Policy Analysis 3

CJA 454 Case Study Out-of-Town Brown and the Besieged Probation Supervisor

CJA/454

Criminal Justice Theory and Practice

Case Study: Out-of-Town Brown and the Besieged Probation Supervisor

The mental and physical trauma experienced by the 23-year-old man from his stepfather was enough to send him over the edge and murder his stepfather. The boy never had a chance for a decent life. Many prosecutors would have a hard time sending him to jail because of the mental state in which the 23-year-old man was at the time. It is important to consider that there is no criminal record. According to, the young man's report there is no prior record and had been an incest victim because he was five; otherwise he is a nonviolent person, a low recidivism risk. Because of the situation...