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Select A or B and submit a thorough response.
A. These significant court cases had a major impact on the practice of probation and parole. Research one of the cases noted below and discuss the findings.
- Escoe v. Zerbst:
- Mempa v. Rhay:
- Morrissey v. Brewer:
- Gagnon v. Scarpelli:
- Greenholtz v. Nebraska:
B. Peruse one of the Probation Reports on the two cases noted below. Select one question for review and incorporate one of the case information in your response. For example, if you select the second case scenario, address alternative sentencing in that case etc.
*Case I: John Gardner Probation Report.pdf
*Video Link: https://youtu.be/ZvE05WtarIw
*Case II: Probation-officers-Brock-Turner-case.pdf
*Video Link: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/us/sexual-assault-brock-turner-stanford
*Questions:
- Describe alternative sentencing, fines, diversion, and offender registries.
- Explain the purpose of presentence investigations, presentence investigation reports, and presentencing hearings.
- Describe the history of victims’ rights and services, and discuss the growing role of the victim in criminal justice proceedings today.
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Alternative sentences are methods of sentencing that do not necessarily involve the
convicted person going to jail. Light jail sentences can be coupled with a number of alternative
sentences which may include fines, probation, restitution, community service, suspended
sentences and pretrial diversions. The aforementioned alternative sentences are in most cases
given to first time offenders based on the defendant’s remorse, age, criminal history, crime
severity and the effect of the crime on the victim.
This paper focuses on the case Brock Turner case where the defendant was charged with
five counts all pertaining to the rape of an intoxicated and unconscious victim. At the end of the
trial, the defendant was given a six month jail sentence together with probation and an order to
register as a sex offender. The alternative sentences in this case are the probation sentence which
falls under probation and the order to register as a known sex offender.
Probation is the release of a defendant back into the community but with strict conditions,
rules and restrictions that are followed up by a probation officer. Probation can take place even
after the defendant completes the jail term given. In this case, Brock Turner is given probation
because he is...
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