For the Unit 1 Complete assignment, write a narrative essay (minimum of 1200 words) which addresses the questions and statements below. When finished, the essay should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the READ and ATTEND sections. A minimum of three scholarly sources are required, and all sources should be cited and referenced in APA format.
- What are community corrections acts, and how do local-level, community correctional agencies benefit from them?
- What was the ex parte United States court case? What was its impact on modern probation?
- What are the two kinds of suspended sentences? How do they differ, and how does the distinction between them affect the organization of our modern probation system?
- Explain how parole works in light of mandatory release and discretionary release.
- Assume that you are part of a committee that evaluates medical parole prisoners. Based on the following two factors, please determine whether he or she should be released early on medical parole:
1. That he or she is no longer a risk to public safety if released into the community. 2. That he or she has a verifiable terminal medical condition OR a permanent medical condition that limits movement OR a medical condition that could be treated less expensively in a community treatment facility.
Tony has served 40 years in prison for a highly publicized murder case that he committed when he was 20 years old. He has been a model inmate. He was a clerk in the new library that he quit five years ago when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The tumor was cancerous, so he received chemotherapy and radiation for two years, but that did not completely stop the cancer from spreading. Tony is 62 now, he is bedridden, breathes and eats through a tube, and takes pain medication to ease his suffering. He has been deemed not to be a danger to anyone. It costs the state $1000.00 per day; whereas a community hospice could provide the same medical care for $500.00 a day. However, his case was a high-profile murder case, and the victim’s survivors said they will never forgive Tony.
