Consider the following quotes:

Statistics show that 97% of the 1.3 million inmates now in prison eventually will be released and will return to communities.

There is both a treatment-related component (reform) related to an offender's prognosis and a public safety (likelihood of further criminal activity) component contained within an offender's prognosis.

Both must be considered simultaneously if the correctional agency is to fulfill its mission in a satisfactory manner.

Submission Details:

At least 300 words, post to the Discussion Area your answers to the following:

What are the various components of effective offender supervision and treatment interventions?

How do these components help improve an offender's prognosis from initial assessment to ultimate reintegration?

Consider the following offender profile:

Convicted in 1972 of aggravated robbery, sentenced to 50 years, parole possibility in 1997, and mandatory release date in 2022

Age 18 at the time of conviction

Cocaine addict at the time of conviction

Offender a victim of sexual abuse as a child as per the documentation in the case file