Criminal Law 3: Analyzing the Differences Between Probation and Parole

This assignment explores the fundamental differences between probation and parole within the criminal justice system. It defines probation as a period of supervised release, often with specific conditions, allowing offenders to avoid imprisonment while demonstrating rehabilitation. Parole, on the other hand, is a period of supervised release after an individual has served a portion of their prison sentence. The assignment highlights the advantages of probation, such as the opportunity for offenders to maintain employment and integrate into society, and parole, which can help reduce prison populations and promote good behavior. Conversely, it also addresses the disadvantages, including societal stigma, challenges in securing employment, and the potential for re-offending. The document also discusses remote location monitoring as a tool used to supervise and track offenders on probation or parole, enhancing the efficiency of officers and the accountability of the defendants. The assignment uses several sources to support its claims.

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Difference between both Probation and Parole

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Probation
Probation is when a person is monitored or instead of directly being sent to prison,
shows the sincerity and meanwhile are provided chance by the judges to show that they are
ready to rehabilitate themselves. There are a certain set of rules or conditions that possible
criminals are supposed to follow in order to show this sincerity, if they follow these rules and
fulfil the conditions, these people can avoid jail time or the sentence is amended due to the
conduct they showed while on probation and the severity of the crime they committed.
Parole
Parole refers to the time that after going through the jail time or the said imprisonment
is over, the person who was the prisoner is monitored just in the similar manner as when in
probation. On parole, the person or the defendant has to follow through certain conditions just
to make sure that the defendant is conducting all the duties a civilian needs to go through.
Here the defendant is monitored by a parole officer instead of a probation officer as in case of
probation. Though, it is quite similar to the probation time, it is just the time period after the
defendant has served his /her sentence (Mallicoat, 2019).
Advantages
Probation:
In this period a person is judged upon his/ her conduct in the society, as he /she is
allowed to go to work or even do all the other societal works under the supervision of a
probation officer. By his /her conduct, one can get their criminal records expunged also
(Henson, 2014).
Parole:
This helps in reduction of the jail or even the prison population and in situations
where people during their sentence prove to be an important and improved person, then they

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can be sent on parole, this way it promotes good behaviour and helps the others to do better
(Miller & Maloney, 2020).
Disadvantages
Probation:
People on probation might face severe backlash and shunning in society as there is a
lot of stigma revolving around it. Defendants often find themselves alone or in depression. In
certain situations people also face certain situations like bullying or bad behaviour from the
society in general due to this.
Parole:
People going through parole do not get good enough jobs, while it is necessary to
have a job and file taxes regularly. Employers do not in general wish to keep a person with
criminal record on work (Free Advice Legal, 2020).
Remote Location Monitoring
Remote location monitoring can assist the officers a lot as first of all it saves time and energy
and helps with a constant update on the defendant. By having a remote access to the constant
location tracking, it eases the work of these officers as they can track defendants from
anywhere and at any time. In case they try to flee or switch it of try to do something, even
that can be tracked as well. Even the defendants feel at ease as no person is constantly beside
them (Spalding, 2020).

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Bibliography
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Miller, J., & Maloney, C. (2020). Operationalizing Risk, Need, and Responsivity Principles
in Local Policy: Lessons From Five County Juvenile Probation Departments. The
Prison Journal, 49-73.
Spalding, M. (2020, January 12). Michigan's 'juvenile lifers' get a second look -- and maybe a
second chance. TCA Regional News.