Law II Unit 4 L2 Community Sentences

Community Corrections is

• the supervision of offenders in society as an alternative to sending them to prison or jail.

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

• typically much more expensive than sending an inmate to prison

• rarely used in the criminal justice system today

Probation

• is a criminal sanction in which a convict is allowed to remain in the community rather than be imprisoned.

• is the conditional release of an inmate before his or her sentence has expired.

• is a community-based corrections center to which offenders report on a daily basis for treatment, education, and rehabilitation.

• refers to sanctions that are more restrictive than probation and less restrictive than imprisonment.

Parole

• is a criminal sanction in which a convict is allowed to remain in the community rather than be imprisoned.

• is the conditional release of an inmate before his or her sentence has expired.

• is a community-based corrections center to which offenders report on a daily basis for treatment, education, and rehabilitation.

• refers to sanctions that are more restrictive than probation and less restrictive than imprisonment.

Intermediate Sentencing

• is a criminal sanction in which a convict is allowed to remain in the community rather than be imprisoned.

• is the conditional release of an inmate before his or her sentence has expired.

• is a community-based corrections center to which offenders report on a daily basis for treatment, education, and rehabilitation.

• refers to sanctions that are more restrictive than probation and less restrictive than imprisonment.

A Day Reporting Center

• is a community-based sanction in which offenders serve their terms of incarceration in their homes.

• is a short period of incarceration that is designed to deter further criminal activity by “scaring” the offender with the hardships of imprisonment.

• is a community-based program in which offenders report on a daily basis for treatment, education, and rehabilitation.

• is a punishment-oriented form of probation in which the offender is placed under stricter and more frequent surveillance and control than in conventional probation.

Home Confinement

• is a community-based sanction in which offenders serve their terms of incarceration in their residences.

• is a short period of incarceration that is designed to deter further criminal activity by “scaring” the offender with the hardships of imprisonment.

• is a community-based program in which offenders report on a daily basis for treatment, education, and rehabilitation.

• is a punishment-oriented form of probation in which the offender is placed under stricter and more frequent surveillance and control than in conventional probation.

Shock incarceration

• is a community-based sanction in which offenders serve their terms of incarceration in their residences.

• is a short period of incarceration that is designed to deter further criminal activity by scaring the offender with the hardships of imprisonment.

• is a community-based program in which offenders report on a daily basis for treatment, education, and rehabilitation.

• is a punishment-oriented form of probation in which the offender is placed under stricter and more frequent surveillance and control than in conventional probation.

Intensive Supervision Probation

• is a community-based sanction in which offenders serve their terms of incarceration in their residences.

• is a short period of incarceration that is designed to deter further criminal activity by scaring the offender with the hardships of imprisonment.

• is a community-based program in which offenders report on a daily basis for treatment, education, and rehabilitation.

• is a punishment-oriented form of probation in which the offender is placed under stricter and more frequent surveillance and control than in conventional probation.

A Suspended Sentence

• is a judicially imposed condition in which an offender is sentenced after being convicted of a crime, but is not required to begin serving the sentence immediately.

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

• is when the offender spends a certain amount of time each week, usually during the weekend, in a jail, workhouse, or other government institution.

• is the formal process that follows the failure of a probationer or parolee to comply with the terms of his or her probation or parole, often resulting in the offender’s incarceration.

A Split Sentence

• is a judicially imposed condition in which an offender is sentenced after being convicted of a crime, but is not required to begin serving the sentence immediately.

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

• is when the offender spends a certain amount of time each week, usually during the weekend, in a jail, workhouse, or other government institution.

• is the formal process that follows the failure of a probationer or parolee to comply with the terms of his or her probation or parole, often resulting in the offender’s incarceration.