Juvenile Probation Tonya DeLana Chambers Argosy University Juvenile Corrections Professor Tunisia Staten May 11. 2015 Juvenile Probation My local juvenile probation department has taken care of a number of different cases. Everything from alcohol offenses to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. It has taken care of cases involving truancy‚ vandalism‚ possession of marijuana‚ burglary‚ also runaways‚ possession of a weapon‚ and resisting an officer without violence to name just a few. There are offenses
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Introduction Probation and parole are two alternatives to incarceration. Many jurisdiction are looking more to probation as an alternative to incarceration and early release through parole to reduce the size of the prison population. Probation and parole officials are there to help offenders return to society and ensure compliance with the terms of the offenders’ release. What are the primary goals of using community corrections supervision for probation as an alternative to incarceration? What are the
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I have returned home to finish out my probation. I am required to check in with my probation officer‚ Mr. Edwards‚ everyday so he can drug test me and keep tabs on my now extremely boring life. The other day I was down town when I ran into Tina. She ran up and hugged me‚ I tensed up and didn’t hug her back because I was extremely uncomfortable and still wasn’t too fond of her. She told me she was very happy to see I was free of that hell hole and apologized for helping Kyle put me there. Supposedly
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in the event of receiving an imprisonment sentence. On top of the sentence itself‚ the stigmatism of having a confinement record can make life very challenging - but‚ of course‚ in detention centers‚ one can ’t earn a considerable wage at all. Probation and Parole When a person perpetrates a crime worthy of a jail punishment‚ that person is sentenced to a particular amount of time in incarceration. That may extend from an overnight stay to a couple weeks or a month to a phase of years to a complete
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Roles of a Juvenile Probation Officer Professor Janette Nichols Juvenile Justice Axia College (University of Phoenix) May 22‚ 2008 Marla Ognyanov Roles of a Juvenile Probation Officer Page 2 The Juvenile Court process is a very complex and often misunderstood system. This information is presented from the rules of Houston County‚ (Dothan‚ Alabama)‚ and provides the role and responsibilities of the Office of Juvenile Probation. According
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this problem. The first actual type of parole was introduced by Alexander Maconochie in 1840. It was a primitive system and the first actual system of parole was introduced in 1846 by Sir Walter Crofton. Crofton had the first system in which parolees would be put back in prison if their parole conditions were violated. Also‚ Crofton introduced supervision by police officials. These officials proved to be the first actual parole officers. It was not until 1870 that parole was first introduced to the United
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many different jobs to support himself through college. As a boy‚ he acquainted me with the struggles he faced to attain an education. His fierce determination was what put him through college and law school. My parents‚ both victims of divorce‚ were unable to complete their education at a university. Instead‚ an unexpected miracle would compel them to find work and fulfill certain responsibilities. I am enrolled in college so that I might have the opportunity to tread down a path laden with opportunity
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How Probation & Juvenile Probation are Different 12/2/2012 Harrison College Nikki N. Robinson Probation is sentence where a convict is released from confinement but is still under court supervision; a testing or a trial period. Probation can be given in lieu of a prison term or can suspend a prison sentence if the convict has consistently demonstrated good behavior. (The Free Dictionary ‚ 1981-2005) The status of a convicted person who is given some freedom on the condition that for
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“Our Probation Situation” Although you undoubtably comprehend the purpose of life by this point‚ I would still like to bring you the words of a very wise man as he explained the situation to his son with such eloquence as to border on poetry. “Now behold my son‚ I will explain this thing unto thee. For behold‚ after the Lord God sent our first parents forth from the Garden of Eden‚ to till the ground‚ for they had become as gods‚ knowing good and evil‚ the Lord placed Cherubim and flaming swords
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Probation officers have many duties and roles to fulfill in society. Making sure the offenders comply with their probation qualifications is the main duty of a probation officer. They must monitor the actions of the criminal like their treatment plan‚ their employment‚ and their residence. Probation officers have many duties they must handle all at once for many different criminals. The supervisory role is taken on the moment the sentencing is completed. These officers have a very difficult job
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