Community Corrections
The subfield of corrections in which offenders are supervised and provided services outs tide jail or prison
Assist the court in matters pertaining to sentencing, promote community protection and promote the betterment of offenders
What are the three objectives of the probation department?
Straight Probation-Only probation, no incarceration
Suspended-Sentence-Jail or prison is suspended as long as probation goes well
Split Sentence-Short term jail + probation
Shock Probation-Sent to prison then shortly released then probation
Residential Pr
What are the five types of probation?
Pre-Sentence Investigation Report PSI
Investigation conducted by a probation agency to look into the past behavior, family and personality to help determine appropriate sentences
Standard Conditions
One's that apply to all persons placed on probation and pertain primarily to control and supervision of the offender
Special Conditions
Imposed at the discretion of the judge and probation officials and are designed to address the offenders particular situation
Technical violations of Probation
Failure to abide by the technical tules of the sentence
Revocation of Probation
The repeal of probation sentence or parole, and substation of a more restrictive sentence, because of violation or probation or parole conditions
To provide community safety, promote offender betterment and reintegration into society, relieve and contain prison crowding and control the behavior of prison inmates
What are the 4 objectives of parole?
Straight- Offenders are released from prison directly into the community under supervision of the parole agency
Residential-Offenders serve part of the parole term in a community residential facility or halfway house
What are the two types of parole?
Reintegration
The process of rebuilding former ties to the community and establishing new ties after release from prison
Intermediate Sanctions
Sanctions that, in restrictiveness and punitiveness, lie between traditional probation and traditional imprisonment or, alternatively, between imprisonment and traditional parole.
Intensive Supervision Probation and Parole ISP
alternative to incarceration that provides stricter conditions, closer supervision and more treatment services than do traditional probation and parole.
Day Reporting Centers
Facilities that are designed for offenders who would otherwise be in prison or jail and that require offenders to report regularly to confer with stage about supervision and treatment matters
Structured Fines
Fines that are based on defendants ability to pay
Tariff Fines
Require a single fixed amount of money to be paid by all defendants convicted of a particular crime without regard to their financial circumstances
Home Confinement
A program that requires offenders to remain in their homes except for approved periods of absence.
Electronic Monitoring
An arrangement that allows an offender's whereabouts to be gauged through the use of computer technology
Halfway House
Community based residential facilities that are less secure and restrictive than prison or jail but provide a more controlled environment than other community correctional programs
Net-Widening
A phenomenon that occurs when the offenders placed in a novel program are not the offenders for whom the program was designed. The consequence is that those in the program receive more severe sanctions than they would have revived had the new program rema
Temp. Release
Programs that allow jail or prison inmates to leave the facility for short periods to participate in approved community activities