Presentence Investigation Report Presentence investigation report‚ also known as a PSI report is “a document that is prepared by a courts probation officer that is requested by the court. When a presentence investigation is requested‚ it is usually prepared within 60 days after being requested. Roberson‚ C.‚ & Goodman‚ D. J. (2008). Sentencing and the Presentnece Investigation Report. In F. Schmalleger‚ K. J. Peak‚ G. F. Cornelius‚ C. A. Lushbaugh‚ P. B. Weston‚ D. J. Champion‚ et al. (Authors)
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Sentencing Proposal The last stage of a criminal trial is known as sentencing. During sentencing the convening authority over the criminal court proceedings makes a determination of how the guilty party should be punished. Prior to that determination being made both the defense attorneys and prosecutors may make their arguments as to why or why not the defendant should be punished to the fullest of the law. The judge taking these arguments into consideration makes his or her decision on what
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for alternatives to traditional prisons that were more cost effective. Other initial concepts that encouraged the formation of boot camps can be traced back to the introduction of shock probation and Scared Straight programs‚ which were designed to literally scare the juveniles into avoiding prison. Shock probation programs took young offenders into prison and locked them up for a short period of time to letthem experience what prison life was really like. These programs were found to be ineffective
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and Gendreau‚ Paul Assessing Correctional Rehabilitation: Policy‚ Practice‚ and Prospects‚ Criminal Justice 2000 Vol.3 De Luca‚ Miller Thomas and Wiedemann Carl Punishment vs. Rehabilitation: A Proposal for Revising Sentencing Practices Federal Probation A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practices Vol LV‚ Issue 3 September 1991 http://idebate.org/debatabase/debates/law-crime/house-believes-criminal-justice-should-focus-more-rehabilitation Accessed on September 29‚ 2012. http://www.ehow.com/about_6672983_prison-vs_-rehabilitation-centers
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inmates serve shorter sentences than they do with parole. But the parole boards consider the dangerousness of the offenders‚ so that they are not released before they should be. 2. 2. Without parole‚ then there are fewer ways in which to hold the inmates accountable for their misconduct and to make them head to discipline‚ so that they have to attempt at trying to have a good record before going in front of the parole board. 3. 3. Elimination of the parole may reduce discretionary release decisions‚ but
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When prisoners return to communities. Authors: Petersilia‚ Joan‚ U California‚ Irvine‚ CA‚ US Source: Federal Probation‚ Vol 65(1)‚ Jun‚ 2001. pp. 3-8. Page Count: 6 Publisher: US: Administrative Office of the United States Courts. ISSN: 0014-9128 (Print) 1555-0303 (Electronic) Language: English Keywords: parole release; trends; parole supervision; politics; economics; social consequences; prison inmates; juvenile delinquents Abstract: Nearly 600‚000 inmates arrive on the doorsteps
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are sentenced with drug and property offences. Correctional supervision also includes people out on bond‚ probation and parole. 2. Compare the increase in females versus males in terms of the number under correctional supervision. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of females under supervision on 1999‚ 21% were on probation and 11% in local jails‚ 6% in prision and 12% on parole. By 2010 the female population was 6.8%. The annual growth of the female population was 2.4% compared to
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challenges for the rest of their lives. Rehabilitation through community supervision eliminates many of these issues‚ such as the economic and employment factor. Probation and parole allows offenders to remain with their families continue working or find employment under close supervision and they will always have to check in monthly with the probation officer. Others argue that rehabilitation is a more permanent fix in deterring crime. Rehabilitation through community supervision can have a more lasting
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08The Right to Vote Throughout history‚ humans are given many rights‚ for instance‚ the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and many more. But one that stuck out to me lately and recently took an influence on my life was the right to vote. I did indeed vote because this past election was a historic election and also because later on down the road‚ I didn’t want to be the one complaining about something that I could have changed or helped by voting. Ever since the United States became independent‚ people
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Educator Backs Prison Education Says ‘It’s Critical That Education Is Provided In Prison’. US Fed New Service‚ Including US State News. Retrieved December 12‚ 2008‚ from Research Library database. Kleiman‚ M.‚ & Hawken‚ A. (2008‚ Summer). Fixing the Parole System. Issues in Science and Technology‚ 24 (4)‚ 45-52. Retrieved December 10‚ 2008‚ from MasterFile Premier database. Fauteck‚ P. (2001). Going Straight: An Ex-Convict/Psychologist Tells Why and How. IUniverse‚ Incorporated. Wyoming Center for Business
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