Today I was in the student center and I heard a group of people arguing about the difference between probation and parole. Although I didn’t know these people, I really wanted to chime in because the information that was stated was wrong. It made me laugh and it sparked an idea of what I could possibly write my blog on. LOL! Probation is a decision handed down by a judge and it may be implemented instead of jail time or in combination with some jail time. It allows the convicted person to live in the community for a specified period of time under the supervision of a probation officer. Depending on the circumstances and the seriousness of the crime, the judge can specify restrictions on the offender's activities during the probationary period. If an offender violates the conditions or rules of probation, he or she may be sentenced to imprisonment by the judge. Parole is the early release of an inmate who has served part of his or her prison sentence. The inmate is allowed to return to the community under the conditions of parole and the supervision of a parole agent. If the offender violates any conditions, it can result in a revocation of the parole and re-imprisonment for the offender.
Probation and parole has similarities, but they are in fact different. To be on probation is less severe because there isn’t a guarantee that you will go to prison. Although that it possible, it doesn’t happen all the time. When an offender is placed on parole, it is because they served some time in prison already and it is possible for them to get out. They have to go in front of a parole board for them to make the decision on whether they can parole out or not. I feel like offenders who parole out have a higher recidivism rate because they don’t know how to adapt to society due to being institutionalized. The solution for this is to properly teach them how to adjust to the community again. This will help so they don’t go back to prison.
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