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109. To institutionalize people.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 02:45 PM

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Can somebody explain to me.... and I have a degree in Justice Studies...what is probation about? [View all] sundevil2000 Feb 2015 OP

yep, that's what it's about, just another racket. notadmblnd Feb 2015 #1

Not just the money. Also the second-class citizen status. Cal Carpenter Feb 2015 #2

Amen. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #15

State run or privatized? blueridge3210 Feb 2015 #3

county sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #6

Right. blueridge3210 Feb 2015 #10

do not leave out public prisons guillaumeb Feb 2015 #76

Right. blueridge3210 Feb 2015 #93

It is a way to monitor people after conviction... Evergreen Emerald Feb 2015 #4

Monitor? How? sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #5

Well for instance: Evergreen Emerald Feb 2015 #44

what? sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #56

Yeah... Evergreen Emerald Feb 2015 #60

and you missed my point as well sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #75

I don't think you understood the question, which was, "how is monitoring accomplished?" Scootaloo Feb 2015 #77

Probation is extremely helpful... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #7

Not in my case... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #12

Would you rather be back in jail? HappyMe Feb 2015 #14

You dont even know what my offense was.... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #17

Well, then complain. HappyMe Feb 2015 #19

what do I want? sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #25

Too bad. HappyMe Feb 2015 #26

wow sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #28

Wow what? HappyMe Feb 2015 #31

Feel sorry for me? Way passed that dude.... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #35

Or it may be like a high school student complaining about pipoman Feb 2015 #50

Not. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #53

lol...no, I think you have completely missed this point and several others in this thread... pipoman Feb 2015 #55

That's bullshit Cal Carpenter Feb 2015 #64

Good grief! HappyMe Feb 2015 #66

You said: Cal Carpenter Feb 2015 #68

If you read the whole thing, it seems to me HappyMe Feb 2015 #70

dont think its unfair at all sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #78

Sounds like an issue with your P.O. Everyone's situation and P.O. is different. haele Mar 2015 #108

No worries, we're on the same side. Cal Carpenter Feb 2015 #91

Good deal. HappyMe Feb 2015 #94

A waste of everybodies time JonLP24 Feb 2015 #71

You don't even have to go back that far JonLP24 Feb 2015 #67

Thank you and everyone else who sees clearly Tsiyu Feb 2015 #73

What was your offense?/NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #21

It's not about what is good for you. Codeine Feb 2015 #54

good answer sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #81

It shows that you have a minimum level of compliance with the terms of the court Gormy Cuss Feb 2015 #95

Did you get deferred prosecution? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #16

No. Got slammed in a podunk mid West town.... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #18

If you fuck up, that's what happens. HappyMe Feb 2015 #23

transfer my probation sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #29

Are you posting on the right board? HappyMe Feb 2015 #33

I've only 4 months left.... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #38

Well then, finish it off HappyMe Feb 2015 #41

Thanks Dad sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #43

I'm not your dad. HappyMe Feb 2015 #45

same difference sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #49

I didn't say anything that wasn't true. HappyMe Feb 2015 #51

No, but you certainly showed your true colors n/t Tsiyu Feb 2015 #72

How? HappyMe Feb 2015 #74

When your critical thinking skilz Tsiyu Feb 2015 #82

You offer nothing but smug HappyMe Feb 2015 #84

I'm the one being smug? Tsiyu Feb 2015 #90

Maybe you should talk to your lawyer? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #34

I have a friend who got deferred prosecution in L A and did his "probation" in Miami DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #24

So you have priors? Bobbie Jo Feb 2015 #62

I'm not going to answer that, cause too many people on this board sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #100

Cost containment and extended period supervision over the convicted leveymg Feb 2015 #8

Can you explain the "supervision" part? sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #13

What's your point? POs find violations of conditions of release all the time, resulting in leveymg Feb 2015 #22

They don't find them. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #32

Is it "unsupervised probation"? JonLP24 Feb 2015 #36

Not in AZ right now, but sure wish I was! sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #42

Not sure where that it is JonLP24 Feb 2015 #59

I guess they dont teach things like that at ASU padfun Feb 2015 #9

nice.... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #11

ASU padfun Feb 2015 #58

ASU has a better rep now.... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #83

I know 538 has an excellent Parole article JonLP24 Feb 2015 #20

and that's bullshit... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #27

Some states have a tiered supervision system blueridge3210 Feb 2015 #30

Full article is worth a read JonLP24 Feb 2015 #47

Discretion is a necessary component of the job blueridge3210 Feb 2015 #96

The person with long term experience dealing with the issues JonLP24 Feb 2015 #99

An option to keep a minimal eye on offenders... Oktober Feb 2015 #37

Waste of everybody's time and money. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #39

Are you suggesting that there is no place.. Oktober Feb 2015 #40

Please explain this follow up.... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #46

What's to explain? Oktober Feb 2015 #48

I deal with the punishment every day. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #52

Why? Oktober Feb 2015 #57

I did commit the crime. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #101

It helps you finish probation, Go Vols Mar 2015 #132

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It's better than jail treestar Feb 2015 #61

Did it ever occur to you Fla_Democrat Feb 2015 #63

lol! Yup. HappyMe Feb 2015 #65

just stop sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #85

How much value did the thread have to begin with? CreekDog Mar 2015 #106

i don't know sundevil2000 Mar 2015 #113

before I posted anything, you told the other poster their post didn't add anything to the thread CreekDog Mar 2015 #121

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Whatever? You should apologize to the first poster CreekDog Mar 2015 #126

thanks for your useless response sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #104

You're welcome Fla_Democrat Mar 2015 #115

Oh, so you can call a post "useless" but if someone questions the value of your post CreekDog Mar 2015 #134

For most cases, it's about the $$$$ Tsiyu Feb 2015 #69

It is very flawed & draconian JonLP24 Feb 2015 #79

It's applied arbitrarily Tsiyu Feb 2015 #88

Very JonLP24 Feb 2015 #97

Just takes one second in the wrong county Tsiyu Feb 2015 #98

Thank you. sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #87

It's an absolute waste of resources Tsiyu Feb 2015 #92

The idea is to provide an alternative to incarceration, allowing the person be productive/monitored. Shrike47 Feb 2015 #80

it is about continuing to punish people guillaumeb Feb 2015 #86

thanks sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #89

its about setting the conditions drray23 Feb 2015 #102

yep! ca$h! n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #103

I think you pretty much got it right. malokvale77 Feb 2015 #105

Probation is something we should fall more in love with and improve on. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #107

To institutionalize people. RedCappedBandit Mar 2015 #109

What did you do? ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #110

Does the probation you're referring to have anything to do with this? CreekDog Mar 2015 #111

Nice catch. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #114

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you only have 80-ish posts, it's under a minute to see all of them CreekDog Mar 2015 #120

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Great answer. CreekDog Mar 2015 #135

perhaps your PO is watching your boredom, impatience, fidgeting and yawning Kali Mar 2015 #112

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Here's what you should do Renew Deal Mar 2015 #118

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I find it funny that you are more upset about sitting in some guys office for an hour Renew Deal Mar 2015 #125

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You seem to be applying a personal peccadillo of your own parole office onto the system as a whole.. LanternWaste Mar 2015 #127

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Why do you think phil89 Mar 2015 #130

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After reading this entire thread, I still do not understand MineralMan Mar 2015 #119

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