Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Probation and
Community
Corrections
The Justification for
Community Corrections
Reintegration
Preparing offenders to return to
probation
Massachusetts establishes the
Split sentences
Shock incarceration
Intermittent incarceration
Probation: Doing Time in
the Community
Offenders are most likely denied probation
if they:
Are convicted on multiple charges
Specialized caseloads
Recidivism
Intermediate Sanctions
Judicially Administered Intermediate
Sanctions:
Fines
Community service
Restitution
Forfeiture
Drug court
Intermediate Sanctions
Day Reporting Centers: community based
corrections center where offenders
report daily for purposes of treatment,
education, and incapacitation.
Home detention
Home incarceration
Continuously signaling
Intermediate Sanctions
Net Widening:
As more and more alternatives to
The Paradox:
The more effectively offenders