Discuss the pros and cons of probation and parole officers carrying firearms
What will be an ideal response?
? Control vs. treatment
? Probation and parole work can be dangerous and officers should be able to protect themselves
? Probation and parole clients are often dangerous felons who sometimes reoffend. Is an armed probation and parole officer with arrest powers sometimes in the best position to make an arrest when warranted?
? Will arming a probation and parole officer weaken his position as a treatment agent / social worker?
Objective: Know the controversy over P/P officers carrying firearms and making arrests.
Page number: 232-2336
Level: Basic
2. Discuss the freedoms forfeited by parolees in regards to the Fourth Amendment. Should parolees have the same protection against unreasonable searches and seizures as the average citizen?
Answer: [key points to be made]
? Griffin v. Wisconsin
? Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Scott
? Offenders authorize searches on less than probable cause as a condition of release
? Position supported by U.S. Supreme Court
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