Probation and parole in New York State

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Convicts seen to be of less danger to the community are in some or parole so as to help them in their rehabilitation and integration process in the community. This has been practiced over time and has proved effective in most cases, especially with the juvenile delinquents. This paper will attempt to the discuss probation and parole, causes, factors that may be considered by the parole board in issuing probation or parole, and the roles of the probation officers after the offenders have been released.

Probation refers to the process of release of a convicted criminal to the community by the Supreme Court, or the judge of the criminal term under some conditions aimed at helping the criminal stop more offences. In some occasions the probationers may serve both jail term and probation depending on the kind of offence committed. These that make the freed offender much more restricted that the normal citizens in the same community.

Regular contact with the probation officials is also included in the regulations which will enforce the probationer to be actively doing something during his time on probation. These may include, searching for jobs if he was unemployed and attending classes for students. Violation of these regulations may increase the term of probation or even send the convict to jail. Parole refers to the process of release of a convicted offender and given opportunity to serve the remaining sentence in the community.

This process is aimed at helping in his/her rehabilitation. These are given when the convicts have shown the ability to follow the regulations and norms in the society by first following all the regulations in the prison. Most of the offenders served with this sentence tend to have served much of their time in jail. In essence the offender completes part of his sentence in the community and this is decided by the parole board. The judgment is always liberated after a successful completion of parole period (Petersilia, 1997, pp. 2-8).

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Probation and parole is always given to those offenders thought not to be dangerous to the community. In New York State there are programs that guide probation and parole. These guidelines define who goes for probation or parole, and for how many hours. Most of the offenders given many hours in probation and parole are sex offenders or felony offenders, according to the New York State statutes , the offenders of felony get up to 500 hours and this is meant for the , while class D felony offenders get 400 hours.

Other offenders that get probation are the class A misdemeanor offenders who take up to 200 hours on probation. Class B misdemeanor offenders are to get 100 hors while those who get the least are the ones who commit violations during their times on probation or parole (New York State Division of Parole, 2010, par. 1-4).