Discuss re-entry. How is it different from probation? What are the two key components of aftercare? Which do you feel is most important? Why?

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Answer 1

Historically, the term parole has been used to describe the planned, supervised
early release from institutionalization authorized by the correctional facility.
Recently, reentry has gained prominence in the field as the preferred term used
to describe the process of transitioning youthful offenders from secure custody
back into the community. Alternately, aftercare—the supervision of youths for
a limited time after they are released from a correctional facility but while they
are still under the control of the facility or the juvenile court—can also apply to
this process previously called parole. All three terms are used interchangeably.
However, the entities responsible for overseeing this process generally still go
by the names parole agencies and parole officers.

Parole is unlike probation in both authority and concept. Probation can be granted only by the juvenile court and is subject to the court's stipulations. It provides the individual with freedom and continuity within the community. Parole, on the other hand, is a release from confinement issued by the correctional facility or a board on a recommendation by the correctional facility. Parole or reentry follows some period of incarceration, whereas probation is an alternative to incarceration.

Each state has its own procedures for parole, as do federal corrections. In Minnesota, for example, the Department of Corrections parole agents supervise juveniles sentenced to a correctional facility. The release of a juvenile from a correctional institution is the responsibility of a juvenile hearing officer, who uses a scale incorporating both the offense's severity and the delinquent's history.