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14 Cards in this Set
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Absconder |
A probationer or parolee that does not "check in" with his or her probation officer within a specified amount of time. |
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Active Supervision |
A type of probation or parole where the client is required to regularly report to a probation or parole officer. |
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Community Corrections |
The supervision of criminal offenders in the resident population, as opposed to confining offenders in secure correctional facilities. |
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Conditions of Parole |
Rules that parolees must follow in order to remain on parole, such as not using drugs and not associating with known felons. |
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Gagnon v. Scarpelli (1973) |
A SCOTUS ruling that enumerated certain due process rights in probation revocation hearings. |
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Inactive Supervision |
A probation (or parole) status where the probationer does not have to report. |
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John Augustus |
A Boston bootmaker that became the "Father of Probation" in the United States. |
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Parole |
A type of early release from prison where the offender must abide by certain specified conditions and be supervised in the community. |
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Parole Officer |
An officer charged with the supervision of offenders sentenced to community-based sanctions. |
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Parolee |
A person who has been released from prison on parole. |
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Revocation |
The act of taking an offender off of parole or probation and sending them to prison. |
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Split Sentence |
A type of sentence where the offender spends up to half of the sentence outside of prison under community supervision. |
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Technical Violation |
A violation of the conditions of probation or parole. |
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Work Release Program |
A program that allows trusted or closely monitored inmates to leave confinement for the purpose of work, then returning to secure confinement when the workday is complete. |
