Crime And Justice Chapter 11

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goal of corrections that focuses on preparing the offender for a return to the community unmarred by further criminal behavior

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reintegration

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in the context of corrections, a strategy to divert those offenders who qualify away from prison and jail and toward community-based and intermediate sanctions

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diversion

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criminal sanction in which a convict is allowed to remain in the community rather than be imprisoned as long as she or he follows certain conditions set by the court

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probation

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judicially imposed condition in which an offender is sentenced after being convicted of a crime, but is not required to begin the sentence immediately; the judge may revoke the suspended sentence and remit the offender to prison or jail if he or she does not follow certain conditions

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suspended sentence

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sentence that consists of incarceration in a prison or jail, followed by a probationary period in the community

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split sentence probation

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the power designated to an agent of the law over a person who has broken the law

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authority

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action taken by probationer that, although not criminal, breaks the terms of probation as designated by the court; can result in the revocation of probation and a return to prison or jail

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technical violation

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sanctions that are more restrictive than probation and less restrictive than imprisonment; intended to alleviate pressure on overcrowded corrections facilities and understaffed probation departments

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intermediate sanctions

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the process by which the government seizes private property attached to criminal activity

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forfeiture

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alternative to trial offered by a judge or prosecutor in which the offender agrees to participate in a specified counseling or treatment program in return for withdrawal of the charges

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pretrial diversion program

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community-based corrections center to which offenders report on a daily basis for purposes of treatment, education, and incapacitation

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day reporting center

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punishment-oriented form of probation in which the offender is placed under stricter and more frequent surveillance and control by probation officers with limited caseloads

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intensive supervision probation

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short period of incarceration that is designed to deter further criminal activity by "shocking" the offender with the hardships of imprisonment

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shock incarceration

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community based sanction in which offenders serve their terms of incarceration in their homes

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home confinement

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technique of probation supervision in which the offender's whereabouts, though not his or her actions, are kept under surveillance by an electronic device; often used in conjunction with home confinement

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electronic monitoring

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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

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widen the net