Parolee York was convicted and sent to prison for two years for aggravated assault. She has a history of violent behavior and anger management issues. She has no known drug nor alcohol problems and until recently was a dishwasher at Joe's Pancake House. She has been under parole supervision with you for the last five months and for a time was reporting regularly. Special conditions of Ms. York's supervision require she complete anger management classes by the end of her term, which is supposed to end in seven months if all goes well. Anger management treatment takes three months, and the program has a waiting list of clients who are court-ordered to attend treatment. Ms. York had repeatedly stated she would undergo an anger management assessment but just never has. When you call to verify employment at the restaurant, her employer says that she quit coming three weeks ago and has been replaced by another dishwasher.

Now two weeks have gone by since you called Joe's Pancake House and still no sign of Ms. York. She won't return your phone calls. She missed her regular appointment with you this afternoon. You called the jail to see whether she had been picked up, but police have had no contact with her. What should you do next?

As a corrections officer, you will be asked to give recommendations to the Court related to incarcerating a defendant or keeping them on probation. you will analyze this case study and make a recommendation to the Court.

List the violations of supervision that are applicable to the case

1. Recommend Court-ordered: a) modification and retention under community supervision; b) modification with some other graduated sanction; or c) revocation and return to jail or prison.
2. Explain why you decided to recommend this course of action.