BCJ 3150: Probation and Parole Unit I Flash Cards Start

Probation and Parole an alternative to incarceration in which the offender is allowed to remain in the community while serving all or part of his or her sentence Community corrections Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole the offender has been sentenced or has pleaded guilty Post – adjudication – post-conviction Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole the offender has not yet been found guilty, pleaded guilty, or has been offered a deferred prosecution program Pre-adjudication – prior to conviction Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole a form of community corrections for an offender in which he or she is subject to specific court-ordered conditions for a specific period of time Probation Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole involves discretionary release and the idea that offenders can be rehabilitated Indeterminate sentencing Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole focuses primarily on punishment and incapacitation and involves little discretion by the sentencing judge; also known as presumptive, fixed, or mandatory sentence Determinate sentencing Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole money paid to the court by or on the behalf of the accused to ensure that the accused returns to court for future court dates; if the defendant misses court dates, this is forfeited, and a warrant for the defendant’s arrest is typically issued by the judge Bail Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole a form of pre-adjudication community corrections in which the defendant is ordered by the court to complete certain activities and the defendant is monitored by the probation department Pretrial-supervision Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole used to enhance standard community corrections conditions and are viewed as being on a continuum; can involve things like participation in a substance abuse treatment program or electronic monitoring Intermediate sanctions Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole a focus of parole and prisons; involves helping a prisoner transition back into the community successfully by completing certain programs Prisoner reentry Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole a prisoner reentry program for low-risk offenders that allows the offender to reconnect with family, find a job, and better transition into the community Prerelease program Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole like probation; the offender is supervised in the community after serving part of his or her prison sentence, and the offender must complete certain programs and comply with specific rules Parole Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole the theory that an offender will weigh the pros and cons of committing a technical violation or new offense while on community supervision and realize that the cons outweigh the benefits Specific deterrence theory Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole a primary goal of the criminal justice system in which the focus is to change the offender’s thinking, and therefore his or her behavior, so that he or she will not commit a new offense; done by having the offender participate in specific programs Rehabilitation Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole Risk/need/responsivity a theory of rehabilitation; probation and parole officers need to first determine what level of risk the offender poses to the community, and then the officers need to identify the offender’s needs that if met will keep the offender from recidivating, and then the officers need to refer the offender to the appropriate agencies that will help the offender meet those needs Risk/need/responsivity Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole examples include unemployment, substance use, a criminal peer group, and a lack of social support; addressing these factors decreases the likelihood that an offender will commit a new crime Criminogenic needs Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole a sentencing concept that involves the offender, victim, and community, enabling the offender to accept responsibility for his or her actions while repairing the harm he or she has done Restorative justice Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole a theory of community corrections that combines the offender wanting to change his or her thinking and behavior with supervision in the community, good social support, and a good relationship with his or her supervising officer Participation process model Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole programs and services that have been scientifically tested and proven to work with offender populations in reducing risk, criminal thinking, and criminal behavior Evidence-based practices Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole Example: first-time low risk drug offenders are placed in a treatment program with high-risk addicted offenders because that program needs participants in order to justify spending the money on it Net-widening Back Next Answer

Probation and Parole includes rearrest, reconviction, or reincarceration Recidivism Back Next Answer