Exam 14: Community Corrections Probation and Interrmediate Sanctions

Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed by the state.  Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and often gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job.  In the middle of the night, Chan Le is called to respond to one of his new clients who has been caught shoplifting a small amount of merchandise from a local department store.  Two days prior, this client failed a drug test. Which is true about the role Chan plays in the revocation and termination of probation?

When can home confinement be used in the criminal justice system?

Some offenders are allowed to go to a place of employment, education, or treatment during the day but must return to their homes by a specified hour when they have been sentenced to

Which is true concerning intermediate sanctions?

Offenders serving community service receive small amounts of pay for their work.

Community supervision is more expensive than incarceration.

Which is likely to be used as community service?

There are two types of ISP: probation diversion and _____ diversion.

Fines are usually adjusted to account for wealth.

Fines must be used in conjunction with some other form of punishment because merely paying a fine is not considered a punishment under the U.S. Constitution.

In Sacramento, California, the probation department added to the functionality of its officers' official vehicles by installing _____ that use cameras to automatically examine and scan for license plates of stolen vehicles.

Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients.  Her client was sentenced to 6 years of probation based upon manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute .  The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that he must spend in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to the property that occurred during the manufacturing process.  Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful completion of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. If Megan's client were to commit a crime, the client would be in _______ violation of their parole.

Boot camps are administered in the _____.

____ is the conditional release of the offender into the community, under the supervision of correctional officials.

Where is one most likely to find extensive use of day fines?

When given the choice, many offenders choose prison over intensive supervision probation.

Probation works best when the judge and the supervising officer have close contact.

Morris and Tonry have stated that intermediate sanctions are rarely used in the United States, and judges tend to rely mostly on incarceration and probation. Discuss why this is the case.

How can community engagement promote new ideas in handling offenders on probation?

With the passage of two laws in 1970-the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)and the Continuing Criminal Enterprise Act (CCE)-Congress resurrected _________, which is the government seizure of property.