Assignment:
Read Issues Debating Crime, and Defending the Homeland.
Review these Web sites: Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Corrections Corporation of America
Despite the abolishment of federal parole in 1995, the number of adults on parole is on the rise, according to the 2003 Probation and Parole Bulletin issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Resources: Electronic Reserve Reading article "Prison Overcrowding," Debating Crime text, and current Bureau of Justice Statistics Probation and Parole Bulletin
Read the most recent Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin on Probation and Parole in the United States at https://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm Probation by selecting the Bulletin link that corresponds to the latest year (e.g., Probation and Parole in the United States, 2003), and selecting the Acrobat file for that Bulletin.
Outline arguments for and against the abolishment of state-adjudicated parole in a 200 to 400 word response. Break down the rationale behind each argument.
Cite sources according to APA requirements.
Resource
Neubauer, David W. (2001) Debating crime: Rhetoric and reality. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
White, Jonathan R. (2004) Defending the homeland: Domestic intelligence, law enforcement, and security. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.