Assignment 1:
Looking at the pros and cons of community-based corrections, do you think probation is too lenient for felony offenders?
What do you feel is the greatest pro and the greatest con of probation? What do you feel is the greatest pro and the greatest con of parole?
Are there other creative options besides probation/parole or electronic monitoring that can allow for convicted offenders to remain in the community?
Explain your answers fully.
Each discussion board post will be between 200 – 300 words long. Refer & cite current resources in your answer.
Assignment 2:
Peruse Prisoner Reentry: What Works, What Does Not, and What is Promising (Reading 16) and Prisoner Reentry in a Small Metropolitan Community: Obstacles and Policy Recommendations (Reading 17). Use the internet to do your own research on prisoner reentry.
What are your thoughts on the issue? Do you feel that prisoner reentry is important? Do you feel that successful reentry is tied into a lower rate of recidivism?
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/resourceDirectory/Search.aspx
The link above from the Florida Department of Corrections. It is a tool that allows for the search of reentry resources that are available to local ex-offender populations.
Use the tool and explore the options that are available in three different counties. Discuss your results.
Each discussion board post will be between 200 – 300 words long. Refer & cite current resources in your answer.
