Exam 10: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions

In , also known as shock probation, the offender is sentenced to a specific amount of time in prison or jail, to be followed by a period of probation.

Community-based corrections programs are more cost efficient than incarceration.

______--is/are more restrictive than probation and less restrictive than imprisonment.

Most of the rules of evidence that govern regular trials do not play a role in revocation hearings.

The first step of the revocation process is the arraignment.

A community-based sanction in which offenders serve their terms of incarceration in their homes is called:

Discuss the "paradox of community corrections."

A(n) _____________is an action taken by a probationer that, although not criminal, breaks the terms of probation as designated by the court.

Case 10-1 Scott is a 24-year-old high school dropout. He has been in and out of trouble with the law since he was a teenager, committing mostly public nuisance offenses such as disorderly conduct and public intoxication. His girlfriend just broke up with him because he had no ambition in his life and she did not want to take care of him. She threw him out of her apartment. Scott just agreed to plead guilty for the crime of burglary after he broke into his ex­girlfriend's car to steal the change that she keeps in the cup-holder. -The parties finally agree and Scott is sentenced to 3 years of probation with no jail time. The judge informs Scott at his sentencing that he must meet all the required conditions of his probation. These conditions include refraining from all criminal activity, staying employed, attending all required meetings with his probation officer, and reporting all address changes. Failing to report a change of address would be considered a(n):

Boot camp is a variation on traditional shock incarceration.

The number of cases handled by a probation officer in a given period is her or her_______ .

If an offender chooses to attend drug court, they place themselves in the hands of a ______who will enforce a mixture of treatment and sanctions in an attempt to cure their addiction.

___________requires offenders to be in their homes at specific hours each day.

Case 10-1 Scott is a 24-year-old high school dropout. He has been in and out of trouble with the law since he was a teenager, committing mostly public nuisance offenses such as disorderly conduct and public intoxication. His girlfriend just broke up with him because he had no ambition in his life and she did not want to take care of him. She threw him out of her apartment. Scott just agreed to plead guilty for the crime of burglary after he broke into his ex­girlfriend's car to steal the change that she keeps in the cup-holder. -The prosecutor in the case expresses concern that Scott is headed down the wrong path and suggests a little prison time would shake him up. The defense attorney in the case believes that it is not necessary to imprison Scott for this offense. Even though the law states that Scott can serve up to 5 years in a state prison for his offense, his attorney believes that prison resources are too scarce and that Scott is an offender who qualifies for a community- based sanction. This practice is known as:

As a means to reverse patterns of self-destructive behavior,__________ conditions are imposed on the offender.

Parole boards use a number of criteria to determine whether a convict should be given discretionary release. Discuss the criteria.

An offender is most likely to be denied probation if he or she seriously injured the victim of the crime.

The ideal probation officer-offender relationship is based on supervision and authority.

About _________of parolees return to prison before the end of their parole period, mostly because they were convicted of a new offense or had their parole revoked.

The federal Crime Victims' Rights Act provides victims with the right to be reasonably notified of any parole proceedings and the right to attend and be reasonably heard at such proceedings.