2. Explain the justifications for community-based
corrections programs.
3. Reintegration
- preparing offenders to return to the
community unmarred by further criminal behavior.
Diversion- diverting those who qualify away from
prison and jail and toward community-based
intermediate sanctions.
The Low-Cost Alternative - the high cost of
incarceration is a strong motivator for some to
support community-based corrections.
4. When an offender has been sentenced to remain
in the community under the supervision of
probation services for a designated period of time,
and is subject to certain conditions imposed by the
court.
The most common form of punishment in the
United States.
7. Specify the conditions under which an offender is
most likely to be denied probation.
8. Offenders are most likely to be denied probation if
they:
Are convicted on multiple charges
Were on probation or parole at the time of arrest
Have two or more prior convictions
Are addicted to narcotics
Seriously injured the victim of the crime
Used a weapon in the commission of the crime
9.
10. Conditions of Probation
◦ Principles of Probation
◦ Types of Conditions
11. Describe the three general categories of
conditions placed on a probationer.
12. Conditions of probation:
Standard conditions
◦ Imposed on all probationers
Punitive conditions
◦ Designed to reflect the seriousness of the offense and
increase punishment
Treatment conditions
◦ Designed to help the offender with issues that may
contribute to criminal activity
13. The Supervisory Role of the Probation Officer
◦ The Use of Authority
◦ The Caseload Dilemma
14. Explain the three stages of probation revocation.
15. Revocation of Probation
◦ Revocation Trends
◦ The Revocation Process
Preliminary Hearing
Revocation Hearing
Revocation Sentencing
16. List five sentencing options for a judge besides
imprisonment and probation.
17. Intermediate Sanctions:
Fines
Community service
Restitution
Forfeiture
Pretrial diversion programs
18. Contrast day reporting centers with intensive
supervision probation.
19. Day Reporting Centers: Community based
corrections center where offenders report daily for
purposes of treatment, education, and
incapacitation.
Intensive Probation Supervision: A more restrictive
alternative to regular probation. Typified by more
supervision and smaller caseloads.
20. Shock Incarceration: Judges sentence an individual
to a period of time in an institution, many of which
resemble an army boot camp.
Home Confinement and Electronic Monitoring:
Offenders are required to spend extended periods
of time confined to their homes, sometimes
administered in conjunction with electronic
monitoring.
22. Levels of Home Monitoring:
Curfew
Home detention
Home incarceration
23. Net Widening:
As more and more alternatives to incarceration
are used, the criminal justice system can expand
the number of people that come under its
supervision.
24. The Paradox:
The more effectively offenders are controlled, the
more likely they are to be caught violating the
terms of their conditional release.