Chapter 7

Question 1

Blood Testing

Answer 1

Using blood samples to determine if an offender has been using drugs. This type of testing is seldom used due to the invasiveness of the process and potential health effects

Question 2

Day Reporting Centers

Answer 2

Treatment facilities to which offenders are required to report, usually on a daily basis

Question 3

Electronic Monitoring

Answer 3

The use of any mechanism worn by the offender for the means of tracking his/her whereabouts through electronic detection

Question 4

Hair Testing

Answer 4

Using hair samples to determine if an offender has been using drugs

Question 5

Home Detention

Answer 5

The mandated action that forces an offender to stay within the confines of his/her home or on the property until a time specified by the sentencing judge

Question 6

Intensive Supervision Probation

Answer 6

The extensive supervision of the offenders who are deemed the greatest risk to society or are in need of the greatest amount of governmental services

Question 7

Intermediate Sanctions

Answer 7

A range of sentencing options that fall between incarceration and probation, being designed to allows for the crafting of sentences that respond to the offender, the offense, or both, with the intended outcome of the case being a primary consideration

Question 8

Megan’s Law

Answer 8

An informal but popular term for legislation in most every state that mandates a public notification process when sex offenders are released into the community

Question 9

Saliva Testing

Answer 9

Using samples of saliva to determine if an offender has been using drugs

Question 10

Sweat Testing

Answer 10

Using samples of sweat excretion to determine if an offender has been using drugs

Question 11

Urine Testing

Answer 11

Using urine samples to determine if an offender has been using drugs. This is the most common type of method used.