In the scenarios and resulting simulations, Robert Donovan, a Jurisvilleprobation officer, discusses the intricacies of probation. Kris, the defendant,is offered an intensive supervised probation plan to follow. Brennan Brooke, asenior criminologist, discusses the tailoring of the inmate to the appropriatefacility. Finally, Orlando Boyce, a sergeant at the fictional Deephallcorrectional facility, discusses measures that could conceivably make prisonlife effective and thus decrease the likelihood of recidivism.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
- Outline your findings from your review of the file of Kris, for whom Robertis considering probation. State whether or not your results from the file reviewmatch Robert’s. Explain two (2) instances in which your views and those ofRobert are both similar and different.
- Develop a profile of the so-called perfect candidate to participate in anintensive supervised probation program. The profile should contain at leastthree (3) attributes that you believe make this defendant the perfect candidatefor this type of probation.
- Defend or critique the strategy of matching the inmate to the correctionalfacility as a response to the legal concept of cruel and unusual punishment.Provide a rationale for your position with concrete examples.
- Defend or critique whether programs and amenities geared to making prisonlife effective—which run the gamut from hiring extra officers, to counseling andtherapy, to building a garden—are time and taxpayer money well spent.
- Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as qualityresources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inchmargins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA orschool-specific format. Check with your professor for any additionalinstructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’sname, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page andthe reference page are not included in the required assignment pagelength.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignmentare:
- Outline the major characteristics and purposes of prisons, includingprisoners’ rights and prison society.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in criminaljustice.
- Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice using proper writingmechanics and APA style conventions.
