BCJ 3150, Probation and Parole Unit VI Flash Cards Start

BCJ 3150 community-based sentencing options that are less restrictive than imprisonment but provide more of a means of control and monitoring for probation and parole officers; are used to enhance traditional probation or parole for higher risk offenders or for more serious offenses Intermediate sanctions Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 houses for probationers or parolees that incorporate treatment programs with a structured living environment Halfway house Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 any type of community-based sentencing option that requires that the offender reside at the facility and the offender can only leave for an approved purpose, such as work or school Residential community correctional facilities (RCCFs) Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 a program for individuals preparing for parole in which the offender can leave the facility to go to work and come back to the facility in the evening to help them transition back into the community; these programs can also be utilized as an alternative to straight jail time for offenders who need to be punished for an offense but who are already gainfully employed Work release Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 a facility for inmates who are nearing release or parole and who need to pay restitution to a victim or the community; allows the offender to earn money through labor which will be applied to his or her restitution balance Restitution center Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 an alternative to incarceration that is six months long and combines a cognitive-behavioral treatment setting with life and job skills training that precedes an intensive supervision probation sentence Work ethic camp Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 a short period of imprisonment followed by a term of probation Shock incarceration Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 a prison program for first-time or young offenders that combines a paramilitary environment with education and treatment programs; successful completion of the program leads to early parole Boot camp Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 an alternative to incarceration in which the offender is essentially incarcerated in his or her home as the offender can only leave for preapproved activities and must wear a GPS or electronic monitoring device House arrest Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 technology used in supervising high risk offenders on parole or probation in which a device is used to monitor whether or not the offender is within a certain range of the transmission device; utilized in conjunction with house arrest Electronic monitoring Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 can be either active or passive; is more accurate as to providing an offender’s whereabouts than electronic monitoring as the offender’s position is mapped using military satellites GPS – global positioning system Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 when a probation or parole officer is able to monitor an offender’s whereabouts utilizing a handheld remote receiver Remote location monitoring Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 a form of GPS monitoring in which the offender must “download” his or her data into a machine daily Passive GPS Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 constant offender monitoring in which the probation or parole officer is able to pull up information about the offender’s whereabouts in real time; often used in Violate Order of Protection (VOOP) or domestic violence cases Active GPS Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 preset geographic areas in which an offender cannot go, such as a victim’s residence; when an offender is on active GPS, an alarm will be sent to the probation or parole officer and the local police department if an offender enters one of these areas Exclusion zones Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 exact locations that an offender is required to be at specific times, such as at work or school Inclusion zones Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 an alcohol monitoring device that detects if an offender has consumed alcohol by detecting it through the offender’s skin SCRAM Back Next Answer

BCJ 3150 nonresidential programs usually used for offenders on probation or parole as an administrative sanction for a violation or for offenders on pretrial release that provide things like random drug testing, substance abuse treatment, anger management counseling, and verifying job searches for probation or parole officers Day reporting centers (DRC’s) Back Next Answer