Flash reflections are assignments that help you to better understand the material. Flash reflections are included in this course work to get you thinking about how the issues and information presented in the course might apply to the real world. Responses should contain sufficient detail to both show your understanding of the material and answer all the questions posed. Refer specifically to the assigned videos and readings in your responses.
Watch and consider the videos assigned to date in light of the course readings and answer the following questions about them:
Of those discussed in the course materials, what are the key problems facing newly released prisoners?
Which of these problems, in your view, is the most damaging to parolees? Why?
What can feasibly be done to solve this problem in such a way as to maximize success for parolees while simultaneously protecting society? Explain your answer.
Video 1: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/life-on-parole/
Video 2: https://youtu.be/oWFglQejlTs
Video 3: https://youtu.be/S-nGDKgdTi4
Video 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaGJEnKD5fo
Video 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpPyLcQ2vdI
Video 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJtYRxH5G2k
Video 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knxxJJRw7Yk
