SAMPLE1/18/2013 CMJ166: PROBATION AND PAROLE SPRING 2013 1. Instructor Information: Associate Professor Edmond J. O’Brien Office Location: Guerrieri Hall, Room 202C Office Phone Number: 410-572-8757 Office Hours: Monday: 9:45 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Tuesday: 2:15 P.M. – 3:15 P.M. Wednesday: 9:45 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Thursday: 2:15 P.M. - 3:15 P.M. Friday: By Appointment College E-mail Address: [email protected] 2. Course Level: 100 – First Year 3. Course Title: CMJ166: Probation and Parole Section 1, Guerrieri Hall, Room 203 Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. 4. Textbooks: Abadinsky, Howard (2012). Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice (11th Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper saddle River, New JerseySAMPLE1/18/2013 5. Course Description: This course covers the principles of parole and probation as a governmental function at the federal, state, and local levels. It examines the role of the probation and parole officer within the rehabilitation process and the criminal justice system as a whole. “We promised far too much, and created unrealistic expectations among politicians and public.” – Barry J. Nidorf, Chief Probation Officer, Los Angeles County, 1995 “After two decades of passing ever tougher sentencing laws promoting a prison building boom, state legislatures facing budget crises are beginning to rethink their costly approaches to crime.” – Fox Butterfield, New York Times (November 10, 2003) 6. Course Objectives, Assessment Goals, and Assessment Strategies Upon the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: I. Discuss the history and development of the philosophy, implementation, and rehabilitation ideal A. Discuss the legal origins of rehabilitation in prisons. B. Explain the standards and goals outlined by State and Federal correctional facilities regarding rehabilitation of inmates. C. Describe the role of the Correctional Officer in the rehabilitation process. D. Discuss the significance of the pre-sentence investigation and report. E. Explain the historical development of rehabilitation as an ideal for correctional facilities. F. Discuss the philosophy of rehabilitation and its’ success and failure. G. Describe the types of rehabilitation programs used by the criminal justice system. H. Explain how probation and parole are related in the rehabilitation ideal. II. Discuss the origins of Probation and Parole. A. Discuss the origins of prison parole. B. Describe how an offender can get placed on probation. C. Explain the behavioral standards for an offender on probation. D. Discuss the difference between Parole and Probation. E. Explain the role of the probation officer. F. Explain the role of the parole officer.SAMPLE1/18/2013 G. Discuss ethics on the part of the supervising officer. H. Discuss offender and supervising officer relationships and the rules and regulations that govern that relationship. III. Discuss the functions, roles, problems, and issues that surround offender supervision by probation and parole officers in the field. A. Explain the rationale behind the theory of probation supervision. B. Discuss caseloads and their impact on the supervisor and offender. C. Describe the conditions of parole and probation. D. Outline reasons for revocation. E. Discuss rules for interstate supervision. F. Explain the role of electronic monitoring. G. Discuss violations of rules and return to prison procedures. H. Explain the difference in probation supervision and parole supervision. IV. Relate Community Corrections to probation and parole. A. Determine how Community Corrections is an alternate form of criminal justice similar to probation and parole. B. Examine the focus of parole and probation as seen by the community corrections program. C. Discuss the need for multiple programs to supervise and manage offenders not inside a correctional facility. V. Interrelate the legal aspects of probation and parole. A. Outline the framework of an alternative method of correction. B. Discuss the goals and standards of probation and parole as methods of correction management. C. Explain the responsibilities and legal challenges of a probation and parole officer in the field. D. Discuss how State imposed rules affect the administration of probation and parole programs. E. Examine the manpower requirements to maintain offender supervision programs. F. Discuss the cost savings of probation, parole, and community correction programs over traditional incarceration. G. Discuss future trends in non-traditional offender supervision while in a probation, parole, or community corrections program. VI. Discuss caseloads, ethics, costs, and statutory and new directions in parole and probation. A. Discuss how “more is not better” in case management. B. Explain numerous myths, misconceptions, and misuse of statistics. C. Describe the conflict between science and treatment and supervision of offenders. D. Discuss ethical conflicts faced when supervising an offender. E. Describe the statutory requirements imposed to regulate the supervision of offenders.SAMPLE1/18/2013 F. Discuss new directions in probation and parole. The assessment strategy for all course objectives will be through the use of examination questions and probation and parole scenarios. General Education Objectives addressed by this course: GEO 1: Express ideas objectively through oral and written communication. GEO 2: Think critically and reason logically. GEO 3: Read and analyze a written text. GEO 5: Evaluate individual, societal, and cultural relationship. 7. Course Content: I. Probation and Parole in Criminal Justice A. The Reality of Criminal Justice B. Criminal Justice in America C. What Is Crime? Who Is a Criminal? D. Early Responses to Crime E. Classicalism F. Neoclassicalism G. Positivism H. U.S. System of Criminal Justice 1. Entrance into the system 2. Pretrial court appearances 3. Pretrial hearings 4. Trials or guilty pleas 5. Sentences 6. Appeals I. Probation and Parole: Why Bother? II.