Parole Client Programs

Parole clients are of different types , some are in the serious offender category and some are technical offender . Each type of client has different requirements . Most parole client programs are directed towards a limited segment of the parole clients leaving many clients to languish in unfriendly or inadequate programs . New programs should be designed to be comprehensive and should take care of the parole offender ‘s needs at every stage of the rehabilitation process

Parole clients are those that have been sentenced to a term of probation , which [banner_entry_middle]

may last from one to five year . These clients are assigned to probation officers to monitor his way of living for the period of probations . The method of monitoring may include supervision at the client at home , employment and matters related to drug and alcohol . Some people who serve the Intensive Supervisory Parole program allow release of the parole client to a community support group of family and friends (Tonry M .

578 , 1998 . There is strict electronically monitored curfew . Violation of parole can mean imprisonment again till the full sentence is served (Siegel . L

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One example of a program that has been created to meet the needs of special parole clients is The Cases ‘ Parole Restoration Project . This project coordinates the efforts of the New York State Division of Parole , the New York City Department of Correction , Daytop Village , and Women ‘s Prison Association . This program keeps technical violators of parole who have not been rearrested at Rikers Island (Cases Inc2002 The strong points of this program are that it endeavors to return prison bound clients back to their community . In addition , this program is focused on clients with special needs like people with substance abuse problems , mental problems or women with sole responsibility of children The weaknesses of this program are that clients are kept in conditions that are not very different from those in prison . Moreover , the clients are often separate from their lawyers and thus cannot explore the different options for their release into the community . This leads to longer terms in the restoration project . Finally , this program does not allow its clients to be at their places of employment or school

Another program that has been created to meet the needs of special parole clients is the Oklahoma City and The Volunteer Center on the Youth Initiative Project . This is a part of the Special Probation Service Department initiative that attempts to enhance the ability of the Juvenile Bureau client to increase their ability to stick to the condition of release from detention . The Oklahoma City and The Volunteer Center on the Youth Initiative Project conducts direction giving sessions for first time probation clients . The center gives guidelines that would help the clients meet the requirements of the court and thus avoid imprisonment . This center mainly uses the help of volunteers . The strong point about this service is that the Oklahoma City and The Volunteer Center on the Youth Initiative Project… [banner_entry_footer]