LibGuides: CJ-5101 v3: Week 5 Resources

Week 5 Resources

Criminal [In]Justice: A Critical Introduction

Fichtelberg, A. (2019). Criminal [in]justice: A critical introduction. Sage Publishing.

Read Chapter 12, pages 291-308.

This chapter explains the alternatives to prison, such as probation and parole.

Access your Redshelf book in the Getting Started module of the course or click on Bookshelf in the top navigation bar of the course.

When probation got too expensive, one man chose to go back to prison
Collins, C. (2018). When probation got too expensive, one man chose to go back to prison. KERA Radio on [Radio broadcast]. Part of the Here & Now series of WBUR Radio.
Probation is expensive, and some feel that the restrictions, time, and money are too much, so they check themselves into prison to do time instead. They feel that probation is a dead-end and never-ending process.
Adult probation
Tischauser, L. V. (2019). Adult probation. Salem Press Encyclopedia.
Probation is the most commonly used punishment in the U.S. This gives current statistics and a short history of probation.
Predictors of juveniles’ noncompliance with probation requirements
NeMoyer, A., Goldstein, N. E. S., McKitten, R. L., Prelic, A., Ebbecke, J., Foster, E., & Burkard, C. (2014). Predictors of juveniles’ noncompliance with probation requirements. Law and Human Behavior, 38(6), 580–591.
This article discusses why some juveniles may not do well in juvenile probation or under court order.