What steps do you believe can and should be undertaken, BOTH while prisoners are incarcerated and after their release

PLEASE INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION IN ADDITION TO YOUR DETAIL RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS

Probation is in lieu of incarceration, which means that you remain under judicial supervision. Parole is post incarceration which means that you remain under correctional supervision. Violate probation and the court determines your fate. Violate parole and the parole board puts you back inside for the remainder of your original sentence. On p 159 of the text, the authors state “…offenders on regular probation and those under parole supervision constitute the largest portion of the community [non incarcerated] correctional population.” On p 177, they go on to state “Probationers tend to have the lowest recidivism rates, followed by offenders placed on intermediate sanctions. Released inmates have the highest recidivism rates.” On p181, we find “…released prisoners who participate in long-term, well-designed, and well implemented post release programs tend to have lower recidivism rates than inmates released without such services…” Finally, on p 183 we find “Politically, public officials remain very cautious about supporting policies that may be interpreted as “soft on crime.” The use of correctional resources has historically been focused on control and surveillance activities.”

Based on the above quotes, (which come from the ” Criminal Justice The Essentials” text) and the attached articles, as well as anything else that you wish to reference and cite (search especially the terms “Community Corrections” and “Intermediate Sanctions” Answer the following PART ONE QUESTIONS:

1. What steps do you believe can and should be undertaken, BOTH while prisoners are incarcerated and after their release, (a) to facilitate their successful re-entry back into society, (b) to reduce the adverse effects of criminal convictions on all ex-offenders, and (c) to reduce recidivism rates?

For PART TWO of this research paper, consider this quote from the Death Penalty article linked below:

“It may seem odd that so many people would support the death penalty while also acknowledging that innocent people could very well be put to death. Part of that may be accepting the inherent risk that accompanies something as irreversible as death, but a part of it may also simply be that people are not paying that much attention to capital punishment. Executions in this country are generally carried out at night inside heavily guarded prisons with just a small handful of witnesses, so the public rarely takes note of them.”

http://wapo.st/1b9C4oc Death Penalty Article

Answer this question: SHOULD EXECUTIONS BE TELEVISED FOR ALL TO SEE? WHY OR WHY NOT? EXPLAIN YOUR POSITION.