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Vocabulary from Ch. 14 of Criminal Justice

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Alternative (Intermediate) Sanctions   Community based punishments ranging from probation and prison time  
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Judicial Reprieve   In medieval England a judge could suspend a sentance to allow the defendant to gather evidence, reform behavior, or seek a pardon  
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Recognizance   Medieval practice letting offenders go free if the enter a debt relation with the state  
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Sureties   In the middle ages, the people made responsible for offenders given release or reprieve  
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Probation   The conditional release of a convicted offender under supervision of the court and subject to conditions for a set time  
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John Augustus   pioneered the concept of probation  
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Revocation   Termination of probation leading to imprisionment because of a violation of conditions  
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Suspended Sentance   Delayed prison time for community treatment (if effective, prison time is dropped)  
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Presentance Investigation   Performed by probation officer after conviction, contains all information about the offenders history and life  
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Intake   Process in which probation officer settles case before the onset of formal proceedings  
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Diagnosis   Analysis of the offender's personality that may be helpful in treating the offender  
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Risk Classification   Classification and assigning cases a level and type of supervision on a per client basis  
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Treatment Supervision   Treatment program that will allow the probationer to fulfill the probation contract and adjust to the community  
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Avertable Recidivists   Offenders whose crimes would have been avoided if they had been sent to prison first  
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Day Fees   Fees for probationers to cover the costs of their sanction  
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HotSpot Probation   Program in which intense community supervision is used to keep track of a probationer  
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Day Fine   Fine based upon the average daily income of the offender to bring equity to the sentancing process  
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Forfeirure   Seizure of personal property as a civil or criminal penality  
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Zero Tolerance   Defendants lose personal property for the slightest law violation  
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Restitution   Sanction that the offender must repat the society or victim for the crime  
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Monetary Restitution   Direct payment to the victim as compensation  
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Community Service Restitution   Used in victimless crimes for compensation to the community  
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Split Sentancing   Sentance including jail time as a condition of probation  
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Shock Probation   A short prison term before probation begins  
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Shock Incarceration   Short prison sentance served in boot-camp facilities  
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Intensive Probation Supervision   Small probation loads involving strict daily or weekly monitoring  
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House Arrest   Offenders must spend extended periods of time in thier own homes  
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Electronic Monitoring   Devices that manage offender obedience to home confinement orders  
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Residential Community Corrections   Nonsecure facility that houses offenders and allows them to work, attend school and participate in treatment proggrams  
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Day Reporting Centers   Community based treatment programs  
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Restorative Justice   Perspective that replaces punishment with healing, accountability, and restoring social damages caused by criminal acts  
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Reintegrative Shaming   Restotative justice practice that involves disapproval of deeds and shaming to control wrongdoing in the community  
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Sentancing Circle   In native americna communities where a group of tribal members meet to informally deal with conflicts between group members  
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