Assignment: Probation
• Resources: Bureau of Justice Statistics Web site and Corrections: The Fundamentals
• Research the following:
o Reentry trends in the United States
o BJS publications – the highlights of at least three different years
o Adults on probation spreadsheet under the Key Facts section
o Article by Lauren E. Glaze and Thomas P. Bonczartitled titled Probation and Parole in the United States, 2008, under the Publications and Products section.
• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format in which you assess the effectiveness of probation. In your paper, you must complete the following:
o Define probation as a sentence.
o Explain the probation process.
o Explain your findings within each researched item above. What was significant about the information? What did your research indicate in terms of probation’s effectiveness?
o Explain whether or not you think probation is an effective means of community-based corrections.
o Support your rationale.
• Cite at least three outside references to support your research.
• Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment. Submit to the assignments section.