TAMU CRIJ 3330 Criminal Justice Community Corrections Questions
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WEEK 8 WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Then answer the following questions:
In a decision to revoke probation, what are implications for the probationer, the probation
officer, and the community? Are these the same or different with a parolee?
WEEK 9 READ ARTICLES
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/effects-correctional-boot-camps-offending
Discussion the positive and negative aspects associated with correctional boot camps.
Do any of the findings on the success rates of boot camps surprise you? If so, which ones and
why?
WEEK 10 VIEW WEBSITES
Review the following websites:
http://www.atsa.com
https://www.corrections.utah.gov/index.php/family-friends/sex-offender-treatment
Did you find anything particularly interesting or surprising on either of the websites provided?
What is at issue in the surveillance and treatment of sex offenders on probation or parole? Explain, in detail,
your answer.
Week 11
Review the following websites:
http://www.rjp.umn.edu/
and watch:
Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=sE8TDzlR2tg (web address if you
can’t open it)
Using the restorative justice approach, what would you require as a sentence for a 17-yearold offender who forcefully broke a window to get into a house and stole property valued at
$1,000 when the occupants were at work?
Week 12
If you were an employer, would you hire a former felon who has been recently released on
parole? What about hiring an offender who has finished parole and has stayed out of trouble for
two years? Justify your answer in detail.
Week 14
Why are college degrees required for probation and parole officers but not necessarily for entrylevel police officers? What advantages might a college education provide in the field of
community correctional supervision? Would any of these advantages also apply to policing?
Explain your answers in detail.
Week 15
Pick one effective method of supervising a juvenile in a community and discuss, in detail, the
characteristics of the program, concluding with why you believe it to be effective.
Week 16
On pp. 351-352 of the course text (Alarid, 2015), there are a number of rights listed that
offenders lose as a result of criminal convictions. If you were given the final decision on which
rights to restore, identify which rights you would restore automatically, which rights you would
restore via application, and/or which rights you would not restore to offenders after their
sentences have expired. Justify your choices.
If you were a prisoner, which method of release from prison would you prefer–discretionary or
mandatory (automatic)? Why?
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