Treatment of Offenders: Case Analysis, Sentencing, and Rehabilitation

This assignment presents an analysis of several case studies related to the treatment of offenders. The cases cover a range of scenarios, including drug-related offenses, prior criminal history, and medical conditions. The analysis delves into the application of drug courts, static and dynamic risk factors, medical parole considerations, and the distinctions between determinate and indeterminate sentencing. It explores the conditions for probation, specialized caseloads, and risk assessments. The assignment also examines the factors influencing parole decisions, the role of therapy and counseling, and the application of various sentencing options to promote rehabilitation and reduce recidivism. The student also explores the different types of needs assessments and how they are used to determine the appropriate level of supervision and treatment for offenders. The assignment references relevant literature and legal principles to support the analysis and recommendations provided for each case, offering insights into the complexities of the criminal justice system and the importance of tailored interventions.

Running head- TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS
Treatment of Offenders
Name of the Student
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Answer to 1
A. The case of Smith shall be diverted to the drug court. As per the records, Smith had
no criminal records, and he was employed as a labourer with a construction company
with a good working record. However, as per the records Smith was associated with
drugs like marijuana and cocaine in the past and admitted that he has been drinking
alcohol and used Ecstasy on the night of the offence. So it is evident that Smith needs
a helping source for the rehabilitation from such usages and its order to fulfil that he
shall require the assistance of the drug court that might help him in his rehabilitation
process (Priestley and Vanstone 2014).
B. In a scenario where the case was diverted to the drug court and the court lay the
suspension pending then it that scenario it could affect the future of Smith. In such a
situation, Smith might have lost his job due to such allegations. If he would have lost
his job, he cannot further pay for the child support, which he already lacked behind.
This situation might have affected in such a way where he will turn into an addict and
use such drugs daily.
C. The two needs in order to plan the case that shows the party would include the
following:
 Mr Smith has been using substances like marijuana, cocaine, alcohol in the past,
and he admitted that he possessed Ecstasy on the night of the offence.
 That he was employed as a labourer in a company, yet he was lacking two months
behind the child support and did not see his child at all.

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Answer to 2
A. The static risk factor is stated as the factors that cannot be changed, or they chance
only in a certain way. The static risk factor in Ms Dias case is her prior experiences of
moving into a different place and the previous charges on her, such as the prior
forgery charge where she was also placed on probation. Whereas, dynamic risk
factors include the risk factors that can change with time (De Rosa, Luciano and
Regis 2015). The dynamic risk factor, in this case, is of unemployment and financial
problems that continued in her life. The fact that she had a child who was ten years
old she could have settled with a job permanently to secure the future of the kid.
B. The first factor that may lead Ms Diaz back on the path of criminal behaviour
includes unemployment. If Ms Diaz is not settled with a job, she might develop a
tendency for identity theft in need of money, and the other factor might be the
unstable and the unsettled condition in her life. These factors may limit her motivation
to start the restitution payment.
C. Cognitive Behavioral therapy can be useful in helping Ms Diaz to avoid criminal
behaviour in the future by preventing recidivism and assisting her with various
behavioural therapies through individual or group sessions (Brown and Clark. 2015).
The therapy sessions include motivational interviewing and job training therapy that
might help her in the future.
Answer to 3
A. Tony shall be granted medical parole. Tony has already served 40 years in prison, and
he was no more harm to anyone. He was involved in the murder when he was just 20
years of age and seeing the health conditions he shall be granted the medical parole.
As he was completely bedridden and the cancer war not curing inside the prison, and

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he required proper care and treatment that was not possible inside the prison. As per
the conditions he is eligible to get the medical parole as he was no longer a risk to the
public safety as already bedridden and has a verifiable permanent medical condition
that needs proper care.
B. The release of Tony shall include a mandatory release because as per the situation he
had already served the minimum term of the sentence in prison, and following the fact
that he was ill and was no more harm to the public he shall be released. Tony had
already served 40 years in prison and the fact that he was bedridden and needed more
intensive care he shall be released.
The mandatory release is stated as the conditional release under the sentence that is
spontaneous at the ending of the minimum term of the sentence by the credited time
following the ethical conduct whereas discretionary release refers to the conditional
release upon the decision of the parole board where the prisoner has earned the
freedom due to good behaviour.
C. As per the situation stated in the case if, Tony was granted the medical parole the
justification that states about the reduction in the length of incarnation as a reward for
ethical conduct shall satisfy the case (Alarid 2015). In the following case, Tony never
harmed anyone inside the prison not he was involved in some fights with the prisoners
that suffices the exemplary conduct of him. Tony had already served 40 years in
prison and was no longer a harm to the public, and the fact that he was bedridden and
followed up with a medical condition that was not curing at all shall be released upon
such conditions.

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Answer to 4
A. The following case study is an example of the indeterminate sentence. The primary
difference between the determinate and the indeterminate is that the determinate
sentence includes a definite amount of time stated for the prison and that is not subject
to any review by the parole board whereas the indeterminate sentence includes the
prison statement that states the range of year and not the fixed amount of time (Lee
2015).
B. The probation condition that shall be imposed upon the case includes the supervision
condition on Mr Green and the probation period shall be set for not less than two
years and not more than three years. As following the fact that nobody in his house
had any criminal history whereas he had one in the past, he shall be kept under
supervision and needs rehabilitation.
C. The standard condition would include reporting regular to a probation officer or the
court, and the special condition would be regularly attending a drug and alcohol
counselling program. The primary difference between the two terms includes that
standard condition is the conditions that are mandatory for all the offenders on
probation whereas special conditions refer to the additional punishments or fines
imposed on the offender on probation.
Answer to 5
A. Specialized caseloads are referred to like the kind of strategy used by the officers, to
reduce the risk for the commission of the crime by the offender with the help of
supervisory services (Alarid and Del Carmen 2011). Offenders who are drug and
alcohol addicts, possessing mental sickness or a sex offender shall be a part of
specialized caseloads. These categories of offenders are generally treated with such

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strategies as it is believed such the risk for continuing such offence may happen if
proper care is not taken. So using such strategies by providing supervisory services to
such offenders crime can be reduced.
B. Due to the public fear of the sex offender, the laws had been made more durable to
regulate the behaviour of the offender with the establishments of various compulsory
treatments and increasing supervision for the offender. Thus it takes a longer time to
train them, find proper housing and guide them for not doing such act resulting in a
long time for the supervision.
C. Yes, Steven shall be granted parole after serving 7.5 years in the prison as he has
already served the minimum period. Upon the serving of the minimum period for
probation, a person can be released based upon his conduct and by the discretion of
the parole officers. In order to minimize the risk for Steven, he shall be mandated to
continue with the counselling sessions and kept under the supervision of an officer
away from a place where none of his family resides.
Answer to 6
A. Mr User possesses a high risk as per his attitude and behaviour. As per the attitudes
and the behaviour, he shall receive a high maximum amount of treatments that include
therapy and counselling sessions that may be in a group or individually. The
appropriate step would be indulging him into such sessions and make it mandatory to
attend such drug or alcohol therapy sessions.
B. The needs level of Mr User includes the health and medical health evaluations, drug
and alcohol abuse records, physical appearance records, residential and financial
history. As per the score, he possesses a high risk, so in order to combat that he needs
intensive supervision by the authority of the officials.

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C. Following the needs assessment, the two highest needs that Mr User requires to
reduce the intake of drugs and alcohol and needs to be employed to make money
lawfully. In order to deal with such problems, therapy sessions shall be mandated so
that he may visit the sessions regularly and shall be involved in treatment sessions to
be physically fit.

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References
Alarid, L. (2015). Community Based Corrections. 10th ed. Cengage Learning.
Alarid, L. and Del Carmen, R. (2011). Community-based corrections. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth.
Brown, G. and Clark, D. (2015). Assessment in cognitive therapy. New York: The Guilford
Press.
De Rosa, C., Luciano, E. and Regis, L. (2015). Basis Risk in Static vs. Dynamic Longevity
Risk Hedging. SSRN Electronic Journal.
Lee, S. (2015). The Determinate-Indeterminate Distinction and Kant's Theory of
Judgment. Kant Studien, 95(2).
Priestley, P. and Vanstone, M. (2014). Offenders or citizens?. Cullompton, Devon: Willan.