Module 4: Alternatives to Incarceration

Welcome to our overview of probation, parole, and community corrections. This course aims to guide you through their history, purpose, and how they currently operate within the criminal justice system. In this course, we will review probation and parole, the Interstate Compact of 1937, and the intricate roles of probation and parole officers. By the end of our session, you'll understand the policies and procedures surrounding probation and parole, as well as their human effects on offenders, victims, communities, and the justice system overall.

1. Discuss the history and development of probation and parole
2. Describe types of sanctions and alternatives to incarceration
3. Explain how community service works and the functions of restorative justice 
4. Assess specialty courts and treatments 
5. Evaluate types of fines and restitution as a form of punishment

To achieve these objectives: 

• Let’s Talk Discussion
• Chapter Assignment
• Quiz
• Test
• Discussion Forum

1. Read the Module 4 Introduction 
   
2. Read Chapter 4 in Introduction to Corrections
   
3. Complete the following: 

• Discussion 1: John Augustus
• Discussion 2: Conditions of probation
• Assignment: 1
• Discussion 3: Roles & Responsibilities of Probation Officers
• Test: 1
• Discussion 4: Probation, parole- Rehabilitation
• Assignment:2
• Discussion 5: Gagnon v. Scarpelli
• Quiz:1
• Assignment: 2
• Discussion 6: Louisiana Probation
• Test: 2
• Discussion 7: Morrissey v. Brewer
• Assignment: 3
• Quiz: 2
• Discussion 8: Louisiana Interstate Compact
• Discussion  9: Home Confinement and Mandates

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