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Course Title: Probation and Parole
Campus Course Code: CCJO 4356
UTTC Course Code: CCJO 4356
Campus: UT Permian Basin
Program: CCJO
Course Description

This web class is designed to inform students as to the basic philosophy, tasks, and part that probation and parole plays within the criminal justice system as a whole. Specifically, it describes the tasks of probation and parole officers from two specific philosophies: Control Model and Medical Model.

Objectives and Activities

The objectives of this class are:

  • Describe and analyze the important historical developments that led to the creation of probation and parole agencies and programs, and their place in the system of criminal justice.
  • Identify and describe the development and creation of a separate system of juvenile justice and the role of probation and parole in that system.
  • Describe and explain the rationales for probation, incarceration, and parole for juveniles and adults.
  • Identify and discuss the major theories in the behavioral sciences, psychology, and sociology, applicable to probation and parole practice.
  • Describe the organization and operation of probation and parole agencies, and their implications for criminal justice.
  • Describe the major services of probation and parole agencies, including juvenile court intake, pre-sentence investigation, probation supervision, pre-parole reports, executive clemency, and parole supervision.
  • Identify and describe community corrections programs, including diversion, halfway houses, work-release, community dispute settlement, restitution, and community service.
  • Describe and analyze the use of intermediate sanctions in response to criminal behavior.
  • Identify and discuss the selection of probation and parole officers, the necessary personal qualities, educational and experience requirements, and the role of paraprofessionals and volunteers.
  • Describe the special programs in probation and parole, including interstate supervision, intensive supervision, electronic monitoring, special units for drug dependent offenders, gifted offenders, mentally ill offenders, and those who present special problems for community safety.
    Examine and demonstrate the important issues and problems in juvenile justice, including institutional care, the justice model for juveniles, and the issue of "status offenses".
  • Review the important issues and problems in adult probation and parole, including determinate versus indeterminate sentences, the law enforcement role of probation and parole officers, and the effectiveness of treatment.
Materials

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Credits:3
Level:Undergraduate
Faculty

Greg  Hammon
Ghammon4381@hotmail.com
432-334-5295


Angela  Tombs
atombs@odessa.edu
432-335-6714