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

What did the court rule in Tate v. Short

Programs such as fines and forfeiture are examples of ____________________ sanctions.

A recognizance was a historic practice that enabled convicted offenders to go unpunished if they agreed to refrain from further criminal behavior; sometimes a surety was required.

In ____, the Supreme Court held that a probationer is constitutionally entitled to counsel in a revocation-of-probation proceeding if the imposition of a sentence has been suspended.​

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

Jaime has just pled guilty to cocaine possession. At first she claimed that the drugs weren't hers but figured the judge might be lenient if he knew that she had fought with cocaine addiction since she was 14 years old. Her parents are in the public spotlight and the publicity was just too much for her to handle so she left home when she was 16, certain that she could make it on her own. After living on the streets addicted to anything she could get her hands on, she finally went back home to seek help from her parents who put her in rehab about 6 months ago. -Jaime has relapsed and she knows that her probation officer is going to violate her probation but she tells him anyway, knowing he'll likely find out. He suggests that they try treatment again but inpatient treatment this time around. What further conditions will Jaime be subjected to

A suspended sentence is a prison term that is delayed while the defendant undergoes a period of community treatment; if the treatment is successful, the prison sentence is terminated.

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

Restorative justice programs have been implemented in police departments when the police first encounter a crime.

Which of the following individuals is most likely to succeed on probation

Discuss the major functions performed by probation officers.

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

Which of the following is false regarding the success of probation

Intermediate sanctions can be scaled in severity to correspond to the seriousness of the crime.

National data indicate that 60 percent of probationers successfully complete their probationary sentence.

Which intermediate sanction makes a jail term a condition of probation

____________________ is when the offender must pay the victim or community back for damages.

Grant was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm, a misdemeanor in New York State. He is involved in a custody battle with his ex-wife and he brought the gun with him to scare her into letting him see his daughter more often. They got into a shouting match and he pulled the gun out. Grant was arrested and he pled guilty to disorderly conduct, a handgun violation, and was given probation. -Even though Grant and his ex-wife don't see eye to eye, the likelihood that Grant will successfully complete his term of probation is high because:​

A number of important legal issues surround probation. Using two relevant cases to illustrate, discuss the legal rights of probationers.

_______ is credited with originating community sentencing.