Brock's Probation Officer Case Study

7/20 at 8:45am worker received a phone call from Todd, Crystal's probation officer. Todd stated that the surveillance officer received information that Crystal is still associating with drug court clients. Todd stated that the surveillance officer went out to the house and Crystal answered. Crystal needed to go pick someone up and would return home. At 11 pm there was no answer at Crystals door. Tood just received an email about Crystal engaging in several relationships with drug court men. Todd wanted to know how important the ACR was that day due to he was going to request an emergency court setup that afternoon. Worker stated that they would like parents to attend, but his emergency court would be more important. Todd notes that Crystal

Brock’s father distracts the judge with a fond memory he has on his son that focuses on his academic level, not his behavioral status. Brock’s academics do not reflect his wrongdoing and it is irrelevant to bring it up because it is not the issue on

The victim wrote a 7000-word letter to the judge, in which she described how she felt that night, how she felt afterwards and how her life has changed since this incident. The letter also spoke up for sexual assault victims, advising them to speak out about their cases and to seek justice. Despite the victim giving harrowing details of that night, the suspect was only sentenced to six months instead of six years (what the Prosecutors requested), because of the “severe impact”, it could have on Brock Turner (Alexandra,

Stacey was able to provide interesting and challenging duties within the case manager role in the interview. It was stated that the role focuses on working in a fast paced and diverse environment. Stacey explained that she is constantly working with people of all ages, different ethnic backgrounds, and people with mental or physical disabilities. Stacey explained that this can be extremely challenging at times but it is important to be able to maintain a high standard of service when liaising with people of diverse social and cultural backgrounds. Stacey also accentuated the fact that in the role you are required to work both independently and

Zion first became involved in the justice system at age 14. His legal history includes two intake contacts. Zion has had an intake contact for a felony offense. None of the intake contacts was for felony offenses against another person. He has no history of escape. He has had three juvenile detention confinements. On May 18, 2017, Zion was released from detention to the custody of his guardian and was ordered on electronic monitoring.

Falling right in line with today's discoveries of wide spread corruption on various fronts, one area that has until more recently remained relatively unscathed is the corruption found within many of the correctional institutions and leading businesses of our nation. Quite honestly, I wonder sometimes if our correctional system has the right people behind bars.

In 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spent $2.15 billion to house 50,366 inmates, which represents about 8 percent of the state’s total budget. In a typical week, the state Department of Corrections receives a list of approximately 1,000 inmates who need to be assigned to one of its 25 correctional facilities.

This defendant was charged with violating probation and failing to provide a new address to his parole officer. The crown was seeking a jail sentence for the 18-year-old defendant, but the defendant had already been incarcerated for 31 days. After discussing his story and his goals for after his release, the defendant was given a sentence of time served and released the same day with recommendations from the judge to receive further education.

The Criminal Justice system, created by governments in order to make sure that no laws are being violated and to penalize individuals that violate the laws. In the United States there are many criminal justice systems. Each system works based on their jurisdiction. For example; city, county, federal or state. Every jurisdiction is different. They all have different ways of regulating certain processes. They also have their own laws. In the criminal justice system there are two main systems; state and federal. These two systems consists of five parts; corrections, courts, prosecution, law enforcement, and defense attorneys. Each of these five parts hold an extremely important role. Prosecutions consist of prosecutors who are lawyers the represent

The old adage, "The more things change, the more they stay the same," first stated by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, perfectly describes the current Criminal Justice System in America. The racially-motivated statutes passed during Reconstruction, commonly known as the Jim Crow Laws, enforced and perpetuated the racial divide in the South supposedly eradicated by the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War. Lasting until 1965, these statutes prevented African Americans from voting, owning land, and earning an equal education (Alexander 3). While not outwardly racist, through wording and enforcement, these laws subjugated African Americans to unfair and racist treatment.

For sure law enforcement world involves a lot of writing. Criminal justice reports describe the behavior or actions of defendants, victims and witnesses. So, the reports allow the reader to determine the facts and make an informed conclusion about the case. For instance, the judges use such reports when sentencing offenders, so the reports must be clear and accurate.

In 2005 men received probation at a rate of seventy- seven percent and women were allowed probation at the rate of twenty-three percent (Kaeble & Bonczar). Among these groups fifty-five percent of those given probation were white Americans, thirty percent were black Americans, thirteen percent were Hispanic and one percent were American Indian and Asian. During this period in 2005 seventy- two percent of the people who were granted probation was on active supervision while nine percent were on inactive supervision and one percent served residential or home confinement (Kaeble & Bonczar). Fifty percent of those awarded probation in 2005 were felony offenders and forty-nine percent had committed misdemeanor offenses, eighteen percent were

Probation and parole in the United States is considered a community supervision program for offenders. These programs are designed to reintegrate offenders into society, as well as offer them guidance in order to educate them and reduce their chances of reoffending.

Within the criminal justice system, officials abuse their power. The officials of the justice system have a duty to protect and perform their duties with unbiased decision making. The abuse of power jeopardizes people’s lives who are not able to sustain oneself and their families. Some people do not understand that poorer people find themselves in jail more and once a person is released, that person is subjected to return to jail for the amount of money owed to the state. There are many obstacles for the poor, especially those of color. People of color are treated unfairly in the justice system, from the arrest, the sentencing, and the release. The criminal justice system is supposed to be just but that is not the case. The criminal justice system allows for the police, public defenders, and judges to bend the laws and not be punished for their actions or that apologizes can fix the wrong that has been done. This paper will discuss the abuse of power from the justice system and the solutions to rectify the damages.

Many people see probation as a suspension of a sentence by the court. While being a citizen of the community, the offender is under direct supervision by a court officer, referred to as a probation officer. This officer supervises the offender’s progress imposing direct or un-direct supervision (Diana, 1960). Judge McKenzie Cleland, described what probation actually is “probation is a plan of suspending over offenders the maximum sentences permitted by law while allowing them to determine by their subsequent conduct whether they should lose or retain their liberty…with the full knowledge that further delinquency meant…severe punishment” (Diana, 1960). Probation was a very distant word in the middle ages; however there were many petty offenders who were able to be released and not imprisoned. Many of these practices became common within the American colonies. Credit was given to John Augustus, a Boston shoemaker, who became interested in an offender after he violated the law. Augustus bailed out the offender and befriended him. With all this beginning in 1841, it wasn’t until 1878 when the first law of probation was passed in Massachusetts (Diana, 1960). As the development of probation continued throughout the year and decades, things have changed rapidly; allowing probation officers to impose laws incarcerate the offender and