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__________ refers to a sentence in which a person serves a term of incarceration at home.

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Alternative sanctions tend to be designed for .


A) women
B) juveniles
C) men
D) misdemeanants

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Probation granted under conditions of strict reporting to a probation officer with a limited caseload is known as .


A) intensive supervision
B) presentence
C) restricted supervision
D) pretrial diversion

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A continuum of sanctions means that punishments vary in intrusiveness and control.

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Community service is __________ for an injury to society by performance of service.

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a. A range of correctional management strategies b. Incarceration followed by sentence reduction c. Sanctions can be calibrated and made equivalent d. Designed for young people e. Compensation for loss f. Penalty based on a person's income g. Free labor as a penalty h. Government seizes assets used in criminal activity i. Potential loss to victim/system j. Targets convicted people subject to incarceration -Principle of interchangeability

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A majority of Americans approve intermediate sanctions for most forms of nonviolent crime.

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The most widely used techniques of surveillance and control are established elements of programs.

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Over dollars in fines is collected annually in the United States.


A) 25 million
B) 675 million
C) 1 billion
D) 3.7 billion

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refers to a type of probation granted with conditions of strict reporting to a probation officer with a limited caseload.


A) Home confinement
B) Shock probation
C) Intensive supervision
D) Pretrial diversion

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Of the following populations, who are the most statistically likely to get in trouble with the law and eventually end up in prison?


A) People with mental illnesses
B) Children of people who have been incarcerated
C) Spouses of people who have been incarcerated
D) Indigent people

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Early evaluations of intensive supervision found that .


A) convicted people are likely to commit another serious offense in six months
B) more technical violations occur than with traditional probation
C) little money is saved
D) probation officers dislike the program

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is a condition that establishes a sum of money that must be paid by the convicted person either to the victim or to a public fund for victims of crime.


A) Service
B) Remunerative
C) Restitution
D) Recompense

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Prison costs more than probation in the United States because it must provide total control over a person's life in a way that probation cannot.

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a. A range of correctional management strategies b. Incarceration followed by sentence reduction c. Sanctions can be calibrated and made equivalent d. Designed for young people e. Compensation for loss f. Penalty based on a person's income g. Free labor as a penalty h. Government seizes assets used in criminal activity i. Potential loss to victim/system j. Targets convicted people subject to incarceration -Stakes

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What are the three most significant problems facing the intermediate sanctions movement?

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Widespread adoption of intermediate sanctions may further exacerbate in prison populations.


A) racial disparities
B) overcrowding
C) gang tensions
D) mental illness

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Studies of community service and restitution programs have generally found them vulnerable to .


A) political attacks by conservative politicians
B) budget cuts, since most are perceived as "extras"
C) the problem of net widening
D) All of these are correct

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Home confinement is best suited to .


A) situational clients
B) clients with substance abuse issues
C) clients with relatively long sentences
D) low-risk clients with relatively stable residences

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Discuss one intermediate sanction as imposed by each of the following: the judiciary, probation departments, and correctional departments.

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