Exam 10: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions

Every nonviolent offender is eligible for probation.

Split sentence probation is also known as shock probation.

A majority of states limit intensive supervision probation to offenders who:

Critics argue that intermediate sanctions____________ by adding to the number of citizens who are currently under supervision.

The most common form of punishment in the United States is:

Intermediate sanctions increase the amount of control the state exerts over the individual compared to standard probation.

The criticism that intermediate sanctions designed to divert offenders from prison actually increase the number of citizens who are under the control and surveillance of the American corrections system is known as what?

A community-based corrections center to which offenders report on a daily basis for the purpose of treatment, education, and incapacitation is a:

Conditions such as fines, restitution, and drug testing are considered standard conditions of probation.

What type of electronic monitoring involves an offender being contacted periodically by telephone or beeper to verify his or her whereabouts?

In general, the conditions placed on a probationer fall into three categories. Which of the following is not one of these conditions?