Chapter 10 notes pt. 1

Question 1

the correctional supervision of offenders in the community as an alternative to sending them to prison or jail

Answer 1

community corrections

Question 2

community corrections are also called __________ _________

Answer 2

intermediate sanctions

Question 3

_________ _________ are also called intermediate sanctions

Answer 3

community corrections

Question 4

intermediate sanctions aka community corrections include what programs?

Answer 4

1. intensive probation
2. boot camps
3. day reporting centers
4. home confinement

Question 5

Explain the justifications for community based corrections programs.

Answer 5

One justification involves reintegration of the offender into society. Reintegration restores family ties, encourages employment and education, and secures a place for the offender in the routine functioning of society. Other justifications involve diversion and cost savings. By diverting criminals to alternative modes of punishment, further overcrowding of jail and prison facilities can be avoided, as can the costs of incarcerating the offenders.

Question 6

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

Answer 6

reintegration

Question 7

__________ has a strong theoretical basis in rehabiliative theories of punishment

Answer 7

reintegration

Question 8

reintegration has a strong theoretical basis in ___________ ________ of punishment

Answer 8

rehabilitative theories

Question 9

in the context of corrections, a strategy to divert those offenders who qualify away from prison and jail and toward community-based sanctions

Answer 9

diversion

Question 10

_________-______ ___________ are an important means of diverting criminals to alternative modes of punishment so that scarce incarceration resources are consumed by only the most dangerous criminals

Answer 10

community-based corrections

Question 11

Probationers now account for about ____% of all adults in the American corrections system

Answer 11

60%

Question 12

___________ now account for about 60% of all adults in the American corrections system.

Answer 12

probationers

Question 13

On any single day, almost ___% of all adults in this country are under probation supervision

Answer 13

2%

Question 14

On any single day, almost 2% of all adults in this country are under __________ ___________

Answer 14

probation supervision

Question 15

The three basic jurisdictions for community corrections are (1) ____________, which focuses on building or rebuilding the offender’s ties with the community; (2) ___________, a strategy that attempts to allocate scarce jail and prison space to only the most dangerous criminals; and (3)___________ considerations, as community corrections are generally ____________ expensive than incarceration.

Answer 15

reintegration
diversion
cost
less