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Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions CH 12

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is the most common form of punishment in the United States
Probation
Which sentencing arrangement allows judges to combine probation with incarceration?
Intermittent incarceration
Split sentences
The formal process by which probation is ended and a probationer is punished for a crime is called what?
Revocation
What are the purposes of probation?
The protection of the community
The rehabilitation of the probationer
describes the number of clients a probation officer is responsible for at any one time.
Caseload
An action taken by a probationer or parolee that, although not criminal, breaks the terms of probation is known as what?
Technical violation
There are several general goals of probation, one of which is protecting the public. What are the other general goals?
Diverting
The idea that a low-level offender sent to prison for a technical probation violation is more likely to reoffend than if the offender were able to avoid incarceration has led to the idea of
Graduated Sanctions
Graduated sanctions
are a series of punishments that become more severe with each subsequent act of wrongdoing.
Parole is based on which concepts?
Contract of consent
Custody
Grace
Indeterminate sentencing occurs when the legislature sets a range of punishments for particular crimes, and the judge and the parole board exercise discretion in determining the actual length of the prison term. If a state uses this system of indeterminate sentencing, it is said to have a system of
discretionary release
Who is responsible for determining the conditions of parole, aiding in the continuing supervision of the parolee, discharging the offender when the conditions of parole have been met, and determining whether parole privileges should be revoked?
Parole board
Which legislation provides victims with the right to be reasonably notified of any parole proceedings and provides them with the right to attend and be reasonably heard at such proceedings?
Crime Victim's Rights Act
provide(s) a number of additional sentencing options for wrongdoers who require stricter supervision than that supplied by probation, but for whom imprisonment would be unduly harsh and counterproductive.
Intermediate sanctions
Which programs are generally reserved for young or first-time offenders who have been arrested on charges of illegal drug use, child or spousal abuse, or sexual misconduct and present an interruption of criminal proceedings?
Pretrial diversion programs
The most common problem-solving courts are
Drug courts
What form of probation offers a more restrictive alternative to regular probation with higher levels of face-to-face contact between offenders and officers?
Intensive supervision probation (ISP)
Which program is designed to shock criminals into compliance with the law?
Shock incarceration
programs are a variation on traditional shock incarceration where offenders are sent to a boot camp instead of prison or jail.
Impact Incarceration
What are the general levels of home monitoring restriction?
Curfew
Home incarceration
Home detention
A system that contacts an offender periodically by voice or text to verify the offender's whereabouts is known as what?
Programmed contact
Critics of intermediate sanctions argue that these sanctions have a negative effect on the corrections system. What are these negative effects?
Widen the net
Which technological advancement made home confinement more viable?
Electronic monitoring
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and other statutes allow judges to seize property gained from or used in criminal activities through which process?
Forfeiture
In addition to imprisonment or probation, what sentencing options do judges have?
Community service
Fines
Forfeiture
Pretrial diversion programs
Restitution
Which risk factors make a probationer more likely to recidivate?
Antisocial personality patterns
Procriminal attitudes
Unemployment
Substance abuse
Social supports for crime
The correctional supervision of offenders in the community as an alternative to sending them to prison or jail is known as what?
Community corrections
Which goal of corrections focuses on preparing the offender for a return to the community?
Reintegration
Offenders that have used a weapon during the commission of a crime, are convicted on multiple charges, or seriously injured the victim of the crime are some of the reasons an offender is likely to be denied what?
Probation
The U.S. Constitution must not be violated; the sentence must be targeted to rehabilitation; and the community must be protected are all conditions for which type of corrective action?
Probation
Who is responsible for conducting the presentence investigation and supervising the offender?
Probation officer
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