Essays on Probation

Being reintroduced into the outside world and the re-socialization of newly freed criminal offenders has been a reoccurring setback in society. With the United States having recidivism rates upward of 69%, it is apparent that freed convicts are finding it hard readjusting and going back to their normal lives in society (Bureau of Justice Statistics,…

ABSTRACT This paper looks at two models which are used in correction of criminal offenders. They include rehabilitation model and the justice or due process model. It explains how the two models are used in the probation system of U.S. Courts, their merits and demerits in reducing crime in the society. However, none can be…

The Illinois Department of Corrections ( IDOC ) has been in charge of administrating all “state prisons. juvenile centres and grownup and juvenile word services” since its creative activity in 1970. It has been entrusted with mission of protecting “the public from condemnable wrongdoers through a system of captivity and supervising which firmly segregates wrongdoers…

Specifically, the authors’ focus was on offender outcomes of two polar intensive supervision programs. It was determined that the law enforcement, surveillance-oriented approach was not effective in reducing offender recidivism. In contrast, effective Intervention aimed at assistance, problem resolution and treatment demonstrated a significant reduction In recidivism. Findings concluded that officers need stronger and more…

Trying Juveniles as Adults and Placing them into Adult Institutions Juveniles being tried as adults, who is to blame? In today’s society it is not who or whom it is what. Juvenile offenders are now facing a double-edged sword. Not only can they be tried in a Juvenile court for a crime committed. They are…