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Test #2 Flashcards

1
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Definition of halfway house

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Oldest type of community residential facility, can be for probationers or parolees who need a more structured setting

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Criticisms of boot camps

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widen the net (courts put people there who don’t need it), potentially increase their violence and abuse of power

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Purpose of restitution centers

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community centers, targeted for property or first time offenders who owe victim restitution or community service

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What is shock probation

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when a person is sentenced to a brief period of incarceration followed by supervised probation, but the offender doesn’t know that that is what is going to happen

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Sanctions between prison and probation

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intermediate sanctions, more freedom than prison but less then traditional probation

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How prisons use halfway houses

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fill the gap between incarceration and freedom, half way on their way out of prison

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Requirements to live in a RCCF or CCC

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live there
maintain work or school
keep current on rent
submit to drug testing and breathalyzers

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Who are best for work release programs

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employed first time offenders, most work release programs do not allow violent or sex offenders

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Work release absconders

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a warrant is issued for their arrest

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The John P. Craine House purpose

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designed for female offenders convicted of misdemeanors and non violent felonies who are caretakers of pre school children who are allowed to reside with them

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House arrest v. time served

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time spent on home confinement awaiting trial or as part of community service is not counted as time served towards a conviction if you screw up

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Judge Jack Love and his idea

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New Mexico judge who saw how spider man was tracked through a wrist transmitter and got the idea for electronic monitoring

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How active v. passive GPS systems work

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active are real time units and passive temporarily store data and download it during the night

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Staffing at day reporting centers

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low staff-offender ratio, open extended hours

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house arrest

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Name for intermediate sanction designed to confine offenders to their homes unless at work or school or treatment program or visiting with PO

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Criticisms of house arrest

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domestic violence can result
can still commit a crime from their home
some people feel it’s not much of a punishment
PRO: it doesn’t cost anything

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Inclusion and exclusion zones for GPS

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program the software to say where offenders are allowed to be or not allowed to be,
allowed = inclusion
not allowed = exclusion

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Completion rates for EM (electronic monitoring)

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federal offenders who have been convicted but are non violent are successful with electronic monitoring 90% of the time

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Approaches of day reporting centers

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treatment oriented or supervision oriented

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20
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Success of day reporting centers

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do better as re entry programs for prisoners when compared to prisoner show were freed under no supervision or under traditional parole

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21
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Different forms of restorative justice

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victim offender mediation
reparation panels or boards
circle sentencing
family group conferencing
monetary sanctions

22
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Definition of restitution

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court ordered payment by an offender to the victim to cover tangible losses related to the crime

23
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Definition of a fine

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fixed monetary sanction imposed by a judge or a jury with the amount depending on the seriousness of the crime

24
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Federal prisoners and the payment of fines

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fines must be payed in full prior to someone being released, federal system

25
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Assumptions of reintegrative shaming

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social bonds are weakened and must be repaired
better than stigmitisation

26
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Community members serving as probation officers

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reparation boards or panels, volunteers decide on and enforce conditions of probation after conviction

27
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Family group conferencing recidivism rates

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recidivism rates are lower for youths who participate than youths who did not

28
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Personnel involved in a sentencing circle

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largest group of people in a restorative justice, includes offender, victim, family and friends of both, coworkers of both, social service or juvenile personal, interested community members

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Victims that support restorative justice

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most welcomed by victims of property crimes, they are more likely to get restitution
less welcomed by victims of violent crimes

30
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Fines v. fees

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fines are monetary sanctions
fees are reimbursements the offender has to pay for judicial costs of the justice system

31
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ISP caseload size for probation officers

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Intensive supervision caseloads are much smaller than a regular case load because it is more intense

32
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Challenges of therapeutic communities

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include low completion rates and have been criticized for using shame and humiliation

33
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Mental health in jails and prisons

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jails and prisons are now our largest mental health institutions in the country

34
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Community supervision of sex offenders

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involves more frequent contacts and searches, containment approach

35
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What kind of caseload is ISP

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(intensive supervision) is considered a specialized caseload, closer surveillance, more conditions of probation, more treatment

36
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Continued drug use commonly leads to

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parole being revoked

37
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Prescription medication for alcoholics

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Antabuse

38
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Courts where members work together as a team proactively to treat people with substance abuse problems

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drug courts

39
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Common mental illness for veterans

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When they return from service 1 in 5 have ptsd, depression is also common

40
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Special tests for sex offenders

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Since sex offenders like to use secrecy and deceit, they use polygraphs to try to identify the deceit and secrecy, penile plethysmography

41
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Judicial options for probation violators

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Extending the term of probation, imposing more conditions of probation, revoking revocation of probation, nothing at all

42
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Authority to revoke probation

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A judge, the court, NOT a probation officer

43
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Probation credit for time served

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If someone is revoked they don’t get credit for the time they’ve spent on probation

44
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Most vulnerable time for revocation of probation/parole

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During the first three months under supervision

45
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Reason why absconders leave

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Typically because they are afraid of what their probation officer will do with the violation and don’t want to lose freedom

45
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Why courts grant early termination of probation

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To recognize the good behavior of the probationer

46
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Who issues warrants for revocation hearings

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Only the court

47
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Level of proof required at revocation proceedings

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Preponderance of the evidence, not as tough of a level of proof

48
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Gender and age related to parole success

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Most successful parolles are females over 30, worst success are males under 30

49
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Examples of technical violations

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Failure to report, failure to pay, dirty UA (urinary analysis), failure to show up for a program, failure to do community service

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