(COR 101 - 09.09.26) Intermediate Sanctions, Community Supervision, and Institutional Corrections

Vocabulary flashcards generated from lecture notes covering intermediate sanctions, community corrections, probation, parole, jails, prisons, and security facility levels.

Fine

The oldest form of an intermediate sanction, which can be criminal or civil (such as a summons or ticket).

Firewood Program

An example of restitution where youth cut and stacked wood, were paid for their labor, and paid back their victims while developing empathy.

Day Reporting Center

A facility for pretrial defendants or post-conviction probationers/parolees that offers structured services—such as substance abuse treatment, anger management, parenting skills, and education—to reduce antisocial attitudes and behaviors.

Illinois Day Reporting Study

A study of 400 day reporting clients in Illinois showing that individuals who utilized center services had lower recidivism rates than those who did not.

Home Detention

An intermediate sanction (also called house arrest or home confinement) that permits convicted offenders to remain in the community, restricting their freedom primarily to work and treatment.

Electronic Monitoring

A technology, such as an ankle bracelet, combined with home detention to monitor an offender's exact location.

Pennsylvania Study on Electronic Monitoring

A study finding that offenders on home detention with electronic monitoring were as likely as jailed inmates to be arrested or revoked, demonstrating that technology alone is not a treatment or correctional solution.

Probation

A city-level sanction allowing criminal offenders to serve a period of correctional supervision in the community in lieu of incarceration, subject to court-imposed conditions.

Parole

A state-level method of completing a prison sentence in the community after serving time in a state prison.

Discretionary Parole

A conditional release determined by a parole board authority based on statutory eligibility and case-by-case review of an offender's behavior and readiness.

Mandatory Parole

Automatic conditional release under determinate sentencing laws after an offender serves a set portion of their original sentence minus good time.

Parole Board

An executive branch agency authorized to determine the actual length of prison sentences beyond minimum terms and evaluate whether prisoners are ready for community reintegration.

Jail

A local correctional facility, usually operated by a county sheriff's department, used for short-term confinement (typically no more than one year) of petty offenders, low-level felons, and pretrial detainees.

Prison

A state- or federally-administered correctional facility used to confine individuals convicted of serious crimes (felonies) who are serving sentences of more than one year.

Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

The agency that operates the separate prison system for federal criminal justice offenders.

Incarcerated Individual

The updated terminology used in corrections to refer to individuals in custody, replacing terms like 'inmate', 'convict', or 'prisoner' to avoid labeling.

Temporary Lockup

A facility located inside a police department used for holding individuals who cannot post bail or are waiting to be processed into jail.

Minimum Security Prison

A prison facility housing non-violent offenders or white-collar criminals, characterized by minimal security features, single fences, dormitories, and campus-like amenities.

Medium Security Prison

A prison facility featuring spanning dormitories that house dozens of inmates together under tightly controlled daily movements.

Maximum Security Prison (Supermax)

A highly restrictive prison facility designed for violent offenders, escape risks, or individuals causing disruption in lower security facilities, featuring strict movement controls and frequent head counts.