Exam 1 Flashcards
Holding people accountable for their actions.
Community Corrections
The pre-trial stage where one has not seen a judge yet.
Pre-adjudication
Unknown amount of time an offender is going to spend incarcerated.
Usually leaning towards juvenile offenders.
Indeterminate sentencing
An exact time given for what an individual will spend incarcerated.
Determinate sentencing
The ability for offenders to serve the rest of their sentences un-incarcerated.
Parole
Offenders understand the consequences of their actions, and the cost that come with it.
Specific Deterrence Theory
Repair harm done to a victim.
Restorative justice
Research must be done in order to determine whether or not a program will be used.
Evidence-based practices
1.Rearrest.
2.Reconvention.
3.Re-incarceration.
Recidivism
Father of probation
John Augustus
When a juvenile has nowhere to go the state then becomes the parent
Parents patriae
Provides the officer with all necessary information about an induvial in order to create a therapeutic relationship.
Casework
Offenders personal life struggles that may led to criminal behavior.
Criminogenic needs-based supervision
Known as the “Father of parole.”
Alexander Maconochie
A system created by Alexander Maconochie which gave credits for good behavior and took away for negative behavior.
Marks System
Sir Walter Crofton.
A convict is given a license or permit as a reward for good behavior allowing them to work before their sentence is up.
Ticket-of-leave
1.Rehabilitative idea.
2.Every offender dealt with on an individual basis.
3.Why did he/she do it?
4.What can be done to improve the situation?
Medical model
The judge has the option to review a case before sentencing.
Reflective justice
A governing body that monitors the use of sentencing guidelines.
Sentencing Commission
The judge wants to suspended the sentence.
Laid on file
Guidelines that are based on the belief that punishment should be more severe for more serious crimes.
Presumptive Sentencing
Inmates may be eligible for early release based on the inmate’s medical position.
Compassionate Release
In comparison to parolees in 1995, parolees in 2015 were?
More successful.
