Exam 9: Nonresidential Graduated Sanctions

Most house arrest programs throughout the United States today are coupled with some form of electronic monitoring.

House arrest for pretrial defendants is required, and they cannot refuse to participate.

Which nonresidential option would most likely be used for a pretrial detainee who required a lot of supervision?

What are the distinctions between DRCs and house arrest?

A wrist transmitter used in electronic monitoring was inspired by the _________ comic book character.

Most states mandate the use of GPS for _____ offenders.

Early electronic monitoring programs required that offenders had a laptop computer-something critics asserted discriminated against indigent offenders who could not afford the equipment.

A _______GPS system temporarily stores location data that are downloaded through a landline phone.

An offender who is confined to his home for most of the day and must wear a monitoring bracelet is on _______________________________.

A type of GPS system that stores data throughout the day and downloads data at night through a landline phone is a(n) __________ GPS system.

A(n) _____-oriented day reporting center focuses on making sure that clients abide by the rules, enforces accountability through itineraries, and keeps clients busy so they do not have the time or opportunity to engage in criminal activity.

The problem with day reporting centers is that offenders are required to go to a central location but then they are transported all over the local area to receive the services they need, such as employment counseling, drug treatment, and so forth.

The first EM device was inspired by a Spiderman comic book.

Discuss in detail the major criticisms of house arrest.

Electronic monitoring can only be used on parolees.

House arrest is an intermediate sanction designed to confine pretrial detainees or convicted offenders to their homes during the hours when they are not at work, attending a treatment program, or visiting a supervising officer.

_____ is an intermediate sanction designed to confine pretrial detainees or convicted offenders to their homes during the hours when they are not at work, attending a treatment program, or visiting a supervising officer.

GPS is authorized in nearly every U.S. state, but most states use GPS for high-risk __________ offenders during the term of their supervision.

Active GPS systems transmit data through wireless networks at a rate of once or twice per _______.

There is no one right way to operate a day reporting center. The key is to do which of the following?