25‚000 mentally ill inmates released every year (Jones 2007). Seventy-five to eighty percent of who also suffer from drug or alcohol addiction (Jones‚ 2007). The process by which inmates are provided assistance in an effort to hopefully reduce recidivism is known as the Discharge Planning Program. The program is designed to help inmates connect to mental health treatment and a means to pay for it (Jones 2007). The program is also able to assists with housing‚ shelter placement‚ gaining access to
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24 June 2005 Reducing the Prison Recidivism Rate For Violent Criminals Recidivism can be viewed as a public safety failure rate; new crime by convicted felony inmates and probationers and is measured by rates of re-arrest for a new misdemeanor or felony offense‚ reconviction on new charges‚ and re-incarceration or sentence to another court imposed sanction such as probation‚ a diversionary program‚ or a fine. Each measure has strengths and weaknesses‚ but combined‚ the three are a more comprehensive
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Recidivism Rate in The United States In the United States‚ crime is a problem that will not easily be solved. I believe that one of the most significant problems relating to crime is the number of inmates that are committing crimes after release and are incarcerated again‚ known as recidivism. Why is this happening and what can be done to further prevent it? There are a number of hypotheses on why offenders often commit crimes multiple times‚ even after punishment. Some of these include the
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What is Probation? For‚ you grasp a better understanding of what probation is you first must know the meaning of probation. Probation has several different meanings to it. Probation could mean a sentence of imprisonment that is suspended. Whereas‚ it could also mean a court-ordered period of correctional supervision as an alternative to incarceration (Fank Schmalleger‚ 2016‚ 2014‚ 2012‚ 2010). Secondly‚ it can also mean the method used to deal with first time offenders‚ or those guilty of minor
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Walker is making a contribution to this year’s recidivism rate. She was released from prison in 2008 after serving seven years of confinement. Sadly to say‚ this year she reoffended by stealing credit card information from her “Productive Citizenship” instructor. Her new charges are credit card theft‚ forgery‚ as well as probation violation. The price for Walker’s reoffending is incarceration until March‚ 2015. Wayne Luke‚ a retired probation officer with the Virginia Department of Corrections
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The Daily Duties of a Probation Officer Reggie Haag Everest University Have you ever wondered what the daily duties of a Probation Officer are? Well I am going to tell you what some of them are in this paper. But‚ first let me give you a brief history on what made me pick this topic. When I was 20 years old I got into a little bit of legal trouble and was put on probation for two years. When that happened I thought that my life was over. But‚ my probation officer told me that as
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Probation and Punishment Xavian Deniz Introduction to Criminal Justice Prof. Robert Hammes Law and order are two words that keep our society from collapsing on its self. We the American people have our freedom to do what ever we want; we can purse any career‚ go down to your favorite restaurant and order whatever you want. We have these freedoms because people fought for them many years ago‚ so that we wouldn’t be under rule or dictatorship. Many people take our freedom for granted
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Scenario of a Probation Officer‚ Interviewing and Interrogation Alana Johnson June 29‚ 2013 Criminal Justice Communications 2358-12 Everest University You are a probation officer who was conducting a home visit for probationer Bobby Jean. You walk up to the door‚ she answers‚ and you notice a bag of marijuana sitting on the kitchen table. She promises that it is not hers. You provide her with a urine screen and it is clean. Based on the above scenario‚ please respond to the following
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Draft 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
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The broad problem area that I intend to research is the department of probation‚ pardon‚ and parole and its effectiveness of keeping defendants out of prison. This department is like a “risk management” type program for first-time and minor offenders. It serves the purpose of reducing the number of prisoners in our already overcrowded prison systems. In a sense‚ it is like a slap on the wrist for many criminals to give them a second chance to learn from their mistakes. It also rehabilitates recently
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