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After reading "Probation in the United States" by Joan Petersilia above, answer the following questions. *Petersilia, J. (1998). Probation in the United States. Perspectives, spring, 30-41.
Question 1. Petersilia posits that closer monitoring of probationers is only half of the problem. What is the more difficult problem?
Question 2. In 1980, Petersilia and Turner "analyzed the criminal records and case files of approximately 16,500 males, each of whom had been convicted of felony crimes in California." What was the purpose of this study and what were their findings?
Question 3. According to the article, what are the advantages of probation over imprisonment?
Question 4. Petersilia points out that "the Supreme Court has held that probation should not be considered a form of "prison without walls," but rather, a period of conditional liberty that is protected by due process." Case law suggests that there are four broad fundamentals in determining the validity of conditions of probation. What are they?
Question 5. Nationally, how much does community corrections receive from state and local government as opposed to that spent for corrections?