Find someone local in your area who works in a correctional profession. Examples could be:
Parole officer
Warden
Probation officer
Correctional officer
Jail/prison mental health professional
Jail staff
The assignment requires you to interview this official for five minutes using the following questions. You may also ask any additional questions that relate to the course. The interview should be a minimum of five minutes.
QUESTIONS TO ASK:
What types of decisions are you required to make in your profession?
What things, characteristics, or events influence these decisions?
Do you work on individual cases? If so…
What metrics are you required to use when making decisions on your cases?
Where are you able to depart from these?
Where are the gray areas?
Are there extra-legal characteristics that affect your decisions in your job?
Is there a specific case that you remember in your career, where discretion played a large role, or was particularly difficult? Why?