Discussion:
1. Discuss the risk assessment that is performed before an offender is placed on community supervision, including the characteristics that are considered in the assessment. Do you think performing such assessments contributes to parole effectiveness and reentry success? Why, or why not?
Your answer should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your answer. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
2. Describe two models of sentencing and release that were proposed as alternatives to parole during the 1970s: David Fogel's justice model and Andrew von Hirsch's just deserts model. How do you think the authors' backgrounds influenced them when they created the models?
Your answer should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your answer. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
3. Compare and contrast the juvenile justice process and the adult justice process. Include the goal, philosophy, and focus of each system, as well as how offenders are handled.
Your answer should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your answer. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
4. Compare and contrast the juvenile justice process and the adult justice process. Include the goal, philosophy, and focus of each system, as well as how offenders are handled.
Your answer should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your answer. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
5. What are causes of stress among correctional officers? Discuss what correctional agencies are doing to help them combat stress. How can the inmate disciplinary system, daily routine, and skill in gaining inmate compliance help reduce a correctional officer's stress?
Your answer should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your answer. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations.
6. Discuss inmate classification, reclassification, and internal classification systems. What do they involve? How does classification help control inmate behavior and support prison management?
Your answer should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your answer. All sources used, including the textbook, should be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material should have accompanying citations