how probation and parole work in the present and how and what will happen to both probation and parole in the future. Probation comes from the Latin verb probare which means to prove‚ to rest. Probation was first introduced to the United States in 1841 when a boot-maker

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    restricted lifestyle and (4 ) rehabilitate them for release into society (Fuller ‚ 125-27). According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ the probation success rate is 62%. Most probation programs are designed to (1) protect the community by assisting judges in sentencing and

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