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American in Brief Final Essay
American in Brief Final Essay
Define the two primary functions of probation and how each is carried out. Next,
discuss the conflict that arises from these competing functions. How have
organizations dealt with the conflict produced by the contradictory goals?
The probation officer faces role conflict in virtually every aspect of the job.
Most of this conflict originate
Question #2
Discuss the events that lead to the crime control model. Explain how community
corrections and evidence-based corrections fit into this model. Provide an example
and explanation of at leaset one form of community corrections used in your
community.
Question #3
Explain the events that gave rise to pretrial diversion. Discuss at least three
main reasons advanced in support of pretrial diversion. What do critics counter?
Discuss the successes and failure associated with this correctional practice.
Define the two primary functions of probation and how each is carried out. Next,
discuss the conflict that arises from these competing functions. How have
organizations dealt with the conflict produced by the contradictory goals?
Two primary functions of probation are: one, investigation and two, supervision.
Investigation deals largely with what is known as a presentence investigation. The
goal here is to produce a report by and through which judges use to make their
decision in the sentencing stages. The investigation is conducted by the probation
officers after which an individual has been convicted of a felony in federal court.
The probation officer begins the investigation process by interviewing the offender
to obtain basic background information. He then, investigate the life history of
the offender and record all prior criminal record, education, job status, mental
condition and other relevant information. Although the presentence report serves
primarily to help the judge select an appropriate sentence, it also assist in the
classification of probationers, prisoner, and parolees for treatment planning and
risk assessment. Though studies have shown its little effect on sentencing, the
victim impact statement is included in the report to help provide the detailed and
described the emotional cost and financial losses on the victims' behalf. In
recording information into the report, probation officer take into account the
comprehensiveness of the report and its accuracy in providing the facts of the
case. The supervision process begins once an offender is sentenced to probation.
The supervision process involves three important steps: the first involves
establishing a relation with the offender, the second involves setting supervision
goals to help the offender comply with conditions established by the court, and the
third, in deciding how to terminate probation on the basis of the offender's
response to supervision. The conflict arising from these competing functions by
which probation officers faced is the combination of the two responsibilities,
namely to enforce the law, while at the same time, to help the offender straighten
out their lives. In addressing the conflict produced by the contradictory goals,
bureaucratic organization imposes both formal and informal constraints. Formal
constraints are the legal condition of which includes standard, punitive, and
treatment conditions. Informal constraints is best understood through the complex
interactions between the probation officer and the offender.