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Juvenile Corrections and Probation

in group settings, these community-based probation programs ensure public protection in ways not possible using standard casework ...

Punishment and Juvenile Delinquency

In nine pages this paper examines punishment for juvenile delinquency in an evaluation of program strengths and weaknesses with bo...

Exclusionary Rule and Prosecuting Criminals

In eight pages this paper discusses parole and probation issues in a consideration of how they are affected by the exclusionary ru...

Laws for Sex Offenses

(not conducted by individuals who have designed treatment programs), differ enormously, but even so, they still offer no evidence ...

Prison Rehabilitation Program Evaluation

to the criminal justice system (SCP, 2003). The program addresses the roots of recidivism, which are drug addiction and lack of jo...

Parole, Probation And Pardons

live within a civilized society as well as reduce recidivism rates. II. "MEDICAL MODEL" APPROACH TO CRIMINALS All offender...

The Effect of Good Time on Parole

is common in some prison systems to grant two or three days of good time for each day the prison behaves himself or herself. For e...

Parole, Probation and Enforcing The Law

welfare sympathizers in an already-overwrought social work system. II. CONTROL MODEL AGENCY & SOCIAL SERVICE MODEL AGENCY ...

Alternative Punishments in the Justice System

for three offenses, no matter how slight each one is. The idea behind the punishment is to deter criminals, but it doesnt always w...

The Advantages of Community Corrections Programs

The author discusses the positives of widening the net, how job training and even increased visitation with family can lessen reci...

Probation and Diversion Programs, Their Effectiveness

This essay/research paper pertains to diversion and probation programs, detailing problems and discussing ways in which their effe...

Reducing Recidivism

The problems inherent in substance abuse must be addressed if recidivism is to be reduced. This eleven page paper lists ten sourc...

Journal Article Review Delinquency

This essay reports an empirical research study that focused on the effect of neighborhoods on juvenile delinquency and recidivism....

Solving America's Prison Problems

deterrent because the electronic monitoring devices place the criminals at crime scenes that practically guarantee a conviction (Y...

Corrections: Rehabilitation or Punishment

it is the job of the corrections system to punish offenders or rehabilitate them, and the two goals seem to be mutually exclusive....

Probation and Parole

the judicial institution of the federal government. This author further indicates how, "Most agencies in the United States are ope...

Criminal Recidivism and High School Dropout

to make sense of, or interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them [by using] a holistic perspective which pr...

Court-Ordered Rehabilitation

is drug use after program completion (or release from incarceration). Method The research design to be used in this project ca...

Overview of the Juvenile Justice System

this development, the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 was passed, which encouraged a policy of "zero tolerance" as it criminalized s...

Keeping Parolees Out of Prison

The number of prisoners that are currently incarcerated in our nations jails and prisons is growing more unmanageable by the day....

Ex Convicts and Voting in New Jersey

police arrest and charge more black people with crime. It seems that white people get away with crime, or that false allegations a...

Applied Research Project Proposal on Recidivism and Training of Offenders

Over the course of the last decade, researchers, social and criminal theorists, and the general public have debated the issue of p...

Community Notification on Reported Sex Offenders

is a great deal of difficulty resuming normal life. This is true for any convict, but it is especially difficult for the sex offen...

Probation Service and Ethics

absolute, or to take the view that killing an enemy to defend ones country is not "covered" by the ethical imperative....

Parole and Probation in the Future

crimes. Allowing violent criminals to be released is ludicrous. Parole reform is necessary to ensure a safe society. While the law...

Literature Review of Probation and Policing Fields Discriminating Against Women

a considerable difference between the garment worker of the nineteenth century and the beat cop of the twenty-first century. Howe...

A Recidivism Study

and is a significant problem, but while the problem remains, legal aid programs do little to help. An example of why this is the c...

Harris County, Texas' Criminal Justice System and Adult Probation

job. Counseling is available to those who need it. The office may make home visits to catch the probationer by surprise. Mandat...

Discussion of Criminal Sentencing of Whites, Blacks, and the Mentally Ill

In eight pages this paper examines the high percentage of people of color who are currently incarcerated along with those presentl...

Juvenile Probation Officer's Professional Development Plan

In five pages this paper discusses a 3 year period of juvenile probation officers' ongoing professional development. Two sources ...