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.
1. CJA 350 Module 2 Assignment 2 PSI Reports
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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:
2. 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.
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3. CJA 350 Module 3 Assignment 2 LASA 1
Juvenile Supervision
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Johnny is a 14-year-old boy whose parents are both working two jobs to
provide for their family. Johnny is an only child and remains
unsupervised until later in the evenings due to his parents' employment.
He is not involved in extracurricular activities and spends a large amount
of time with his friends, unsupervised in his home. One day, Johnny is
tempted by his friends to shoplift a shirt from aCentervale Mall
Department Store after school. He does so and is arrested by the
Centervale Police Officer, R. M. Syler. Johnny's parents are contacted;
they pick him up from the Centervale Police Department (CPD) where
they are notified of a scheduled appointment for them to meet with
Centervale Probation and Parole's Juvenile Officer Randy Melton. At the
meeting, Johnny admits to stealing the shirt. Johnny enters into a
supervision period with Officer Melton.
During the period of supervision, Johnny meets with Officer Melton at
CPD. Even though Officer Melton knew that Johnny was required to
undergo random urine analysis exams, he had never asked Johnny to
4. provide a urine sample over the three-month period Johnny had been
meeting with him. One meeting proved to be different. Johnny was
required to undergo a urine analysis and his results revealed positive for
marijuana. The results of Johnny's urine analysis test were not surprising
to Officer Melton because he had received reports from Johnny's parents
and the school that Johnny's grades were dropping and that he was
consistently arguing with teachers and his parents because he did not
want to follow rules set forth by the school or at home.
Johnny was also not abiding by the rules of the supervision agreement
he had entered into with his supervising officer by failing the drug test.
Due to the violation of his supervision, he had to appear in front of the
juvenile court judge for a status hearing and for them to hear the
violation. After the hearing, Johnny's stipulations now included the
recommendation to participate in a more intensive program, the Juvenile
Drug Court Program. Johnny was not amenable to this decision and
reacted by stealing a car. Johnny was arrested and held a pending contact
with the juvenile authorities and the judge.
Throughout this course, we have been discussing Juvenile and Adult
Supervision. There are clear differences between all of the processes
from intake to termination. This assignment focuses on the steps of
supervision in a juvenile case that could be transferred to the adult court
if it meets specific circumstances.
What You Need to Do:
You need to write a paper (6- to 8-page) for this assignment. Your paper
should follow all APA format and citation guidelines. Please utilize 3–5
credible, outside resources in this assignment and document them using
in-text citations and properly formatted references. Include a thesis
statement in your paper and finalize it with a strong conclusion.
5. Your paper should include answers to the following questions:
1. Identify what would be the first course of action for Johnny as he
enters the juvenile justice system through the intake process.
2. Identify and discuss what offender status Johnny might be classified
under upon intake and why Johnny meets that criterion.
3. Identify and discuss what programs and stipulations a Juvenile officer
may assign to Johnny and explain how an officer might implement
Johnny's supervision. Use information from your textbook and from
local programs within your community.
4. Identify the next steps in the juvenile process keeping in mind the new
charges brought forth in Johnny's case. For example, discuss why
Johnny would remain under supervision, why he would be detained, or
why the adjudication process would begin?
5. Determine at which point in this scenario Johnny could be adjudicated
and sentenced as an adult.
Compare and contrast the juvenile supervision system with the adult
court process for Johnny's case. If Johnny is tried as an adult,
hypothesize what the potential outcomes could be for this case.
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6. CJA 350 Module 4 Assignment 2 Probation and
Parole
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CJA 350 Module 4 Assignment 2 Probation and Parole
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CJA 350 Module 5 Assignment 1 LASA 2 Parole
Supervision
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7. as Mary White by her driver's license. White appeared to be intoxicated
and resisted Officer Wright at the scene. White was arrested for driving
while Here's What Happened:
Mary White, age twenty-five, is a Hispanic female. She has been on
probation for twelve months of a five-year probation program. She is on
supervision for the felony charge of possession of a controlled
substance. During her period of supervision, that is, probation, White
has tested positive for the use of amphetamines on two separate
occasions, failing to participate in outpatient treatment and failing to
abide by the stipulations set forth by the court.
Recently, White violated the conditions of her probation by getting
arrested for driving while she was intoxicated and tampering with a
vehicle. White was sentenced to sixty days of incarceration within the
county jail for her violations. The police report, which was obtained for
the violation of probation hearing purposes, stated:
Centervale Police Department (CPD)
CPD Case Number:
11-XXXX
Incident:
Tampering with a Vehicle
Reporting Officer:
T. Smith
Date of Report:
8. April 1, 2012
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on April 1, 2012, I, Officer R. T. Smith was
dispatched to a stolen vehicle complaint at 123 Main Street in
Centervale. I met with the complainant, Jane Daugherty, who said that
she had parked her car by a meter while entering into Fuzzy's Furniture
Store. Before returning to her car she had stopped at the sandwich shop
to pick up dinner. Daugherty returned to her car at approximately 10:30
p.m. This is when she discovered her car had been stolen.
Daugherty described her car as a 2009 black Toyota Corolla. The
registration is 123-ABC. The car is valued at approximately $13,000 and
has a sunroof and a dent on the back left fender from a grocery cart.
Daugherty stated that she had locked the car after exiting but did not
have the keys with her at the time. She also said that she had left the
keys in a lock box in the gas tank so that she did not have to worry about
losing them. Daugherty stated that she had not given anyone permission
to take her vehicle and was current on her auto payments so there was no
possibility of repossession.
In my survey of the crime scene, I was unable to locate any items of
evidence. There was no broken glass near the meter where the vehicle
was parked and there were no items to photograph. Daugherty's vehicle
information was entered into the National Crime Information Center
database and a
Be on the look-out
(BOLO) was issued for her vehicle.
At approximately 12:15 a.m. on April 2, 2012, information was received
that Centervale Officer W. S. Wright was in pursuit of the suspected
stolen vehicle. He entered into a traffic stop after the car came to a stop
9. outside Freddy's Bar in South Centervale. The driver of the vehicle was
later identified intoxicated and tampering with a motor vehicle. The car
was towed to Fred's Salvage. I made contact with Daugherty to notify
her that her vehicle had been recovered and that I would contact her
once the vehicle was processed for evidence and could be released.
White had two new charges pending in addition to her violation. She
was found guilty of the felony of tampering with a motor vehicle. The
misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated was dropped given her
felony conviction. White was assigned to Officer Myers with the
Centervale Probation and Parole Office to complete a sentencing
assessment report for the court. The portions of the sentencing
assessment report include the narratives from the police reports, history
of the offender, education, employment, substance abuse, specialized
training, and a recommendation regarding the ability to succeed under a
period of supervision. Given her recent history of supervision, White
was sentenced to five years within the department of corrections.
While incarcerated, White was given a parole hearing date within
eighteen months of her incarceration. She appeared in front of the Parole
Board and was given a release date after twenty-four months of
incarceration.
Here's What You Need to Do:
Use APA format and citation guidelines to compose a paper (8- to 10-
page, not including the title page or references page), on the parole
system and process based on White's case that addresses the following:
Explain how the history of probation and parole influences the decisions
that are made in the Adult Court System toward the supervision of adult
offenders, highlighting the differences between past and present
processes and practices.
10. Determine whether White was on probation or parole during her first
period of supervision. Analyze the opportunities that were given to her
during that period. When White was released from the Centervale Jail,
determine her supervision status. Explain whether it was different from
her first period of supervision. Analyze and discuss the reasons for any
changes you discover.
Analyze how White violated her probation and describe each offense.
In detail, identify and describe the presentence investigation information
needed in order to complete the process before the judge renders his or
her decision in the sentencing stage. Explain the importance of the
presentencing investigation process in White's case and the reason why
the guidelines for sentencing must be followed in every case.
Identify the parole parameters you would set for White if you were on
her Parole Committee. Explain the impact White's release might have on
Daugherty. Then compare stipulations set forth by the Court and the
Parole Board. Explain whether the Court and the Parole Board aim for
the same goal. Defend your position using examples.
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