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Task force case study: Creating a new parole policy to reduce crime and expenditures on crime

Other than her immediate advisors or cabinet members, who should the governor seek for advice on the plan?

The two major areas of controversy that are likely to arise regarding the Utopian governor's plan are how the plan deals with community safety and the need to balance the rights of currently and formerly incarcerated prisoners with the rights of victims. Members of the state police and corrections divisions who have considerable experience in dealing with reintegrating offenders into the community should provide input into how they think the plan will impact and change the current levels of violence and recidivism within the state and within the prison population. Equally critical, however, is to solicit the viewpoints of local advocates in crime-ridden communities to discuss how the policies being developed will affect residents.

Representatives of victim advocacy groups must have a voice, to ensure that the individuals affected by crime are not forgotten. Given that the new policy is based upon classical criminological theory that the certainty of punishment is more important than its severity, the advice of university experts in criminology should be sought, to examine how to put this old theory into contemporary practice (Marshall, 1998). If any community in the nation or within a specific county has created a potential successful forerunner of the new community parole program, the advice from a community or political leader could prove invaluable.

Who should be appointed to her task force?

The task force should consist of representatives from the state police, representatives from the state agency currently charge of overseeing paroles, representatives of any current community corrections and parole administrative divisions, a representative from all of the major cities and communities most affected by crime in the state, and representatives from victim rights advocacy groups.

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What language and metaphors should she use in her presentation to the individuals she would ask to serve on the task force?

Given the governor's long-standing image is that she is 'tough on crime' and friendly to law enforcement, it is essential that she maintain this image to seem consistent, and also to continue her friendly relations with all of the representatives of the law enforcement community, even though she is attempting to instate budget cuts. She may wish to note that the new policy will not result in job losses, and may merely mean shifting law enforcement personnel from in-house corrections to community parole and policing divisions.

When communicating with victim rights groups, she should also use her past record as evidence that her use of community policing is not evidence that she is becoming 'soft on crime' and that she still 'feels the pain' of victims whose lives have been affected by crime. She must also stress that dangerous offenders will not be released upon the public, and will be properly monitored by trained parole officers. Likewise, in dealing with community leaders from crime-affected areas, she must communicate the fact that she is 'sensitive' to the need for better policing and monitoring of these areas in general. Her….....

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