Exam 10: Community Sentences: Probation, Intermediate Sanctions, and Restorative Justice

The most common practice is to do what with the prison sentence when awarding probation?

John Braithwaite's model of restorative justice relies on the concept of ____________________ to gain compliance and reintegrate the offender into the community.

Outline the main premises of restorative justice. Discuss the challenges of this model and how these challenges may be overcome.

What common-law practice allowed judges to suspend punishment so that convicted offenders could seek a pardon, gather new evidence, or demonstrate that they had reformed their behavior?

Many scholars argue that probation will continue to be the sentence of choice in both felony and misdemeanor cases because it:

Resentencing an offender to probation after a short prison stay is termed:

____________________ means that the probation contract is terminated and the original sentence is enforced.

____________________ is resentencing an offender to probation after a short prison stay.

How has the historical development of probation affected its modern operation? How would you answer someone who says that intensive probation is merely a return to probation as it was originally envisioned by John Augustus?

According to the basic principles of restorative justice, the first priority of the justice process is to:

What is risk classification and is it an effective tool in the fight against repeat offending?

What did the Court rule in Tate v. Short?

What is the most punitive alternative on the punishment ladder?

Discuss the factors that contribute to a person's failure on probation.

In ____, the Supreme Court held that a probationer's home may be searched without a warrant on the grounds that probation departments "must respond quickly to evidence of misconduct."

Restorative justice seeks to include all parties- the offender, victim, and community- in the justice process.

What type of fine is geared to the offender's net daily income?

Which intermediate sanction makes a jail term a condition of probation?

____________________ involves analyzing and assigning cases to a level and type of supervision on the basis of the clients' particular needs and the potential for harm to the community.

The ____ is conducted primarily to gain information for judicial sentences.