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Parole Programs, 2005.
This paper discusses approaches to parole programs to prevent recidivism.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that parole, which is a conditional release of people serving time that allows them to serve the rest of their time outside jail in the community as long as they comply with the terms of the release; hence, multiple programs have been designed to stop them from violating these terms. The paper discusses the Reintegrating Alternatives Personal Program (RAPP), run by Christian volunteers who get parolees employed and reunited with their families by offering a wide range of services such as counseling for substance abuse and mentoring and a plan devised by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., which pays parolees, who report on time to their parole offices, a monthly stipend of $25. The paper is critical of both programs and stresses that, for a plan to ensure the prevention and cure of recidivism, it must be targeted and specific in nature depending on the person it is dealing with and should be run by a professional staff.
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"Giving $25 worth of incentives to report to the parole officer is not a good idea and apart from them reporting to a parole officer, the parole officer should also be mobile enough to go out to them if they don't appear on the scheduled day. The parolee should also be made to visit a psychologist every month who can in turn keep on updating the progress. Assistance should be given to those who require a job desperately. A program should be such that it would cover all the bases to benefit the parolee and naturally benefit the society. Rehabilitation should be provided to those addicted to drugs and their families should be involved in the rehabilitation process so that the support which he would receive from them would help his transition to a drug free much easier.".
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Parole and Probation, 2004.
A paper looking into the issues of parole and probation.
1,566 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper examines how probation and parole are two ways of dealing with an offender without keeping him or her in prison. When an offender is let out on parole, then he or she is being released from prison before his or her full sentence has been carried out. Probation is a program that was offered as an alternative to imprisoning an offender. It examines the probation and parole programs and offers a personal opinion of their efficiency and relevancy in the criminal justice system.
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"Robert James Bidinotto (1994) considers parole and probation to be extensions of the prison program in an excuse-making effort to free up overcrowded prisons. Bidinotto (1994) also believes that parole and probation do not work as alternatives to prison sentences and that there were many unnecessary, repeat crimes by offenders that would have not occurred had the offender been locked away. The prison guards and other prison employees favor probation and parole because it helps to relieve them from the responsibilities of having to watch more prisoners and also reduces the likelihood of injuries to jail and prison employees. Prison employees and court judges would rather see innocent civilians hurt rather than increase the risk of prison riots and injuries within the jails."
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Can They Be Trusted?, 2004.
A paper discussing the ethics of parole and probation programs and offers a personal opinion of the effectiveness of the programs.
1,731 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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Probation and parole programs are highly criticized in modern society. Are they just excuses for lowering prison populations or do they actually work in rehabilitating offenders? This paper looks into the ethics of probation and parole programs and offers some critique of the programs.
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"Today?s criminal justice system is supposedly the best that America has ever had. However, there are always ethical issues in dealing with those among us who have the urges to commit crime. Probation and parole are two ways of dealing with an offender without keeping him or her in prison. When an offender is let out on parole, then he or she is being released from prison before his or her full sentence has been carried out. Probation is a program that was made as an alternative to imprisoning an offender. This paper will examine the probation and parole programs and offer a personal opinion of their efficiency and relevancy in the criminal justice system."
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Canada's Parole System, 1998.
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, $ 57.95
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This essay was written as a rebuttal to the growing controversy over Canada?s parole system, and parole laws. The essay strongly advocates upholding the system, and highlights some of its strengths; it remains relevant today. The essay focuses on crime statistics, and how they may be skewered by media coverage, misconceptions and facts about parole and obtaining parole, victim?s rights re: victim impact statements, parole violation: statistics and misconceptions, statutory requirements re: parole, and costs of parole.
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Battered Women's Syndrome and Parole, 2002.
A discussion of battered women syndrome (BWS) and its relevance in the criminal justice system in respects to parole.
2,592 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper examines battered women syndrome (BWS), women who serve indeterminate life sentences for killing a spouse or intimate partner that was abusing them. It provides a history of BWS, looks at the 'types' of batterings that lead to this syndrome such as physical and sexual and evaluates parole in the state of California by reviewing recent events. It analyzes various cases of women who are eligible for parole, but are not paroled. The paper leans toward the side of battered women who have served their sentences and should be granted parole.
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"There are many elements to Battered Women's Syndrome, which makes the definition of this phenomenon broad and complex. The predominant types of battering that lead to this syndrome are physical, sexual, and psychological battering (NVADV). Battering may include emotional abuse, economic abuse, sexual abuse, using children, threats, using male privilege, intimidation, isolation, and a variety of other behaviors used to maintain fear, intimidation and power. The California Board of Prison Terms defines BWS as a series of common characteristics that appear in women who are physically and/or psychologically abused, over an extended period of time, by a dominant male figure in their lives (BPT). In all cultures, the perpetrators are most commonly the men of the family."
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Probation and Parole, 2004.
Examines alternatives to the traditional punitive systems of probation and parole in the United States' justice system.
1,356 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper identifies and elaborates on the various alternatives to traditional methods of probation and parole. In many cases, probation and parole in the United States simply do not work, or do not apply to all offenders and, instead, they add to the problem of recidivism in the nation's prisons. The criminal justice system needs to find alternatives to traditional methods of parole and probation to combat the overcrowding of the system, as well as the problems with maintaining control of parolees and probationers.
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"First, the nation must create better, more meaningful educational opportunities for young minorities, to keep them in school rather than on the streets, and more drug and addiction counseling so that those criminals who are addicts can lead more meaningful lives away from crime and addiction. It is clear the criminal justice system needs to evolve into something that is more viable and more serviceable to the people in the system, and the first way is to keep people out of the system in the first place."
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The Parole System, 2002.
An analysis of today's parole system with privatization as method of improvement.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will identify what the problems are with the parole system and suggest reforms that might make the system better within the context of crime and punishment. The differing moral issues and the law based aspects of parole will be discussed within this analysis, to better evaluate how this process can be improved in today's prison system by the use of privatization.
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Probation and Parole, 2004.
This paper discusses that both parole and probation encompass the re-integration of convicted criminals within their communities in a supervised, controlled, and humane manner.
810 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses that promoting parole and probation over incarceration is cost-effective and reduces taxpayer responsibility for funding prisons. The author points out that criminals who are offered parole or probation are placed into the care of outside agencies, which are often volunteer-based or privatized. The paper concludes that integration into the community places the focus of criminal justice issues back to the root causes of poverty, poor schooling, and other issues that jails simply do not address.
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"Moreover, parole and probation are humanitarian approaches to criminal justice, which often serves only to dehumanize offenders. Parole and probation both address crime as a community-based social issue and encourages the partnership of law enforcement agencies, faith-based organizations, and social service providers. Because human beings are capable of change, parole and probation encourage a realistic, humane outlook on the part of law enforcement, the criminal justice system, and the population at large. The American Probation and Parole Organization?s official position on probation is that human beings are capable of change; moreover, probation as a sentence offers due process of law for the offenders at the same time as it protects society and victims from harm."
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Life with No Possibility of Parole, 2002.
An examination of the life sentence and how parole is allocated.
1,870 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 6 sources, $ 59.95
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An in-depth look at prison sentencing and allocation of parole. The author argues that life sentencing in the U.S. court system is unfair and that majority of life term prisoners are first time prisoners that receive life sentence due to their involvement with drugs. In effect prisons become full and more dangerous criminals are given parole as they don't sit for life sentences. The author further discusses the effects of this on tax-payers and on society in general.
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"Imagine receiving a 25-year prison sentence with no possible chance of parole. There is not even a way the sentence can be reduced from the start. For repeat offenders, this is becoming common in the American criminal justice system. Now imagine it is the first offence, and yet there is still a 25-year to life sentence imposed. This situation is quite common in many states, i.e. Michigan. The question must be asked: Are mandatory minimum sentences in drug offences truly just in today?s society? Sentences like these are unfair to many of those convicted under them. Mandatory minimum sentences have been filling American prison systems with first-time, non-violent offenders, the majority of which are drug offenders. Since these sentences cannot be reduced, room has to be made for all of the incoming prisoners. In order for the room to be made, violent offenders are usually released early. Not only are these sentences unfair to the offenders, but also because of the extreme sentences, they are costly to the American taxpayer."
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Parole in California, 2005.
This paper examines the way parole is determined in California.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses, in California, who decides if a prisoner is eligible for parole. The author investigates how the parolee is handled before and after release. The paper suggests what can be done to improve the system.
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"Currently, the Board of Prison Terms (BPT) in California is the adult parole board and conducts parole hearings for all inmates sentenced to life terms with the possibility for parole but all sets terms and conditions of parole for all persons released on parole in California. The BPT consists of nine Commissioners appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate who serve four-year terms which are staggered. The Commissioners work full-time in their positions as BPT members and travel throughout California to conduct parole hearings at different ..."
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Probation and Parole, 2002.
An overview of issues related to juvenile crime and parole.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper addresses two issues in criminal justice--how to reshape the system of parole and probation to save money and achieve more, and what to do about the growing problem of juvenile crime, which is occurring at a higher and higher level of violence.
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Parole, 2002.
A study of the concept of parole and whether it is still relevent.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper analyzes the concept of parole.
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Supervision in Probation and Parole, 2006.
This paper discusses the case of a drug user with relation to supervision in probation and parole.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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In this article the writer examines the case of Thomas User, a drug user who has twice violated the terms of his probation by relapsing into drug use. The paper argues against incarceration but suggests that, because Mr. User cannot be trusted to monitor himself, he should be placed in a half-way house environment where he can receive supervision from others. Beyond that, the writer discusses that this environment will control who Mr. User sees, will make sure that he attends his counseling for his substance abuse problem, and will allow him to receive around-the-clock support from skilled professionals.
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"Supervision in Probation and Parole: the case of Thomas User. Regrettably, narcotics use and narcotics distribution has become a very pervasive problem in our contemporary society. The following paper will examine the case of a man who became entwined in the narcotics web and who compounded his difficulties by breaching the terms of his probation. The following paper will argue that the best way of dealing with the matter is to tighten up the conditions of Thomas User's probation via adding more conditions to his probation. Among these, it may be advisable for the Probation Officer to place Thomas in a half-way home where he can be carefully monitored and where his whereabouts will be constantly known to professional staff trained to help men like him overcome their problems with substance abuse. With this in mind, it is to a discussion of Thomas that this paper now turns."
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Parole, 2005.
This paper argues that parole is far better for society than extensive imprisonment.
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that it is a popular myth that placing criminals in prison keeps the society safe; however, the hard fact is that, overall, prisons benefit neither the society nor the criminal. The author stresses that there is way too little statistical data to believe that prisons deter crime; plus psychologists have proven that a reward given for a behavior, which is desired, has a far greater impact than punishment given for an undesired behavior. The paper concludes that the whole concept of prisons has placated the public with the psychological idea that they are safer with the criminals behind bars; however, prisons spawn rage and hostility within the prisoners.
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Introduction
Placing Criminals in Prison Benefits Everyone
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"Another assumption most famous in the minds of the general public is that prison systems keep us safe from "dangerous" criminals that are confined there. Who exactly is a dangerous person? No one is born dangerous. It is us who label them as to be "dangerous". Labeling someone as "dangerous" means that we find ourselves to be in a position to predict the future of someone else's behavior. There has been no scientifically or otherwise established fact that there exists such an ability to make such a prediction. The people who tend to label others "dangerous" are in error and this error leads to the uncalled for imprisonment of many individuals. However, today authorities use this labeling system to lock up protestors and political militants."
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Parole, 1993.
Evaluates effectiveness of the system. Looks at theories, deterrence, recidivism, supervision and alternatives.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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"ARE PAROLE SYSTEMS NECESSARY?
Crime in the United States, particularly violent crime, has been a major concern of the American population for decades. Although incumbent politicians (of whatever political party) usually supply statistics to indicate that the crime problem has been and is being effectively dealt with under their administrations, most people, particularly those residing in the country's urban areas, tend to perceive little improvement in the situation.
From the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s, the American prison population increased by 84 percent--from approximately 285 thousand to around 524,000. Per 100 thousand population, the increase was from 129 to 216. Since the mid-1980s, the prison population has continued to climb, however, at a slightly reduced rate. "
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