Exam 12: Community Sentences: Probation, Intermediate Sanctions, and Restorative Justice

Intensive probation supervision, house arrest, electronic monitoring, and restitution orders are examples of ________________________.

In _______________________, the Court ruled that the probation officer-offender relationship is not confidential, as compared with that of an attorney-client or doctor-patient.

________________ are used as a step down in security for jail or prison inmates and a step up for probationers who have failed community sanctions, and involve nonresidential community-based treatment programs.

The intended goal of restorative justice is to:

CASE 12.2 Gloria Karli, a secretary and single mother of three with no prior arrests, was arrested for larceny and vandalism when she stole $700 worth of jewelry from a coworker's house and slashed the coworker's tires in retaliation for comments made to Gloria's supervisor about missing work for unexcused reasons. Given this information, answer the following questions: -Having failed on probation, Ms. Karli served the remainder of her sentence in jail. Her family argued that ___________________, a view that focuses on crime as an act against the community rather than the state and brings all parties together to address the root of the problem would have been more effective.

Intermediate sanctions are no longer used in over forty states because of the cost and ineffectiveness of the programs.

Most revocations of probation occur during the first 3 months, because of technical violations.

Which of the following crimes would most likely end in a sentence of a fine only

CASE 12.1 John Lewis is a 28-year-old married man with one child who was laid off from his job as a coal miner and was recently arrested for possession of drugs in rural West Virginia. His attorney made it known during the court process that Mr. Lewis's arrest for prescription pain drugs without a valid prescription stemmed from an injury he sustained years ago on the job. Given this information, answer the follow questions: -While on probation, Mr. Lewis confides in his probation officer that he has illegally purchased pain medications from a neighbor. The probation officer reports this to police. If taken to trial, the actions of the probation will be upheld because of the findings in the case of:

Restitution programs must include monetary fines to the victim and cannot be used in conjunction with community service programs.

The legal concept of forfeiture was reintroduced under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act.

Presentence investigations are not allowed to include information on age or race, as these demographics can create bias in sentencing.

The first state in the United States to legislate probation and appoint paid probation officers was:

Explain the concept of probation. In your explanation of probation, include the history of community sentencing.

A prison term that is delayed while the defendant undergoes a period of community treatment is called:

The medieval practice of allowing convicted offenders to go unpunished if they agreed to refrain from any further criminal behavior was known as:

The common-law practice that allowed judges to suspend punishment so that convicted offenders could seek a pardon or demonstrate that they had reformed their behavior was known as:

As compared with jail and prison sentences for drug-related crimes, community-based drug programs have shown:

CASE 12.3 Robert Land is arrested for driving under the influence following a celebration of his brother's election as mayor of a small town in South Carolina. Robert has no prior arrests and is 24 years old. Given this information, answer the following questions: -The prosecutor in Mr. Land's case asked the judge if Robert could be given which form of intermediate sanction that requires the convicted offender to spend a designated amount of time per week in his home to reduce temptations of drinking

Discuss privatized probation. What are the many activities private probation companies will provide for a fee