You Are a Parole Officer Who Has Just Received a Long

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Essay

You are a parole officer who has just received a long email from your aunt,who is sick and tired of the way that people "get off easy these days." She writes that when she was growing up,no one was on parole,or serving "easy time" in community service programs,or,even worse,on house arrest.You have the opportunity to reach out to her and inform her about the philosophy behind community corrections and its evolution in American society; and you should,because your aunt is the president of the United States.

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Recognizing

The act of identifying or acknowledging the existence, validity, or legality of something.

Confrontation

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Direct Social Workers

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