The interviewee in this video brings up some of the negative aspects of being on probation (house arrest). With such restraints on what you can do, where you can go, and when you can go, it leaves little room for anything. He talked about how much more depressed he became when he was just sitting around the house. Of course having time spent outside of the house is sacrificed when you are put on probation for a crime you committed. If you are going to break the law you have to suffer the consequences no matter how it makes you feel. Even as it is, he talks about how he could request to be outside the house for various things like church and school to keep him from essentially going stir crazy. I think that probation is more beneficial for people who commit lesser crimes and first time offenders than jail or prison. Because I firmly believe that many of these people don't know any other lifestyle than what had gotten them in trouble and they need the assistance or just that firm hand telling them what they should be doing and what they can't do to function properly in society. But as it is with drug addicts, among others, if they don't want the help they wont benefit from having any. Some people will continue to violate their probation and continue to get into trouble. Its cases like this that you have to decide when to send them back into prison, well the court does. I think that this video also highlights a lot of the problems people at the summit of hope experienced. The man still feels like there aren't enough agencies out there that truly help him get what he needs. He talks about what struggles he had, and how it changed his life and affected the rest of his family. I didn't think of this at the time, but he mentioned that officers would make 'routine checks' of his house, and they would look for alcohol, drugs and see who he was spending time with. Overall I like how probation works, because it forces offenders to walk on a set path, and make them take those steps towards a better lifestyle, or 'rehabilitation'. RMG789
In this video the person being interviewed in the video brings up the negative aspects of being on probation, specifically house arrest. He brings up that it gives you so many restrictions such as a curfew, where you have to be at certain times, the depression of having to be around the house and other aspects of it. Even though this person does bring up very good aspects of why house arrest is negative, its a punishment it should not be joyful like oh hey everyone guess what I'm on house arrest lets have a party, no. You should not be able to say you look forward to it because it is a punishment and a way to keep the criminal in the community without having to pay for them being incarcerated and the worse affects it will have on their lives. My opinion is i think that probation and house arrest is a good form of making the person pay but still keeping them in the community. As we discussed in class we talked about how about 6 out of 10 people on probation do not go back while in prison it was like 6 out of 10 do go back. Obviously they are not the same crimes but for lesser crimes that are not serious i think probation should be an option to look at because of the effect it has on their lives, they are able to stay in the community and have a job while having to pay the consequences of their actions. As RMG789 said it makes the offenders walk on a set path and better their life while they are on it, of course not everyone is going to magically become a great citizen but the 65% that does is a lot better than nothing. Ramadan789
I agree that the interview brings up many of the problems with of being on house arrest. Although I agree that house arrest is a punishment and shouldn’t be too easy even in prison you get to talk to people so I think there are a few things that need to be thought out better. KAM789
It was interesting to hear from his perspective about house arrest because those of us that have never been on house arrest might not have known all the details he stated. When he met with his probation officer it was once a week and he literally had to tell them every single detail about what he did during the week such as where he went, who he was with, and what he was doing. Though he did have an electric monitor on him the officers still had to come and check in with him to search the house for drugs, alcohol, or to see who was at his house. He said that after a while it became tedious because he always had to write down everything he was doing which I can definitely see how after writing down the same thing every day would become very annoying. In order for him to get away from his house he had to request time and as he was saying, we often don't realize how fortunate our freedom is until it is taken away from us. Within his time on house arrest and being stuck at home every day he started gaining weight, becoming depressed, and irritating his mother. I agree with him that socialization is very therapeutic and if you don’t talk to someone for a certain amount of time you begin to go a little crazy and eventually start talking to yourself. Even though I believe he did deserve to be on house arrest for committing a crime I can see how it made him feel depressed and very anxious. Hopefully next time he will remember how horrible it was on probation and will make smarter choices in the future. -MH789
MH789 brings up great points and are in agreement that if they think house arrest or probation of some sort was awful they will make smarter choices instead of making the same mistakes or something similar.No one is perfect we all do something stupid and everyone deserves a second chance and i think thats what probation offers people. Ramadan789
I agree it can become somewhat hey are not just being set out free the still have to earn this little bit of freedom. He should be happy for the probation he has. NR789
I agree, on one hand I feel bad for him since he may be one of the few who didn't "need" as much monitoring as he was getting which lead to the mental strain, but on the other hand I can definitely see it being a better method of deterrence to keep probationers from repeating their offenses. -EAB789
I thought it was quite interesting to hear what his feeling are about house arrest since those of us that have never been put under house arrest might not know all the details he stated. When he met with his probation officer once a week he literally had to tell them every single detail about what he did during the week including where he went to, who he was with, and what he was doing during that time. Although he did have an electric monitor on him the officers still had to come and check in with him in order to search the house for drugs, alcohol, or to see what individuals were his house. He said that after some time had passed it became tedious because he always had to write down everything he was doing which I can definitely see how writing down the same thing every day would become very annoying; I'm sure most of us have trouble remembering everything we did on a given unless its something special. In order for him to get away from his house he had to request time and as was previously noted, we often don't realize how fortunate our freedom is until it is taken away. Because he was stuck at home every day he started gaining weight, become depressed, and began to be irritating to his mother. I agree with his observation that socialization is very therapeutic and if you don’t talk to someone for a certain amount of time you begin to go crazy and eventually start talking to yourself to avoid losing it completely. Even though I thought he did deserve to be on house arrest for committing a crime I can also see how it made him feel depressed and anxious. Hopefully the next time he will remember how horrible it was to be on probation and will make better choices in the future. -Jon789
I agree wholeheartedly with MH789, who brings up great points and agrees that if criminals think house arrest or probation of some kind is awful they will most likely make smarter choices in the future instead of making the same mistakes over and over. Nobody is perfect and we all have done something stupid but everyone deserves a second chance and that's what probation offers to people. -Jon789
I think this interview does a good job of putting life on probation into perspective. The man talked about the mental strain that comes along with constantly being monitored and told what he could and could not do. He said he was getting searched all the time and when he was being searched the police came prepared to take him back on the spot. So it is understandable that he felt anxiety from the threat of going back. He also mentioned that being on house arrest put a strain on the relationship he had with his mother. He also said that when he got on house arrest although there were programs offered for help to get a job they were not help in finding a new job. He said he didn’t get much social activity while on house arrest as well so he get all his social interaction from going to church and school. I think house arrest is a good idea but needs some work. In a way I think it almost does damage to the person under house arrest by giving them a sort of fake freedom where they aren’t in prison but aren’t completely free. So I can understand why the man being interviewed said he was depressed especially if he was getting as little social interaction as he said he was. Overall though I think house arrest is good but the needs of the person on house arrest need to be taken into consideration. KAM789
I feel the interview was a little one sided. He targeted all the bad about "house arrest". yeah there are a lot of bad things about it, Not having the same freedom as non offenders. that has to be the hardest that you might be missing out on things with family and friends. but it was also good to "rehabilitate or habilitate" someone. in the video the man asked to go to school. school help him to be distracted from the major depression he was in. SM789
It did seem a bit one sided. However just because they couldn't leave to see family and friends didn't mean they couldn't go see him. Also you mentioned the depression which mental illness may be still a bigger problem among offenders than we realize. EAW
I believe the reason why the interview turned to be so negative is because this man is definitely not a hardcore criminal. The man has two degrees, goes to church, wants to attend school, and did not even like to drink alcohol. He knows he is not that kind of a criminal therefore believes he does not deserve this strict probation over him. In reality I my thoughts on this kind of probation are good. It is much more cheaper than prison or jail and it gives the people some freedom. If this man thinks he has no connection with society, then he can try to go to prison where he has absolutely none at all. I was really impressed when a he stated that "society is the best cure for depression" and that is why he wants to go out to church and school to interact. Honestly that is a swerve move to start getting to speak to people and interact smoothly. Here I just bought up another positive for probation, it is acting like a rehabilitation. Think about it, now he is only attending the positive places which are, school, rehab classes, and church. I doubt it that gang related activities will be occurring in these environments. Thanks to probation he is going to the right environments. Switching topics a little bit, when he says he is a hassle to his mom then I don't think she is very caring for him. A mother is suppose to be helping his child out no matter what age and not see him as dreadful individual to the house. The probation rules can be hard, but if you have nothing to hide they must not bother you at all. NR789
Electronic monitoring has definitely propelled the criminal justice system forward in my opinion. This gives the less hardened criminals a chance to prove they are not beyond rehabilitation. They are confined to their residence and must where an electronic ankle bracelet. They have to get preapproval to leave and go to church and things of that nature. This confinement can drive a person crazy but would gladly be chosen over jail by most. Probation is given for misdemeanors and/or upon release from jail sentences many times from my understanding. The offender has a parole officer the must meet with at a designated time and place. Not doing so would violate the terms of probation and once arrested you would may be sent back to jail. There are other rules especially if your case was related to drugs, alcohol, sex offending. Having electronic monitoring or being on probation can take a toll a person and their loved ones. Having support during that time I feel will have a tremendous impact on offenders in aiding their rehabilitation. EAW
Electronic monitoring seems to have its own ups and downs like many other things in the criminal justice system. It's a more cost efficient alternative (this is questioned by the interviewer who cites the human resources used to check up on the offenders) that allows offenders to operate within society with explicit restrictions. These restrictions include but are not limited to; curfews, sobriety, and obedience with the law. Some of the negatives are implied by the offender in the interview. He seems like he is on the right track already by his willingness to integrate into positive social groups and get even more education, but he is still very heavily monitored which he notes can become very stressful and thus detrimental to an offender's mental well-being. By having to live with his mother for a period of time he could tell he was a burden on her and he felt guilty because of that. Although these things are not so beneficial to the rehabilitation of the offender they do not entirely outweigh the benefits. Being locked up makes the successful reintegration and rehabilitation to society much more difficult. With the expansion of the probation system we can see decreased prison populations and higher success rate for getting people to stop committing crimes, leading to more efficiency and success in the criminal justice system. -EAB789
I agree with Jon789 because those who never been on house arrest before, I know it was interesting hearing him talk about what you had to do when your in the predicament. I couldn't even image me being i the situation because I like to be gone for hours ad not have anyone tell me to be i the house at a certain time. That would irritate me so much. SJ789
How he's responding to the questions are in a shocking way because he feels like maybe he shouldn't have been on house arrest. He says he isn't a criminal because he doesn't really doesn't drunk and he goes to church and all this good stuff. I think it was a good thing he wasn't in jail. If it was me I would rather take the house arrest rather then sitting in a jail or prison cell. Meeting with a probation officer once a week is not bad at all. Hearing from them all the time should bother him. Being on house arrest should make him and anyone else realize that if you want to be treated like a regular citizen you can't go out doing illegal things. Things like this shouldn't want to happen this way. Freedom could be taken like he said but if you don't want it to be taken do the right things in life. After this and he does his months and he gets off I hope he learns from this situation because the sounds of it it he doesn't like being in jail or house arrest. I'm pretty sure nobody does. SJ789
The interviewee in this video brings up some of the negative aspects of being on probation (house arrest). With such restraints on what you can do, where you can go, and when you can go, it leaves little room for anything. He talked about how much more depressed he became when he was just sitting around the house. Of course having time spent outside of the house is sacrificed when you are put on probation for a crime you committed. If you are going to break the law you have to suffer the consequences no matter how it makes you feel. Even as it is, he talks about how he could request to be outside the house for various things like church and school to keep him from essentially going stir crazy. I think that probation is more beneficial for people who commit lesser crimes and first time offenders than jail or prison. Because I firmly believe that many of these people don't know any other lifestyle than what had gotten them in trouble and they need the assistance or just that firm hand telling them what they should be doing and what they can't do to function properly in society. But as it is with drug addicts, among others, if they don't want the help they wont benefit from having any. Some people will continue to violate their probation and continue to get into trouble. Its cases like this that you have to decide when to send them back into prison, well the court does. I think that this video also highlights a lot of the problems people at the summit of hope experienced. The man still feels like there aren't enough agencies out there that truly help him get what he needs. He talks about what struggles he had, and how it changed his life and affected the rest of his family. I didn't think of this at the time, but he mentioned that officers would make 'routine checks' of his house, and they would look for alcohol, drugs and see who he was spending time with. Overall I like how probation works, because it forces offenders to walk on a set path, and make them take those steps towards a better lifestyle, or 'rehabilitation'. RMG789
ReplyDeleteIn this video the person being interviewed in the video brings up the negative aspects of being on probation, specifically house arrest. He brings up that it gives you so many restrictions such as a curfew, where you have to be at certain times, the depression of having to be around the house and other aspects of it. Even though this person does bring up very good aspects of why house arrest is negative, its a punishment it should not be joyful like oh hey everyone guess what I'm on house arrest lets have a party, no. You should not be able to say you look forward to it because it is a punishment and a way to keep the criminal in the community without having to pay for them being incarcerated and the worse affects it will have on their lives. My opinion is i think that probation and house arrest is a good form of making the person pay but still keeping them in the community. As we discussed in class we talked about how about 6 out of 10 people on probation do not go back while in prison it was like 6 out of 10 do go back. Obviously they are not the same crimes but for lesser crimes that are not serious i think probation should be an option to look at because of the effect it has on their lives, they are able to stay in the community and have a job while having to pay the consequences of their actions. As RMG789 said it makes the offenders walk on a set path and better their life while they are on it, of course not everyone is going to magically become a great citizen but the 65% that does is a lot better than nothing.
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I agree that the interview brings up many of the problems with of being on house arrest. Although I agree that house arrest is a punishment and shouldn’t be too easy even in prison you get to talk to people so I think there are a few things that need to be thought out better. KAM789
DeleteIt was interesting to hear from his perspective about house arrest because those of us that have never been on house arrest might not have known all the details he stated. When he met with his probation officer it was once a week and he literally had to tell them every single detail about what he did during the week such as where he went, who he was with, and what he was doing. Though he did have an electric monitor on him the officers still had to come and check in with him to search the house for drugs, alcohol, or to see who was at his house. He said that after a while it became tedious because he always had to write down everything he was doing which I can definitely see how after writing down the same thing every day would become very annoying. In order for him to get away from his house he had to request time and as he was saying, we often don't realize how fortunate our freedom is until it is taken away from us. Within his time on house arrest and being stuck at home every day he started gaining weight, becoming depressed, and irritating his mother. I agree with him that socialization is very therapeutic and if you don’t talk to someone for a certain amount of time you begin to go a little crazy and eventually start talking to yourself. Even though I believe he did deserve to be on house arrest for committing a crime I can see how it made him feel depressed and very anxious. Hopefully next time he will remember how horrible it was on probation and will make smarter choices in the future. -MH789
ReplyDeleteMH789 brings up great points and are in agreement that if they think house arrest or probation of some sort was awful they will make smarter choices instead of making the same mistakes or something similar.No one is perfect we all do something stupid and everyone deserves a second chance and i think thats what probation offers people.
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I agree it can become somewhat hey are not just being set out free the still have to earn this little bit of freedom. He should be happy for the probation he has. NR789
DeleteI agree, on one hand I feel bad for him since he may be one of the few who didn't "need" as much monitoring as he was getting which lead to the mental strain, but on the other hand I can definitely see it being a better method of deterrence to keep probationers from repeating their offenses.
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I thought it was quite interesting to hear what his feeling are about house arrest since those of us that have never been put under house arrest might not know all the details he stated. When he met with his probation officer once a week he literally had to tell them every single detail about what he did during the week including where he went to, who he was with, and what he was doing during that time. Although he did have an electric monitor on him the officers still had to come and check in with him in order to search the house for drugs, alcohol, or to see what individuals were his house. He said that after some time had passed it became tedious because he always had to write down everything he was doing which I can definitely see how writing down the same thing every day would become very annoying; I'm sure most of us have trouble remembering everything we did on a given unless its something special. In order for him to get away from his house he had to request time and as was previously noted, we often don't realize how fortunate our freedom is until it is taken away. Because he was stuck at home every day he started gaining weight, become depressed, and began to be irritating to his mother. I agree with his observation that socialization is very therapeutic and if you don’t talk to someone for a certain amount of time you begin to go crazy and eventually start talking to yourself to avoid losing it completely. Even though I thought he did deserve to be on house arrest for committing a crime I can also see how it made him feel depressed and anxious. Hopefully the next time he will remember how horrible it was to be on probation and will make better choices in the future. -Jon789
ReplyDeleteI agree wholeheartedly with MH789, who brings up great points and agrees that if criminals think house arrest or probation of some kind is awful they will most likely make smarter choices in the future instead of making the same mistakes over and over. Nobody is perfect and we all have done something stupid but everyone deserves a second chance and that's what probation offers to people. -Jon789
ReplyDeleteI think this interview does a good job of putting life on probation into perspective. The man talked about the mental strain that comes along with constantly being monitored and told what he could and could not do. He said he was getting searched all the time and when he was being searched the police came prepared to take him back on the spot. So it is understandable that he felt anxiety from the threat of going back. He also mentioned that being on house arrest put a strain on the relationship he had with his mother. He also said that when he got on house arrest although there were programs offered for help to get a job they were not help in finding a new job. He said he didn’t get much social activity while on house arrest as well so he get all his social interaction from going to church and school. I think house arrest is a good idea but needs some work. In a way I think it almost does damage to the person under house arrest by giving them a sort of fake freedom where they aren’t in prison but aren’t completely free. So I can understand why the man being interviewed said he was depressed especially if he was getting as little social interaction as he said he was. Overall though I think house arrest is good but the needs of the person on house arrest need to be taken into consideration. KAM789
ReplyDeleteI feel the interview was a little one sided. He targeted all the bad about "house arrest". yeah there are a lot of bad things about it, Not having the same freedom as non offenders. that has to be the hardest that you might be missing out on things with family and friends. but it was also good to "rehabilitate or habilitate" someone. in the video the man asked to go to school. school help him to be distracted from the major depression he was in. SM789
ReplyDeleteIt did seem a bit one sided. However just because they couldn't leave to see family and friends didn't mean they couldn't go see him. Also you mentioned the depression which mental illness may be still a bigger problem among offenders than we realize. EAW
DeleteI believe the reason why the interview turned to be so negative is because this man is definitely not a hardcore criminal. The man has two degrees, goes to church, wants to attend school, and did not even like to drink alcohol. He knows he is not that kind of a criminal therefore believes he does not deserve this strict probation over him. In reality I my thoughts on this kind of probation are good. It is much more cheaper than prison or jail and it gives the people some freedom. If this man thinks he has no connection with society, then he can try to go to prison where he has absolutely none at all. I was really impressed when a he stated that "society is the best cure for depression" and that is why he wants to go out to church and school to interact. Honestly that is a swerve move to start getting to speak to people and interact smoothly. Here I just bought up another positive for probation, it is acting like a rehabilitation. Think about it, now he is only attending the positive places which are, school, rehab classes, and church. I doubt it that gang related activities will be occurring in these environments. Thanks to probation he is going to the right environments. Switching topics a little bit, when he says he is a hassle to his mom then I don't think she is very caring for him. A mother is suppose to be helping his child out no matter what age and not see him as dreadful individual to the house. The probation rules can be hard, but if you have nothing to hide they must not bother you at all. NR789
ReplyDeleteElectronic monitoring has definitely propelled the criminal justice system forward in my opinion. This gives the less hardened criminals a chance to prove they are not beyond rehabilitation. They are confined to their residence and must where an electronic ankle bracelet. They have to get preapproval to leave and go to church and things of that nature. This confinement can drive a person crazy but would gladly be chosen over jail by most. Probation is given for misdemeanors and/or upon release from jail sentences many times from my understanding. The offender has a parole officer the must meet with at a designated time and place. Not doing so would violate the terms of probation and once arrested you would may be sent back to jail. There are other rules especially if your case was related to drugs, alcohol, sex offending. Having electronic monitoring or being on probation can take a toll a person and their loved ones. Having support during that time I feel will have a tremendous impact on offenders in aiding their rehabilitation. EAW
ReplyDeleteElectronic monitoring seems to have its own ups and downs like many other things in the criminal justice system. It's a more cost efficient alternative (this is questioned by the interviewer who cites the human resources used to check up on the offenders) that allows offenders to operate within society with explicit restrictions. These restrictions include but are not limited to; curfews, sobriety, and obedience with the law. Some of the negatives are implied by the offender in the interview. He seems like he is on the right track already by his willingness to integrate into positive social groups and get even more education, but he is still very heavily monitored which he notes can become very stressful and thus detrimental to an offender's mental well-being. By having to live with his mother for a period of time he could tell he was a burden on her and he felt guilty because of that. Although these things are not so beneficial to the rehabilitation of the offender they do not entirely outweigh the benefits. Being locked up makes the successful reintegration and rehabilitation to society much more difficult. With the expansion of the probation system we can see decreased prison populations and higher success rate for getting people to stop committing crimes, leading to more efficiency and success in the criminal justice system.
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I agree with Jon789 because those who never been on house arrest before, I know it was interesting hearing him talk about what you had to do when your in the predicament. I couldn't even image me being i the situation because I like to be gone for hours ad not have anyone tell me to be i the house at a certain time. That would irritate me so much. SJ789
ReplyDeleteHow he's responding to the questions are in a shocking way because he feels like maybe he shouldn't have been on house arrest. He says he isn't a criminal because he doesn't really doesn't drunk and he goes to church and all this good stuff. I think it was a good thing he wasn't in jail. If it was me I would rather take the house arrest rather then sitting in a jail or prison cell. Meeting with a probation officer once a week is not bad at all. Hearing from them all the time should bother him. Being on house arrest should make him and anyone else realize that if you want to be treated like a regular citizen you can't go out doing illegal things. Things like this shouldn't want to happen this way. Freedom could be taken like he said but if you don't want it to be taken do the right things in life. After this and he does his months and he gets off I hope he learns from this situation because the sounds of it it he doesn't like being in jail or house arrest. I'm pretty sure nobody does. SJ789
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