AS AGREED
Assignment 2: PSI Reports
Ed Robertson is a twenty-year-old student. He is in his first year at the local community college. He is pursuing the course to become an elementary school teacher. He is single and works part-time delivering pizzas.
Robertson is arrested for sexual assault and torture of a seventeen-year-old high-school student. Robertson claims that the victim consented to the sexual act, but later began to cry. He hit her to prevent her from crying and making a scene. He blames her for the incident and claims that he is the victim. Robertson has been convicted despite his plea of not guilty.
He has no prior adult criminal record; however, he has two prior involvements in the juvenile justice system. While he was being investigated, several neighbors reported him for mistreating cats and dogs on numerous occasions.
Tasks:
You are the probation officer who has been assigned this case. You are required to prepare and submit a PSI report to the trial judge that includes the following:
The defendant's criminal history
Description of the present offenses involved
Sources of information
Criminal orientation
Defendant's explanations for his conduct
Personal and family background
Educational and employment background
Health
Sentencing options and recommendations
Correctional plan for the defendant with justifications
Justify your recommendations giving appropriate reasons. Support your answer with the help of research and examples. Your report should be in proper format for a long-form PSI report.
Conduct an internet search of government and career sites (e.g. bls.gov, jobs.com, monster.com, etc) to locate recent information on the career prospects for Probation Officers. Present your findings, including related job titles, potential employers, a summary of this job function, the education and experience required to qualify for this position, and the average salary one could expect to earn.
Submission Details:
Save the document as M2_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
By
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
, submit your document to the
M2 Assignment 2 Dropbox
.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Included the defendant's criminal history in the PSI report.
12
Described the offenses involved.
16
Explained the defendant's conduct.
16
Discussed the sentencing options and recommendations.
16
Detailed the correctional plan for the defendant with justified conclusions.
24
Provided relevant information on the career prospects for Probation Officers.
8
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and used accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
8
Total:
100
.
AS AGREEDAssignment 2 PSI ReportsEd Robertson is a twenty-year-.docx
1. AS AGREED
Assignment 2: PSI Reports
Ed Robertson is a twenty-year-old student. He is in his first
year at the local community college. He is pursuing the course
to become an elementary school teacher. He is single and works
part-time delivering pizzas.
Robertson is arrested for sexual assault and torture of a
seventeen-year-old high-school student. Robertson claims that
the victim consented to the sexual act, but later began to cry. He
hit her to prevent her from crying and making a scene. He
blames her for the incident and claims that he is the victim.
Robertson has been convicted despite his plea of not guilty.
He has no prior adult criminal record; however, he has two prior
involvements in the juvenile justice system. While he was being
investigated, several neighbors reported him for mistreating cats
and dogs on numerous occasions.
Tasks:
You are the probation officer who has been assigned this case.
You are required to prepare and submit a PSI report to the trial
judge that includes the following:
The defendant's criminal history
Description of the present offenses involved
Sources of information
Criminal orientation
Defendant's explanations for his conduct
Personal and family background
Educational and employment background
Health
Sentencing options and recommendations
Correctional plan for the defendant with justifications
Justify your recommendations giving appropriate reasons.
Support your answer with the help of research and examples.
Your report should be in proper format for a long-form PSI
report.
Conduct an internet search of government and career sites (e.g.
2. bls.gov, jobs.com, monster.com, etc) to locate recent
information on the career prospects for Probation Officers.
Present your findings, including related job titles, potential
employers, a summary of this job function, the education and
experience required to qualify for this position, and the average
salary one could expect to earn.
Submission Details:
Save the document as M2_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
By
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
, submit your document to the
M2 Assignment 2 Dropbox
.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Included the defendant's criminal history in the PSI report.
12
Described the offenses involved.
16
Explained the defendant's conduct.
16
Discussed the sentencing options and recommendations.
16
Detailed the correctional plan for the defendant with justified
conclusions.
24
Provided relevant information on the career prospects for
Probation Officers.
8
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution
of sources; and used accurate spelling, grammar, and
punctuation.
8
Total:
100
