Assignment:
READ:
1) "Felon Voting Rights," National Conference of State Legislatures, 1/8/2021
2) The website for the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole
QUESTION 1. Explain the due process rights of parolees who are facing parole revocation. Make sure you discuss which Supreme Court decisions established those due process protections. 1 page minimum.
QUESTION 2. After reviewing the "Felony Voting Rights" site, give your opinion about the current trend toward expanding the voting rights of convicted felons. Check out this site about felon voting rights in Texas: https://versustexas.com/felony-voting-rights/. (I am not familiar with the law firm that sponsors this information.) In your answer, let me know that you consulted the links I have posted in this Module for you about felony voting rights. I am looking for an answer that is more than, "I think this ... or I think that..." Your job is to refer to information that you have read in the links (the link in this question AND the link in #2 above) in your answer. Give me an answer that has been informed by the research!!! Minimum 1 page.
QUESTION 3. In your OWN words (paraphrase the information provided in your words, no quotes), explain how parole release decisions in Texas are based on both an offender's score on a risk assessment instrument and offense severity. Summarizing this process in your own words (without copying the online description) may be challenging! Check out the Parole Guidelines link to answer this question. 3 paragraphs minimum.
QUESTION 4. Many states conduct parole hearings where the offender appears in-person before a panel of parole board members or the entire parole board. Sometimes you see television shows or documentaries where the offender actually sits in front of the board. Explain what is different about the Texas Parole Review Process, found under the link for Parole/Mandatory Supervision.
Attachment:- Probation & Parole.rar