Exam 9: Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

A is a criminal penalty based on the amount of income a convicted person earns in a day's work.

Describe in detail the rationale for nonprison-based penalties.

Day fines are fixed regardless of income.

Discuss the extent to which crime victims are likely to be satisfied with prison as justice. What types of need might a crime victim have and what types of intermediate sanctions might meet these needs?

Community service requires the convicted person to provide a specified number hours of free labor as restitution.

The concept of community corrections is best understood as a goal to .

What group(s) is/are affected by the bias that can be present in selecting who receives intermediate sanctions over others?

Implementing intermediate sanctions has had three consequences. They include wider nets, stronger nets, and .

Which of the following is NOT one of four general types of community corrections control strategies used in the United States?

a. A range of correctional management strategies b. Incarceration followed by sentence reduction c. Sanctions can be calibrated and made equivalent d. Designed for young people e. Compensation for loss f. Penalty based on a person's income g. Free labor as a penalty h. Government seizes assets used in criminal activity i. Potential loss to victim/system j. Targets convicted people subject to incarceration -Shock incarceration

Administrators of traditional correctional agencies (e.g., jails, prisons, probation) often argue that they should also administer intermediate sanctions.

There is strong evidence that traditional probation is ineffective with people convicted of serious crimes.

Putting a person behind bars costs between 25 and 50 times as much a year than it would if he or she were put on __________.

Most correctional clients in the United States are under federal correctional authority.

In your opinion, what can be done to address each of the significant issues facing the intermediate sanctions movement? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

In the United States __________ is the most common criminal sanction used.

How do intermediate sanctions differ from each other, and how effective are they as formal punishments for individuals? In your opinion, does each of your three selections warrant continued use in our correctional system? Be sure to fully explain your answer.

Restitution is compensation for financial, physical, or emotional loss.

Based on recent research efforts, it appears that both state and county agencies cannot really benefit from the use of a continuum of sanctions.

Judges may use a range of sanctions from those exerting a low level of control to those exerting a high level of control.