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CMJS Chapter 10
CMJS Chapter 10 Nalley
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The use of a variety of officially ordered program-based sanctions that permit convicted offenders to remain in the community under conditional supervision as an alternative to an active prison sentence. | community corrections |
| A sentence of imprisonment that is suspended. Also, the conditional freedom granted by a judicial officer to a convicted offender, as long as the person meets certain conditions of behavior. | probation |
| A court oder taking away a convicted offender's probationary status and usually withdrawing the conditional freedom associated with that status in response to a violation of the conditions of probation. | probation revocation |
| The status of a convicted offender who has been conditionally released from prison by a paroling authority before the expiration of his or her sentence, | parole |
| The managed return to the community of individuals released from prison. | prisoner reentry |
| A state paroling authority. Most states have parole boards that decide when an incarcerated offender is ready for conditional release. | parole board |
| The release of an inmate from prison to supervision that is decided by a parole board or other authority. | discretionary release |
| The release of an inmate from prison that is determined by a statute or sentencing guidelines and is not devided by a parole board or other authority. | mandatory release |
| An act or a failure to act by a parolee (or probationer) that does not conform to the conditions of his or her parole (or probation). | parole (probation) violation |
| The general and special limits imposed on an offender who is released released on parole (or probation). | conditions of parole (probation) |
| The administrative action of a paroling authority removing a person from parole status in response to a violation of lawfully required conditions of parole, including the prohibition against committing a new offense | parole revocation |
| A court requirement that an alleged or convicted offender pay money or provide services to the victim of the crime or provide services to the community. | restitution |
| A hearing held before a legally constituted hearing body (such as a parole board) to determine whether a parolee or probationer has violated the conditions and requirements of his or her parole or probation. | revocation hearing |
| The release of an inmate from prison to community supervision with a set of conditions for remaining on parole. If a condition is violated, the individual can be returned to prison or face another sanction in the community. | conditional release |
| The number of probation or parole clients assigned to one probation or parole officer for supervision. | caseload |
| The use of split sentencing, shock probation or parole, shock incarceration, mixed sentencing, community service, intensive probation supervision, or home confinement in lieu of other, more traditional sanctions, such as imprisonment and fines | intermediate sanctions |
| A sentence explicitly requiring the convicted offender to serve a period of confinement in a local, state, or federal facility, followed by a period of probation | split sentence |
| The practice of sentencing offenders to prison, allowing them to apply for probationary relsease and enacting such release in surprise fashion. | shock probation |
| A sentencing option that makes use of "boot camp" - type prisons to impress on convicted offenders the realities of prison life | shock incarceration |
| The reptition of criminal behavior. In statistical practice, a recidivism rate may be any of a number of possible counts or instances of arrest, conviction, correctional commitment | recidivism |
| A sentence that requires that a convicted offender serve weekends (or other specified periods of time) in a confinement facility (usually a jail) while undergoing probationary supervision in the community. | mixed sentence |
| A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency. | community service |
| A form of probation supervision involving frequent face-to-face contact between the probationer and the probation officer | intensive probation supervision |
| House arrest. Individuals ordered confined to their homes are sometimes monitored electronically to ensure they do not leave during the hours of confinement. | home confinement |
| A supervision strategy that uses electronic technology to track offenders who are sentenced to house arrest or those who have been ordered to limit their movements while completing a sentence involving probation or parole. | remote location monitoring |