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.
