Pros And Cons Of Home Probation

The reason probation society promotes home visits is to help criminals to deter from criminal activity on a daily basis (Aland). Probation officers believe if you are leaving the house for a visit with you probation officer you are more likely to commit crime outside the walls of your home. Sometimes home visits help probation officers find out if the criminal has been hiding anything in their home that should send them to jail (Aland). Past research has shown those home visits are more effective on juveniles (Aland). The home visit work on juveniles because it actually interrupts their criminal activity (Aland). Overall, home visits have their pros when comes to criminal activity and juveniles.
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In-home probation percentage is 2.12 for recidivism(Slonim-Nevo, 1998).. Probation camp is 1.28% for recidivism. In-home probation is at 13% for rearrested(Slonim-Nevo, 1998).. Probation camp is at 26% for subsequently arrest. Group homes are at 17% for rearrested(Slonim-Nevo, 1998).. When five years comes around in-home is at 39%, group homes is at 47%, and probation camp is at 65% for new offense(Slonim-Nevo, 1998).. Males and African Americans are more likely to be re-offenders than females our(Slonim-Nevo, 1998).. Youth families that are on welfare for 1.36 have a greater chance to be recidivism. In general recidivism and rearrested depends on what type probation you were involve …show more content…
When a criminal committees a serious offense they should have to service some time in jail or prison. Even though jails and prisons are getting crowd, putting an offender on probation most likely will not help the recidivism rate go down. It would probably be good idea if the first time offenders or petty crimes did spend a month in cell; the initial shock might cause them to never committee another crime. I don’t think lowering the case load is the problem. I think it is good idea that when you are on probation you should have to be in school or have job or be actively looking for job. I think that is unfair that when Juvenile committees a crime it is charge as delinquent act not a crime.
Which means when a Juvenile does apply for a job the question comes up have you committed a crime they can say no which isn’t fair. Even if they get rid of the question about committing a crime on job application, if they do back ground check it is still going to show up. Instead I think if you haven’t commit a crime in the last fifteen years and have shown good behavior you record should be clear. I know it is a huge risk to take letting a criminal work for you but sometimes you have to take a risk. Yes I do think probation could work if they change a few things and try some new things