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Community Corrections
100
The "founder of probation" was a shoemaker in this city.
What is Boston.
100
Intermediate Sanctions are sometimes referred to as what?
What are alternatives to incarceration.
100
This term means the halting or suspension, before conviction, of formal criminal proceedings against a person, conditional upon some form of counter-performance by the defendant.
What is diversion
100
He is considered the founder of probation.
Who is John Augustus
100
One of the following is not considered a type of diversion court: Drug Courts, Domestic Violence Courts, Community Courts and Military Court.
What is a military court.
200
This state was the first state to pass a statute authorizing probation.
What is Massachusetts.
200
A financial penalty used as a criminal sanction is called a what?
What is a fine.
200
This is a type of crime characterized by all of parties willingly participating.
What is a victimless crime.
200
This president signed the National Probation Act.
Who is President Calvin Coolidge.
200
A philosophy of correctional treatment that embraces decentralization of authority, citizen participation, redefinition of the population for whom incarceration is most appropriate, and places an emphasis on rehabilitation through community programs is called what?
What is community corrections.
300
This state has the largest probation population.
What is Texas.
300
Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United states in what state?
What is California.
300
This is the termination of criminal processing at any point before adjudication with no threat of later prosecution.
What is unconditional diversion.
300
This person supervises offenders while they are serving their sentence outside of prison and within the community.
What is a probation officer.
300
Punishment options for initial sentences more restrictive than traditional probation but less restrictive than jail or prison are called what.
What is a front-end program.
400
The PSR is conducted by who?
What is the probation officer.
400
This sentencing option is considered the most expensive.
What is bootcamp.
400
This is a type of diversion in which charges are dismissed if the defendant satisfactorily completes treatment, counseling, or other programs ordered by the justice system.
What is conditional diversion.
400
The nation's first drug court was developed in what state?
What is Miami.
400
The control of offenders in the community under strict conditions, by means of frequent reporting to a probation officer whose caseload is generally limited to 30 offenders is called what?
What is intensive supervision probation.
500
A due process hearing that must be conducted to determine whether the conditions of probation have been violated is called what?
What is a probation revocation hearing.
500
This is a financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the offense.
What is a day fine.
500
This is the conditional release of a convicted offender into the community under the supervision of a probation officer.
What is probation.
500
Georgia, Texas and this state are making extensive use of community service.
What is Washington.
500
A special court that is given responsibility to handle cases involving drug-addicted offenders is called what?
What is a drug court.