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Help for those who often don't get it
I sent this book to my husband, who is in prison.He considers this book to be essential.

A real help
I am a Juvenile Probation Officer.This book is required reading for anyone on or off probation even if you'll NEVER be on probation. It contains some really valuable information and life lessons that everyone should learn. It has truly been a real help for those that I supervise.

Concise Current and Correct
I teach Life Skills at a prison. A student received this as a bonus when he ordered a copy of the Sull book I own. It was so good and practical that I had to order it as a resource too.

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This practical guide offers beneficial tips for anyone trying to restart his/her life after parole.The author focuses on a variety of real life situations ranging from finding and maintaining a job to rebuilding damaged relationships.For added convenience, there is a list of support groups and telephone numbers at the end of the book.For those trying to turn over a new leaf, this guide is a must read! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Washington Monthly, published by Washington Monthly Company on July 1, 2009. The length of the article is 3416 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Jail break: how smarter parole and probation can cut the nation's incarceration rate.
Author: Mark A.R. Kleiman
Publication: Washington Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2009
Publisher: Washington Monthly Company
Volume: 41Issue: 7-8Page: 56(5)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. Criminal punishment, depending on the offense and jurisdiction, may include execution, loss of liberty, government supervision (parole or probation), or fines. There are some archetypal crimes, like murder, but the acts that are forbidden are not wholly consistent between different criminal codes, and even within a particular code lines may be blurred as civil infractions may give rise also to criminal consequences. Criminal law typically is enforced by the government, unlike the civil law, which may be enforced by private parties. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. Criminal punishment, depending on the offense and jurisdiction, may include execution, loss of liberty, government supervision (parole or probation)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Parole and Probation Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Parol at Probasyon), abbreviated as PPA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Justice responsible for providing a less costly alternative to imprisonment of offenders who are likely to respond to individualized community-based treatment programs.Probation was first introduced in the Philippines during the American colonial period (1898-1945) with the enactment of Act No. 4221 of the Philippine Legislature on August 7, 1935. This law created a Probation Office under the Department of Justice. On November 16, 1937, after barely two years of existence, the Supreme Court of the Philippines declared the Probation Law unconstitutional because of some defects in the law's procedural framework. ... Read more

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Title: Parole service may shift to sheriff.(Government Local)(Moving parole and probation from Health and Human Services to the sheriff's office is expected to save money)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: January 24, 2008
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: E33

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A wide-ranging examination of today's probation and parole trends

Probation and Parole Departments must provide for the protection of society as well as the rehabilitation of the offending individual. Probation and Parole: Current Issues presents leading authorities offering various broad and specific aspects of the controversial topic along with the latest research. This handy source provides illustrative examples of current hot button issues and can be used as an excellent core or complement textbook for a probation and parole class. Issues discussed range broadly from mental health considerations to rehabilitation options.

Probation and Parole: Current Issues provides wide multi-national perspectives of the issues, including research and comparisons on juvenile recidivism between the United States and Australia. This crucial work provides a detailed look at the research on individuals in the system, the programs for those citizens that are successful, and those methods that may be ineffective. A study is also presented with data on the positive impact of Assertive Community Treatment workers who provide mental health treatment in the community. The book is extensively referenced and includes several figures and tables to clearly present data.

Topics discussed in Probation and Parole: Current Issues include:

recidivism
felon voting restrictions
rehabilitation programs
perceived severity of alternatives compared to prison
supervision of undocumented immigrants
electronic monitoring
mental health care and the criminal justice system
and more!

Probation and Parole: Current Issues is a useful resource for educators, students, and anyone in the probation and parole field.