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1. Define release plans. What purpose do they serve for those inmates who will be returning to society from prison and how are they implemented?"

2. Discuss Supreme Court cases that have had an impact on the rights of parolees.

3. Elaborate on the arguments for and against probation and parole officers carrying weapons.

4. In what ways, if any, should private probation supervision and treatment be expanded? In what ways, if any, should they be limited? Fully explain your position.

5. Analyze the similarities and differences between the juvenile and adult criminal justice.

6. You are a juvenile probation officer attempting to decide what to do about a court referral before you in order to make recommendations to a judge. Should the case be dismissed? Should it be diverted to another program? Should it be adjudicated? If so, should it be adjudicated within the juvenile justice system or should the case be waived to adult court?

Brian is a 13-year-old male who has come to the attention of a court for an offense of vandalism. He and a friend "tagged" a school building with graffiti and broke several windows in the school gymnasium. The school principal estimated the total damage and cleanup costs to be approximately $1,300. Brian resides with both natural parents and two younger siblings. The family income is $65,000 annually. Brian admits to the offense but refuses to identify his co- offender. The family has agreed to pay complete restitution. Brian has no prior juvenile record, although he has been disciplined several times in school in the past year for minor violations of school rules. His grades, which were formerly A's and B's, have fallen off to C's and D's.