Probation

in the state of Wisconsin (Del & Trulson, 2006). Scarpelli was sentenced to 15 years in prison. However, the sentence was later on suspended, and he was placed on probation for seven years. The defendant and another man on 6th August 1975 were apprehended while committing a house burglary (Latessa & Smith, 2015). As such, the probation was revoked without a court hearing and a court counsel/attorney representation. As a result, Scarpelli filed a Habeas Corpus petition. Issue…

Erion Sakarr Williams was on level four parole supervision prior to his death on October 1, 2016. He was released from the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) on May 2, 2016. He was committed to DJJ on March 5, 2015, on the charge of violation of probation with the following underlying charges of assault and battery against family member, brandishing a firearm, grand larceny, and possession of a firearm by a minor. He was also committed to DJJ on March 30, 2015, for assault and battery on law…

system offenders are often placed back into the community under the supervision of probation officers, as an alternative to incarceration (Griffiths & Murdock, 2014, p. 68). Imposed as a sentence by the Criminal Court judge, in a number of different ways and under different circumstances, probation is the most commonly used strategy for this type of supervision (Griffiths & Murdock, 2014, p. 92). When sentenced to probation, a criminal offender is placed under supervision in the community for a…

What happened? No one will hire me and even if they did, I was going to be paid 20% less than half of the other workers. If I worked there long enough to get health insurance, it wouldn’t pay for some of my basic needs. The government says I owe them money and can take up to 100% of my wages, but I don’t have any wages. I can’t get food stamps or public housing. My family can’t take me in because their proprietors won’t allow it. I wish I could help change things, but I can’t vote, serve…

Probation is the most commonly used sentence in the United States. Unlike parole, probation is a sentence that replaces actual prison time for constant supervision in the community. There are many people who oppose this idea for various reasons. Some say that all criminals should be locked up and have no privilege into society without first “doing their time.” Others are concerned with their own safety. They believe probationers will not obey the rules of their probation and thus pose a threat…

The number one priority of probation is to ensure safety to the public. This means that the probation officer must do everything they can to keep the individual out of trouble and from harming others. Another important factor a probation officer must consider is the treatment of the probationer. If there is no effort in treating the individual on probation, then all the time and money invested into them would be useless. Treatment is important because its goal is to rehabilitate and prepare…

watching over criminal offenders that are on parole or probation. A parole officer supervised people that have been convicted of a crime and have served time in prison for the offense committed. “When a parole board grants parole to an offender, that board believes that with some supervision the…

positively. There are many proactive and hindering attributes to Parole and Probation. It is supposed to have a positive outcome for the “greater good,” but many individuals seem to fall through the cracks of the judicial corrections system. Parole gives offenders a second chance to be a respectable citizen of society. 1 in 45 people in the community are on probation or parole (npr.org 2015). 40% of those individuals are…

Punishment such as fine and probation were part of criminal justice system in preventing crime. Fines can be used in crime prevention and was more effective for less serious offenses committed by the first-time offenders as well as even for all age groups of recidivists (Feldman, 1993). Coldwell (1965) has listed the advantages of fines as a punishment in crime prevention which include of no stigmatization or upset of family life in term of relationship, the offender has no longer need to…

The alleged goal of probation from the perspective of alteration is rehabilitation or/and to prevent recidivism. By far the most used alternative to incarceration is probation. Probation is an efficient and cost-effective way to reduce the immense financial and executive affliction of prison. It is also a good alternative way to reduce prison crowding. It is also a practical way to dispense with a great number of petty crimes or ‘’normal’’ such as shoplifting and other minor property crimes,…