Does Extended Probation Keep the Public Safe? | The People v. | Philly D.A. | Independent Lens | PBS

2022 Webby Winner | Public Service & Activism (Video Series & Channels)

States like California and Wyoming cap probation at two to three years. Elsewhere, probation periods can last much longer. The longer the term, the more likely people are to commit technical violations. Technical violations can be as simple as missing a check-in to go to work. Such violations can lead to extended probation terms or even reincarceration. Do extended probation terms keep people from returning to jail? Do they help rehabilitate people or keep the public safer?

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Writer - Taylor Behnke
Content Manager - Meredith Danko
Fact Checker - Austin Thompson
Editor/Graphics - Hannah Bodenhausen
Producer - Nicole Sweeney
Art Director - Mark Olson

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[darrenmcintosh]

The difference between a victim and a perpetrator is that the perpetrator has tried to move closer to wellness by physically acting out in an attempt to no longer feel powerless by committing a crime. In effect, they project their feelings of powerless out onto their victim and in doing so, feel more empowered. It is a reaction rising from fear. They do not realize that any action taken from a place of fear (without first coming mentally into a space of freedom) will only produce physical results coherent with powerlessness, such as prison. The victim however, has merely stayed in the state of fear and powerlessness without acting out. But still, the victim and perpetrator share the exact same energetic vibration.

[rdlorddiy]

Part of “rehabilitation” is to stop making excuses...