Research the following:
o Reentry Trends in the United States
o BJS publications (the highlights of at least three different years)
o Adults on probation spreadsheet under the Selected Statistics section
o Article by Allen J. Beck, "State and Federal prisoners returning to the community:
Findings from the Bureau of Justice Statistics," under the Also by BJS staff section.
· Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format assessing the effectiveness of
probation. In your paper, you must
o define probation as a sentence.
o explain the probation process.
o explain your findings within each researched item above. What was significant about
the information? What did your research indicate in terms of probation's
effectiveness?
o explain whether or not you think probation is an effective means of community-based
corrections.
o support your rationale.
· Cite at least three outside references to support your research.