Law Question

Write a paper that conforms to the following content and organization requirements:

1. Cover page in APA format
2. Paragraph 1: An Overview of Community-Based Sentences
   • Provide a brief review (no more than eight (8) sentences) in your own words summarizing community-based sentences. Some potential topics of discussion include (but are not limited to) overviews of:
     • The goals and forms of community-based sentences
     • Community-based corrections
     • Reentry and reintegration
   • Note that this will require you to accurately summarize and paraphrase what you learned in the textbook readings.
   • Note: Cite all sources used in this paragraph and do not use first person/opinion statements.
3. Paragraphs 2-3: Probation and Parole History
   • In your own words, briefly identify one important progression in the history of probation that shaped the future of probation in the U.S.
   • Clearly link this historical probation event to modern probation practices.
   • In your own words, briefly identify one important progression in the history of parole that shaped the future of parole in the U.S.
   • Clearly link this historical parole event to modern parole and release mechanism practices.
   • Note: Cite all sources used in this paragraph and do not use first person/opinion statements.
4. Paragraphs 45: Probation and Parole Structure and Purposes
   • Briefly summarize and discuss the structure and purposes of probation in the U.S. today.
   • Briefly summarize and discuss the structure and purposes of parole/release mechanisms in the U.S. today.
   • Note: Cite all sources used in this paragraph and do not use first person/opinion statements.
5. Paragraph 6: Compare and Contrast Probation and Parole
   • In your own words, identify and thoroughly discuss at least three specific points of comparison to compare/contrast between probation and parole.
   • Note: Cite all sources used in this paragraph and do not use first person/opinion statements.
6. Paragraphs 78: Probation and Parole Issues
   • Identify and discuss one issue related to probation (such as probation caseloads or (perceived) effectiveness in reducing future crime) in the U.S. today.
   • Identify and discuss one issue related to parole (such as parole caseloads or (perceived) effectiveness in reducing future crime) in the U.S. today.
   • Incorporate at least three reliable external sources in addition to the use of the textbook.
   • Note: Cite all sources used in this paragraph and do not use first person/opinion statements.
7. Paragraph 9: The Future of Community-Based Sentences
   • Consider what you learned in this course about the many types of sentences that are served, at least in part, out in the community.
   • Identify one sentence or issue related to community-based sentences (different from the issues you addressed earlier in this paper) that interests you.
   • Using facts and evidence from at least two external sources (different from those used above) in addition to your textbook, discuss the future of this community-based sentence or issue.
   • Note: Cite all sources used in this paragraph and do not use first person/opinion statements.
8. Reference page in APA format
   • An APA-format reference page with a reference for your textbook, as well as any other sources you use in the course of writing your essay. Remember that for every reference, you should have corresponding parenthetical (in-text) citations in your paper.