CRJ 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Zebulon Brockway, Elmira Correctional Facility, Solitary Confinement
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Modern parole differs from probation in two ways: administrative function that is a part of executive branch. Different types of organization: separate agencies with distinct missions, joint agencies and serve a parole and probation officers or community supervision officers . Varied methods of assigning caseloads: parolees spent time in prison immediately prior to parole. Exceptions are shock probation and shock incarceration. Alexander maconochie: operated on three basic principles. Basic respect towards each other be respectful or you will get disrespect back. Use punishment that will modify their behavior in desirable ways. People have to complete a series of tasks, rather than time. Stage 1: solitary confinement for first nine months. First three months: reduced rations and no work. Stage 2: could earn marks through labor and good time. Stage 3: enough good marks enabled transfer to an open pre-release prison (specifically for men) Women were moved to houses of refuge. Stage 4: ticket of leave could be obtained by convict.
