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19 Cards in this Set
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A court ordered period of correctional supervision in the community, usually as an alternative to incarceration.
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Probation |
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A period of conditional supervised release in the community following a prison term.
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Parole |
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Offenders who have convicted of these sentences are generally not eligible for parole.
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First degree murder, kidnapping, rape, arson, and drug trafficking
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Conditions of parole:
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Meeting regularly with a parole officer Submitting to drug and alcohol tests Providing proof of residence Providing proof of employment |
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What percentage of the community corrections population is made up of those on probation? |
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A sentence in which the legislature sets a minimum and/or maximum time of incarceration but leaves the decision as to when to release an inmate to prison officials
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Indeterminate sentence
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Goals of intermediate punishment:
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-protect the public by restricting the freedom of lawbreakers; -hold criminals accountable for their wrongdoing; -address those qualities, such as addiction or joblessness, that foster criminal conduct; -make the criminal shoulder at least some of the financial burden of the program, as well as pay restitution to the victim. |
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Examples of Intermediate Sanctions |
intensive probation supervision, house arrest, electronic monitoring, restitution orders, shock probation or split sentences, and residential community corrections
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Types of prisons
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Minimum security, medium security, close security, maximum security, and supermax security |
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Who is in charge of local jails? |
The county sheriff
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Six goals of punishment
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Deterrence, Incapacitation, Rehabilitation, Retribution, Restitution, Restoration |
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Central purpose of corrections
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to carry out the criminal sentence |
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Under this amendment the homes of those on probation and parole can legally be searched at any time without a search warrant.
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Fourth Amendment |
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The purpose of this punishment is to prevent future crimes by frightening the defendant or the public |
Deterrence |
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The purpose of this punishment is to prevent future crime by removing the defendant from society. |
Incapacitation |
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The purpose of this punishment is to prevent future crime by altering the defendant's behavior. |
Rehabilitation
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The purpose of this punishment is to prevent future crime by removing the desire for personal avengement against the defendant. |
Retribution |
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The purpose of this punishment is to prevent future crime by punishing the defendant financially.
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Restitution |
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The purpose of this punishment is to prevent future crime by making the victim "whole again". |
Restoration |
