Corrections Chapter 12 Review

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to community corrections, probation, parole, intermediate sanctions, and relevant court cases from the Corrections Chapter in Criminal Justice.

Community Corrections

Refers to a wide range of sentences that depend on correctional resources available in the community, allowing offenders to remain in the community under conditional supervision.

Probation

A sentence of imprisonment that is suspended; instead, it is served under supervision in the community with specific conditions for behavior.

Parole

A prisoner reentry strategy in which inmates receive supervised conditional early release from correctional confinement.

Revocation Hearing

A hearing used to determine whether a parolee or probationer has violated the conditions of their parole or probation.

Intermediate Sanctions

Non-traditional sentences used in lieu of imprisonment and fines, providing alternatives between probation and incarceration.

Shock Incarceration

Programs that use boot camps to demonstrate the reality of prison life, primarily for first-time offenders.

Home Confinement

Also known as house arrest, it involves restricting a person's movement to their home with some allowances for work or emergencies.

Community Service

A requirement that offenders spend time working for a community agency as part of their sentence.

Intensive Supervision

The strictest form of probation with frequent contact with a probation officer and stringent conditions.

Sampson v. California (2006)

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Fourth Amendment does not prevent warrantless searches of parolees.