agenda Short quiz on Thursday, 5/16 CHAPTER ON PROBATION, PAROLE

PROBATION A Sentence of imprisonment that is suspended A court-ordered period of correctional supervision in the community Generally/sometimes as an alternative to incarceration

PROBATION VS PAROLE Probation and parole are both alternatives to incarceration. However, probation occurs prior to and often instead of jail or prison time, while parole is an early release from prison.

Parole Authority (Parole Board) The mission of the Board of Parole Hearings is to protect and preserve public safety while ensuring due process to all criminal offenders who come under the board's jurisdiction. https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/boph/ Slide 17, additional info

to protect and preserve public safety (Parole Board) Parolee ordered to stand trial on charges of killing sheriff’s sergeant Suspect: Trenton Trevon Lovell Sgt. Steve Owen RIP

SUSPECT Trenton Lovell had been arrested 11 times prior to the shooting, twice landing in state prison, officials have said. On parole for robbery. Looking at death or life in prison

Suspect executed sergeant http://theavtimes.com/2016/10/06/suspect-executed-sergeant-after-wounding-him-sheriff-says/ The parolee accused of killing a sheriff’s sergeant in Lancaster first wounded the lawman and then executed him with four additional shots once he was down, Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Thursday.

PROBATION OFFICERS as a career Education Requirements. Typically, probation officers need a bachelor's or master's degree in behavioral science, criminal justice or social work. Officers usually need a master's degree to advance in the field. Aspiring probation officers may apply to criminal justice programs with concentrations in corrections.

PROBATION OFFICERS CONT’D Probation officers may also be sworn peace officers, but they generally do not carry guns. However each jurisdiction and department that these officers work in would set individual policies, and each jurisdiction is different. The issue of probation officers carrying is controversial.

Parole officers as a career

PAROLE OFFICERS A Parole officer is/can be a dangerous job. So in the Unites States, all parole officers are sworn peace officers permitted by law to carry a gun. In order to become a parole officer, you must hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree in corrections, psychology, criminal justice, social work, or a related degree. Federal parole officers, however, require applicants to hold master's degrees in one of these areas.

PAROLE OFFICERS CONT’D According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California parole officers earn some of the highest salaries in the country.  The earn from $5,033 up to $7,437 per month, or between $60,396 and $89,244 per year. 

PROBATION CONDITIONS Must agree to abide by court-mandated conditions TWO TYPES General Specific

General conditions Obey all laws, maintain employment, remain within the jurisdiction of the court, possess no firearms, allow the probation officer to visit at home or at work. Pay fines

Special conditions Mandated by a judge. A special condition in regards to a particular guidance or control Surrender driver’s license, submit to reasonable time to warrantless and unannounced searches, supply breath, urine or blood samples Go back to school and pass a GED (General Equivalency Diploma)

special condition, did judge go to far? 2008, Texas Judge Charlie Baird Similar case in Wisconsin, Circuit Court Judge Tim Boyle Texas judges are the law, so in addition to having her kid put into foster care, and ordering 10 years of probation with 100-hours community service, District Judge Charlie Baird told young Felicia to stop having children.

Parole, who grants? Conditional supervised release into the community following prison term Parole board, a state paroling authority who decide when an incarcerated offender is ready for conditional release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtwXlIwozog

History of parole 1876, New York’s Elmira Reformatory Rehabilitation Philosophy

Medical parole An early release option under which an inmate who is deemed “low risk "due to a serious physical or mental health condition

Charles manson has been denied parole eleven times as of 2007 http://www.famous-trials.com/manson/251-hearings Manson's followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, he was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, all of which members of the group carried out at his instruction. Charles Manson died of a heart attack and complications from colon cancer on November 19, 2017. He was 83 years old.

Advantages of parole: Lower costs, prison in California costs approximately $50,000 per year $1,321 to just over $4,000 per parolee Increased employment, parolees can work full time

Are protection from the 4th Amendments violated? Case laws Griffin v. Wisconsin Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Scott (Exclusionary rule) https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/483/868.html

Revocation hearing Hearing held before a legally constituted hearing body (Parole Board) to determine whether a parolee or probationer has violated the conditions and requirements of his or her parole or probation A revocation hearing is a court hearing before a judge in which the judge decides whether to revoke your probation or your parole. If you are revoked, you face serious jail time.

Conditional Release The release of an inmate from prison to community supervision with a set of conditions for remaining on parole. If a condition is violated, the individual can be returned to prison or face another sanction in the community

Violation of parole, Penal Code When a person is released from prison on parole, he or she is still considered to be under control of the California Department of Corrections, and is known as a parolee. ... If you violated your parole by breaking the law, then you could be facing two separate issues: a criminal charge and the parole revocation hearing. What is PC 3056? California Penal Code 3056 outlines the rules for parole. It states that prisoners on parole must continue to be under the official supervision of the State. In addition, parolees can be rearrested at any time deemed necessary, during the time they are on parole.

Parole Parole,news http://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=795e1aab-8a7b-487d-908e-bd4ed73e3eaa

Disadvantages of parole Relative lack of punishment Increased risk to the community Increased social costs, i.e. legal aid, welfare, housing, child support

Home confinement or remote location monitoring House arrest- Monitored electronically During work hours, may be permitted

Parolee's who have continued their criminal life Parolee shoots and kills 3 in south Sacramento A parolee under strict supervision shot and killed 3 people Saturday night before being shot and killed himself. Man Who Killed 2 Officers in ’71 Is Released From Prison