Quiz 4 (2/3 for final)

What is Community Based Corrections?

A broad array of correction programs established in the community to provide alternatives to incarceration.

What is the goal of CBC?

To continue punishment in the community instead of jail/prison

What does CBC represent?

Everything between standard probation and incarceration. Ex. Community service, house arrest, and work release.

What is net-widening?

Officials will place individual offenders in this type of program only because it exists… regardless of criteria.

Another name for CBC

Intermediate sanctions program

What does intermediate sanctions programs provide?

They guarantee certain freedoms to work, go to school, go to school, and to participate in individual or group therapy.

Who are most intermediate sanctions programs administered by?

Probation or parole agencies or by a private agency.

Which state has a community control program that is home confinement coupled with electronic monitoring?

Florida

The program provides-

• Face-to-face contacts

• Stricter curfews (enforced)

• Unannounced home visits

Why are these programs designed?

To supervise convicted offenders in lieu of incarceration at any levels, which heightened client/offender responsibility and accountability regarding fines, victim compensation, community service and restitution.

What are the types of CBC?

ISP, home confinement, electronic surveillance

What are the two types of division/community corrections?

Pre-trial release and pre- parole programs

Community Run

Locally operated, but lacking state funding and external support

Community Placed

Located in communities, but do not network with any community agencies

Community Based

Programs that are locally operated but are funded by outside sources that network with other agencies and the CJS.

What is the purpose?

Closely track and monitor offenders behavior.

The community corrections act-

Calls for the establishment; facilities, and programs

Why was the CC act developed?

To provide money at the local level to plan, develop, and initiate programs (local correctional)

AIM of the act-

To divert prison bound offenders to local programs to receive treatment and assistance.

Target population-

Low risk, non-violent, non-dangerous offenders with little to no risk to society.

CC Act

Alleviates overcrowding and decreases the building of new prisons.

Philosophy

To provide certain types of offenders with rehabilitation and redintegrative environments where personal needs are improved and fulfilled and recidivism rates and decreased.

Primary Purpose

Reintegrate probationers back into the community- although paroles need the services more than probationers

Secondary Purpose

Alleviate overcrowding by accepting less dangerous offenders.

Assessment issues-

The CBC system may be flawed- by accepting dangerous individuals that are nor predicted to be violent but become violent.

False Positive

Considered dangerous because of prior record and conduct but do not pose a danger to others (when they get out and in a program)

False Negative

believed to be non-violent, but turned out to be violent and harm others. These individuals may sabotage programs.

Which of these is more beneficial?

False positives

How to reduce false negatives?

1. Prisons need to continue housing violent offenders

2. Judges and prosecutors need to use a variety of punishments

3. Need funding at the local level

what was the first state to use CBC?

California

Which foundation provided funding for CBC to alleviate over crowding?

LEAA

Why are prisons viewed as destructive?

The physical separation from families, demeaning experiences i.e. strip searches, violence.

What are the common denominators ?

1. Authority to oversee offender behaviors and enforce compliance w/ conditions

2. Job referral services (STRIVE) where para- professionals act as liaisons for participants

3. Administrators on call 24 hrs.

4. Located w/ in the community (large houses to accommodate more people)

5. Professionals and para-professionals on call for medical, social, and psych emergencies

6. A system in place to heighten staff accountability to the courts

Major objectives to CBCS-

1. It poses a risk to society

2. Offender goes unpunished

3. It is a continuation of punishment I.e community service, Adhere to strict curfews, Pay restitutions