Journal: What is a label...….Assignment: Community-Based Corrections Plan

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Community-Based Corrections Plan

Community-Based Corrections Plan

Part I: Diversion

Diversion is something that in the criminal justice center can benefit a lot of people,

instead of going to jail or being incarcerated the person will have the opportunity to be a part of

a program like a rehabilitation program. The purpose of this is allowing the program to help with

changing their behavior regarding the crime that they have committed which will allow the

offender to avoid a criminal record.

Circumstances where I believe diversion can be an alternative when it comes to minor

drug arrest for the county in which I live there has been a spike in these arrest over the years.

The type of programs that the individuals need would be the need to have a drug court option

where they would have the chance to go to a rehab.

Part II: Probation

The role of probation is that it allows a person that has been convicted of a crime to

avoid incarceration and to remain in their society or community while being under the

supervision of a probation officer. Probation is an appropriate alternative to incarceration when it

comes to crimes such as those that are drug users who should go into a rehabilitation program

instead, and some low-level crimes also this that are non-violent that does not pose any threat to

their society (Ruhland, 2018).

The type of conditions where probation would be most effective for preventing

recidivism is to make sure that person that is probation is not only just being supervised but

making sure that they have certain things in place to ensure the success of the completion of

probation. The services would include providing for basic needs, housing, reintegration with

family, case management, vocational training, and relapse prevention (Treatment, 2020).

The aspects of probation that probationers might find most challenging will probably be

the sanctions that are imposed on them while on probation. Especially when it comes to having

to pay to be on probation which most cannot afford to pay the monthly cost of being on

probation along with any program that they may be ordered too.

Part III: Parole and Reintegration

I think that when it comes to prison overcrowding early release is a good strategy to

reduce it there are offenders that are there that have committed low level crimes that could be the

prime candidate for those that could be released early. Those prisoners could have gone through

a diversion program instead of a cell. Although they were deemed eligible for release or parole

there are going to be challenges that an offender might face while on parole.

The challenges that parolee will encounter is trouble trying to reintegrate back into

society because of the label that they currently have. While on parole an offender might have

trouble with finding employment which is limited all because of their background and because

of the this now they will have a hard time with paying the fees while being on parole. The last

challenge is that they will a hard time following all the conditions of parole that is placed on

them (Staff, 2016). The parole officer will need to have a list of resources in the community that

have programs available to help their parolee like places that will hire felons and even places for

them stay. I believe the more resources that is available to them the more they will have to use,

but I believe the main thing that will keep the parolee from re-offending is legitimate

employment so there is no need to turn to their old ways.

Part IV: The Role of Supervision

The roles of the probation and parole officers when it comes to supervision of parolees

and probationers is that they both are responsible with enforcing court orders. The parole officers

role is responsible with more of a law enforcement duty, they have arresting powers to those that

they supervise. Both roles have a responsibility to enforce the sanctions that have been placed on

the probationer or parolee this includes to administer drug and alcohol testing. The officer will

also refer offenders to certain programs that will help the offender like alcohol treatment, drug

treatment and even anger management type of programs (Vollman).

The day-to-day activities of a parole or probation officer could be a very stressful one in

which the conditions that they are forced to work under for example they are constantly under

the pressure worrying about safety concerns because when dealing with those that are assigned

to them they never know what they may encounter. The way to address safety concerns is to not

only arm and train the officers for such safety concerns but also when the officers are out in the

field checking on offenders they should go out in groups and not alone (Vollman).

If I was the person that was in charge of hiring additional probation and parole officers

the things that I would look for in a candidate are someone that has the ability to effective

communicate with people from various backgrounds, someone that has strong listening skills,

counseling knowledge, social work background, someone that can think quick, someone that has

the ability to motivate people and someone that can build strong relationships. The kinds of

training that I would recommend is training on dealing with difficult and stressful situations and

how to respond, defense tactics as well as firearms training.

References

Vollman, B. (n.d.). Criminal Justice. Retrieved July 04, 2020, from

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-bmcc-criminaljustice/chapter/section-6-4-paroleprobation-and-community-sanctions/

Staff, S. (2016, July 12). The Challenges of Prisoner Re-Entry Into Society. Retrieved July 05,

2020, from https://socialwork.simmons.edu/blog/Prisoner-Reentry/

Ruhland, E. (2018, January 31). What Purpose Should Probation Serve? Looking to Other

Alternatives. Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. https://r

obinainstitute.umn.edu/news-views/what-purpose-should-probation-serve-looking-otheralternatives

Treatment, C. F. S. A. (2020, July 5). 10 Treatment for Offenders Under Community Supervision

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