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1
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_________ is a sentence served while under supervision for a minor crime in the community

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Probation

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Explain the term “Probation Revocation”

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Probation revocation is when an offender violates their terms of parole/prob action and those rights get taken

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As a general condition of probation, many probationers are also required to

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  • Pay A Fine
  • Obey All Laws
  • Maintain Employment
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All Probation/Parole Officers are required to carry firearms

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False

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____________ is the supervised early release of inmates from prison confinement

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Parole

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Today, probation is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the United States

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True

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The managed program of the return to the community of individuals released from prison is called

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Prisoner Reentry

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The concept of parole has been highly successful as producing positive lasting results among the offenders released back into the community

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False

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9
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___________ __________ is the release of an inmate from prison that is determined by statute or sentencing guidelines and is not decided by a parole board or other authority

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Mandatory Release

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A _________ violation is a failure to meet parole conditions

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Parole

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Restitution is a court requirement that an alleged or convicted offender pay money or provide services to the victim of a crime or provide services to the community

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True

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12
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Imprisonment is relatively inexpensive when you compare the cost to put someone on probation or parole

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False

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Parole is more successful than probation because by being incarcerated, the parolee has been rehabilitated and is ready to go back into society

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False

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14
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Parolees/probationers are more likely to commit future crimes than are average citizens

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True

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___________ ___________ is the administrative action of a paroling authority removing a person from parole status because of some kind of violation

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Parole Revocation

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16
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One of the rights that probationers/parolees have is that they cannot be searched without a search warrant by a probation/parole officer, or any law enforcement officer

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False

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17
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A _________ _________ is a hearing that is held before a legally constituted hearing body to determine whether a parolee/probationer has violated the conditions of their probation/parole

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Revocation Hearing

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18
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Because of they average caseloads, probation/parole officers are able to keep close tabs on the clients that they are responsible for

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False

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19
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Intermediate sanctions employ sentencing alternatives hat fall somewhere between outright imprisonment and simple probationary release back into the community

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True

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20
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The politically correct term for the repetition of criminal behavior is called

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Recidivism

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21
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Intensive Probation Supervision is a form of probation supervision involving frequent face-to-face contact between the probationer and the probation officer

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True

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22
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A high percentage of parole violators (average over 70%) are arrested or were convicted of a new offense while on parole

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True

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23
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China, which is far more populous than any other country, incarcerates more people than any other country in the world, including the United States

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False

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24
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Today’s high rate of imprisonment can be attributed to a number of historical factors

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  • “Get Tough on Crime” Philosophy
  • War on Drugs/Zero-Tolerance Policy
  • Reluctance to release parolees because of fears of continued crime commission
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25
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Prison systems across the nation are facing spiraling costs as the number of inmates grows and as the age of the inmate population increases

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True

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26
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________ _______ _________ mandate a lengthy prison term for criminal offenders convicted of a third violent crime or felony

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Three Strikes Doctrine

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27
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A _______ is a state or federal confinement facility that has custodial authority over adults sentenced to confinement for felonies

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Prison

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28
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Selective Incapacitation is a Just Deserts model that seeks to identify the most dangerous criminals with the goal of removing them from society

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True

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29
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Is a prison is overcrowded and the death row inmate has exhibited good behavior in the last year, they may be eligible to be moved to a medium-security facility to ease overcrowding

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False

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30
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In the prison system, explain the difference between the Initial Classification System and the Internal Classification System

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Initial: When Offenders First Enter Prison
Internal: After Offender Has Spent Time in Prison

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31
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In ADMAX prison facilities, inmates have access to open exercise yards and can interact with other prisoners

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False

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32
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_________ are locally operated short-term confinement facilities originally built to hold suspects following arrest and pending trial

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Jails

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33
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One of the fastest growing sectors of today’s jail population consists of sentenced offenders serving time in local jails because overcrowding prisons cannot accept them

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True

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34
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The education level of women in jail is surprisingly high with most of them being high school graduates

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False

35
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Because of the reluctance of judges to sentence pregnant females to jail, very rarely, if at all, a child is born to a female in prison

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False

36
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A common type of female inmate increasingly seen today is:

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  • Opiate Addicted
  • Pregnant
  • Has One or More STD
37
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Often build in a system of pods, or modular self-contained housing areas linked to one another, _____________ _____________ jails have helped to eliminate the old physical barriers that separate staff and inmates

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Direct-Supervision

38
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In new generation jails, large reinforced Plexiglass panels have replaced walls and serve to separate activity areas

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True

39
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Explain what “Regional Jails” are

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Regional Jails are jails that are built and run using the combined resources of a variety of local jurisdictions

40
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The concept of ________________ is the use of privately run prisons rather than being run by the government

A

Privatization

41
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The term has been used to describe prisons as enclosed facilities separated from society both socially and physically, where the inhabitants share all aspects of their daily lives

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Total Institution

42
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The process of the new inmate learning the convict values, attitudes, roles, and even language is called

A

Prisonization

43
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The power of the prion code at the inmate lev el requires convicts to conform to the worldview held by the majority of the prisoners

A

True

44
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_________ _________ is the language (slang) that is utilized by cons that is characteristic of prison subculture and prison life

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Prison Argot

45
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The idea that the inmate world is controlled by inmate values and behaviors is called ________ _________

A

Prison Subculture

46
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Some studies of the feelings of separation that is present in institutions have identified some of the “pains of imprisonment.” These pains have been identified as the _________ ________

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Deprivation Model

47
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The “Importation Model” suggests that when inmates enter an institution, they bring with them values, roles, and behavior pattens from the outside world

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True

48
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When you first get into prison, you will be ____________ by some of the more violent inmates

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Assaulted

49
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According to the inmate view, if you are confronted and choose not to get involved, you will be rewarded by the correction officer staff for being a model prisoner, but chastised by the inmates

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True

50
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Some of the older inmates will offer cigarettes, money, for drugs to a new inmate because hey just want to be friendly

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False

51
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In regards to prison rape, inmates report these incidents with regularity because they know that most institutions will not tolerate this form of behavior

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False

52
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In an attempt to reduce incidents of prison rape, prison officials spend more time and care in matching _______ _________

A

Cell Partners

53
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Caucasian women are eight times more likely than African-American women to be incarcerated

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False

54
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Women inmates are almost equal to male inmates when it comes to being incarcerated for violent crimes

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False

55
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Studies indicate that the female innate is _____________ likely to have experienced physical and/or sexual abuse prior to incarceration

A

More

56
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Approximately __________ of women in state prison have substance abuse problems

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80%

57
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Today, more than 250,000 minor children have mothers in jail or prison

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True

58
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Studies have indicated that children visiting their mothers in prison is not a major problem because arrangements are made through the state to provide transportation to and from the institution

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False

59
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Male inmates are housed in institutions that are designed for males and female inmates are housed in institutions that are designed for females

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False

60
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Regarding women prisons, explain the concept of “Pseudofamilies”

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Women will create “families” that include a husband, wife, daughter, etc. They will “marry into” these families and do that they are “supposed” to do, and they 100% take their roles seriously.

61
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“Animalescents” is another name for

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Crack Kids

62
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This process assigns new prisoners to initial custody levels based on officers perceived dangerousness and escape risk of the individual being evaluated

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Classification System

63
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A correctional institution operated by a private firm on behalf of a legal or state government

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Private Prison

64
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The repetition of criminal behavior

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Recidivism

65
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Jails that are built and run using the combined resources of a variety of local jurisdictions

A

Regional Jail

66
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New incoming prisoners learning the convict values, attitudes, roles, and language

A

Prisonization

67
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A court requirement that an alleged/convicted offender pay money or provide services to the victim or the community

A

Restitution

68
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The number of probation/parole clients assigned to a probation/parole officer for supervision

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Caseload

69
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A law cannot be created tomorrow that will hold a person legally responsible for something they do today

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Ex Post Facto Laws

70
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Enclosed facility separated from society, both socially and physically, where inhabitants share all aspects of their daily lives

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Total Institution

71
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A sentence that is served while under supervision in the community

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Probation

72
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Locally operated short term confinement facility

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Jail

73
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A sentence requiring the convicted offender to serve a period of confinement followed by a period of sentencing

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Split Sentence

74
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The size of the correctional population that an institute can effectively hold

A

Prison Capacity

75
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Different family sexual identities assumed by women in female institutions

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Pseudofamilies

76
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Temporary confinement facility made up of pods, or modular self-contained housing areas without bars

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Direct-Supervision Jail

77
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Values and behavioral patterns characteristic of prison inmates

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Prison Subculture

78
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The supervised early release of inmates from penal institutions

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Parole

79
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A principle that attempts to weigh the rights of an individual against the authority of the states to make laws

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Balancing Test

80
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The slang language characteristic of prison subculture and prison life

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Prison Argot

81
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A term used to describe administrative maximum. This term is used by the government to denote ultra-high-security prisons

A

ADMAX

82
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A court order taking away a convicted offender’s probationary status

A

Probation Revocation

83
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Special conditions usually mandated by a sentencing authority (court or board) that take into consideration the background of the offender and the circumstances of the offense

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Conditions of Parole

84
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Supervision involving face-to-face contact between the probationer an the probation officer

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Intensive Probation Supervision (IPS)

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