Dr. Adam McKee's

Probation and Parole

Spring 2006

Assignment 4

Definitions and questions beginning with "list" need not be answered in essay form; all other questions must be in essay form.  Use standard English grammar, punctuation, and capitalization rules.  All files must be double spaced, written in 12-point times new roman font, have 1-inch margins, and readable in Microsoft Word.  [I can't read MS Works files!]  Do Not Send Me Assignments In the Body of an Email.  They must be attached files.

1.  Define the following terms in your own words:

1. Amercement
2. Security for good behavior
3. Filing
4. Motion to Quash
5. Surety
6. Recognizance
7. Suspended sentence
8. Conviction
9. John Augustus
10. Community Corrections Act

2.  What is the importance for probation of the ruling in Commonwealth v. Chase?

3.  Describe the two kinds of suspended sentence.

4.  Describe the impact of the Killits case on modern probation.

5.  Describe the role of John Augustus in the development of modern probation. 

6.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of administering probation on the state rather than local level?

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