Probation and Parole Assignment 08 CJ 380
Instructions
Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be at least four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the "Assignment Format" page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.
(1) You are employed by a non-profit group that works with parolees who are attempting to reenter the community. Your boss has asked you to prepare a report that identifies the obstacles these offenders will encounter. You should address housing and employment, of course, but you must look deeper into other issues, including the following:
• What effect will criminal background checks, for example, have on these offenders’ chances of finding work?
• What types of work might they be eligible for and precluded from?
• Who will rent to them?
• What bonds with the community do your clients currently have in place?
• Are there any gang affiliations of concern?
• Any substance abuse problems of concern?
• Do you have any violent offenders? If so, what additional obstacles do they face?
• What are some of the “collateral consequences” of conviction identified by the American Bar Association and others?
The following articles and websites will help you get started:
https://nij.gov/topics/corrections/reentry/pages/employment.aspx
https://nij.gov/journals/272/Pages/collateral-consequences.aspx
https://niccc.csgjusticecenter.org/
(2) For the next portion of this writing assignment, state your opinion on collateral consequences. Do you believe that if an offender has done the prison time, he or she should not be further penalized upon reentry? Or do you believe that offenders who violated society’s rules should be precluded from employment, voting, etc.? Support your argument with concepts you learned from the textbook and outside readings.
According to Ashworth college policy, for any writer assignment no plagiarism from any student. If find plagiarism student will be kicked off from the college.