Probation And Parole Problems National crime rates have dropped recently; but each year Americans still suffer some 40 million criminal victimizations, about a quarter of which are violent, says researcher John DiIulio. Although most felony defendants are repeat offenders, they are sentenced to probation rather than prison or they are released from prison early on parole. On any given day in America, there are three convicted adult criminals out on probation or parole for e ...

Excerpted From: Using The Private Sector To Deter Crime March 1994 W85 Privatizing Probation and Parole Victims should be allowed to hire private attorneys and other professionals to prepare cases against the accused and thereby extend public prosecutors’ resources. The attorneys can be retained pro bono (for the good) or for compensation. This is already done in some white collar cases where financial complexities exceed the prosecutors’ expertise, such as complicated embezzle ...

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