This document provides instructions for a CJS 230 week 8 assignment on probation. Students are asked to research the Bureau of Justice Statistics website and write a 700-1050 word paper in APA format assessing the effectiveness of probation. They must define probation, explain the probation process, discuss their findings from researching reentry trends, BJS publications, and probation statistics. They also analyze an article on prisoner reentry. The paper concludes by explaining if probation is an effective community corrections approach, supported with citations.

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CJS 230 WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT PROBATION
Assignment: Probation
· Resources: Bureau of Justice Statistics Web site and
Corrections
· Access the Bureau of Justice Statistics Web site at
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs.Then,
click Probation and Parole under the Corrections
section.
· Research the following:

2. o Reentry Trends in the United States
o BJS publications (the highlights of at least three
different years)
o Adults on probation spreadsheet under the Selected
Statistics section
o Article by Allen J. Beck, "State and Federal prisoners
returning to the community:
Findings from the Bureau of Justice Statistics," under the
Also by BJS staff section.
· Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format
assessing the effectiveness of
probation. In your paper, you must
o define probation as a sentence.
o explain the probation process.
o explain your findings within each researched item
above. What was significant about
the information? What did your research indicate in
terms of probation’s
effectiveness?
o explain whether or not you think probation is an
effective means of community-based

3. corrections.
o support your rationale.
· Cite at least three outside references to support your
research.
· Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment.