Exam 14: Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions

A conditional sentence allowing the offender to serve the sanctions imposed by the court while having free movement within the community is called _____ .

Judge Boylen has just sentenced a young adult female who pled guilty to selling Ecstasy/Molly to a group of acquaintances.She is a first-time offender who is a college student and works part-time.As part of the sentence,the offender will be forced to make monetary payments to the court and do unpaid work cleaning bathrooms at a local homeless shelter.The offender's payments to the court are referred to as

The _____ model emphasizes reparation to the victim and the community,approaching crime from a problem-solving perspective.

Which is true concerning intermediate sanctions?

A technical violation can result in probation being _________.

Boot camp programs often provide aftercare to help offenders transition back into the community.

From 1995 to 2012,the number of Americans under community supervision grew from 3.7 million to

Community corrections assumes that

____ is the conditional release of an offender into the community under the supervision of correctional officials.

Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients.Her client was sentenced to six years of probation for manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.The client has conditions to his probation,including a period of time that he must spend at home as well as a repayment plan for property damage that occurred during the manufacturing process.Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful completion of probation is the home environment in which he lives.Megan's client is most likely participating in which type of probation?

The crimes and criminal records of today's offenders are worse than those of offenders in previous eras.

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that home confinement violates the right to privacy.

Why might a probation officer decide not to seek revocation of probation after an offender commits a technical violation? Discuss the ethics of such a decision.

Passive electronic monitoring systems send a constant stream of information to the receiver.

Discuss the purposes of community service and whether community service is effective as a form of punishment.

When can home confinement be used in the criminal justice system?

Studies have shown that fines are used widely as a criminal sanction and that,nationally,well over _____ in fines is collected annually.

From 1995 to 2012,the number of Americans under community supervision grew from 3.7 million to 4.8 million.

You are a parole officer who has just received a long email from your aunt,who is sick and tired of the way that people "get off easy these days." She writes that when she was growing up,no one was on parole,or serving "easy time" in community service programs,or,even worse,on house arrest.You have the opportunity to reach out to her and inform her about the philosophy behind community corrections and its evolution in American society; and you should,because your aunt is the president of the United States.

Megan is a probation officer.If one of Megan's clients were to commit a crime,the client would be in _______ violation of parole.