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4 punishment and correction goals |
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-retribution: inflicting punishment proportional to the harm caused
-deterrence: to keep an offender from future offending (specific) or to set the person as an example (general)
-incapacitation: to become incapable of committing another crime
-reform/rehabilitation: change the individual |
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-father of probation
-philanthropist who posted bail for offenders then found them work and housing
-credited with founding the investigation component of probation.
-because his system based on moral character, age, and other factors
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-situation where minor offenders placed in new diversion programs instead of prison-bound offenders the program was designed for. |
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female offender characteristics |
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-23% probation, 12% parole, 7% prison
-usually have childhood abuse
-drug dependency
-psychosocial problems
-incarcerated parent
-single parent household
-HIV/AIDS
-less likely to have
-violent crime cnviction
-any stable work history
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purpose of pretrial diversion programs |
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-purpose is to divert the offender from the system because..
-it is better for the offender
-less stigma and disruption from work and family
-it is better for the system
-scarcity of resources
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pretrial diversion programs warranted when.. |
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-little or no risk to public
-doesnt offend principals of justice
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things that are required to happen in diversion (legislation) |
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-evaluation by pretrial services staff of eligibility
-contract that clarifies exactly what the defendant must do for completion
-a mechanism by which the defendants case is disposed of, usually through a court oder that disposes of a case without a conviction
-pretrial diversion comes before finding any guilt, and if never committed a crime once having both eligibility and completion of program |
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-wearing an electric band to add to traditional probation, parole, or house arrest
-conjunction with bail, deferred adjudication programs, ext.
-cost less than prison/jail
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factors as failures to EM |
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-male gender
-younger age
-unemployed
-criminal history
-single
-drug or property crime
-long length of time on EM |
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-fines set by amount of income the offender has.
-fine is 3 days of income, not set dollar amount |
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-order by the court that requires offender to compensate victim |
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types of community service programs |
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-restorative service: connect offender to victim, intention to recognize harm done, agreement, aimed at class of victims
-punitive service: not linked to crime, mostly focused on deterrence, labor.
-main santions
-supervision costs
-appropriate settings
-liability
-reasonableness |
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eligibility of being in anpretrial diversion program |
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-crime
-prior record
-drug history
-employment
-residential stability
-evidence of mental illness
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types of probation officers |
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-service officer: focuses on offenders needs and attempts to develop relationship; may make allowances for violations of convictions based on circumstances
-surveillance officer: focuses on surveillance and monitoring of offender and completion. if any law broken, they want offender off the streets
-broker officer: balances the two above, no direct counseling though, instead refers to second party agency
-burned out officer: doesnt emphasize either, minimum amount of work |
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technical violations of probation |
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-violation of rules rather than new crimes
-this can warrant a judicial intervention
-imposing curfew
-intermediate sanctions
-more conditions
OR
-revoke probation
-send to prison |
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characteristics of incarceration rates |
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-more than 2 million in prison/jail
-varies by state
-783 per 100,000 (highest of any western country)
-black men 7x as likely than white men |
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seperate/pennsylvania prison system |
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-solitary confinement, manual labor
-originated in philly in the walnut street jail
-later in eastern penitentiary |
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congregate/auburn prison systm |
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-slept in solitary, but ate and worked together
-there was silence enforced though
-harsh punishment not only to control, but to reform the inmates
-managed with 'trinity,' (mission of a prison)
-separation, obedience, labor |
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-militaristic drills and staffing for men
-home-like condition for women
-before correctional institutions (rehab era) |
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-prisonization
-inmate code
-building tenders.. inmates who were once granted permission by staff over other inmates |
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-belief that pre-prison characteristics of the people shaped the prison environment |
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-argot.. used by officers and prisoners |
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-pseudofamilies
-make believe families.. fathers, mothers, siblings ext.
-parents advice and counsel
-allow closer contact with real families
-homosexual behavior |
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parole, and probation similarities |
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-parole means 'word'
-release from prison, probation is instead of prison
-780k adults on parole
-15 states left do parole with full discretionary systems
-no due process for release decision
-66% re-arrested
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-started ticket of leave
-form of mark system
-offenders released early upon going through graduated stages of responsibility and good behavior
-when he reaches this point, prisoner recieves his ticket
-also required once released to report to police for supervising and help finding a job. |
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-started mark system
-consisted of stages of increasing responsibility almost independently resulting in an early release
-eliminated harsh punishment
-improved living conditions at norfolk island
-removed by thought of leniency only 3 years as prison superintendent |
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restorative justice models |
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-seek to restore state of wholeness, dont find you guilty of innocent, dont punish)
-victim-offender mediation: most common, victim and offender meet and discuss and come to an agreement
-community reparative boards: youth panels. board decides after offender speaks
-family group conferencing: involves victim and all family, helps the offender understands his wrongdoing.
-circle sentencing: everyone gets to talk, then circle decides punishment |
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two directions of criminal justice system |
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1. Community-oriented view of the causes of crime, prevention, and enforcement
2. Greater centralization of law enforcement and greater federal powers of investigation and prosecution (terrorism) |
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-Foreign Intelligence Surviellance Act
-Mandate procedures needed to request surveillance.
-FISA members appointed by supreme court justice
-in order to be allowed surveillance..
-person further of intelligence +
-target was an agent of a foreign power |
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Omnibus Counterterrorism Act |
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-Expands federal government to take over local governments issues if there is a terrorist threat.
-allowed government to see documents without warrant.
-Expands FBI to overseas when investigating terrorism |
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Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of '96 |
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-Replaced Omnibus Counterterrorism Act
-Expanded authority of INS of deporting threats and increased punishment
-Changed Habeas Corpus decisions |
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-allowed funding to be cut off to countries that supported terrorism |
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-Led to Homeland Security
-3 seperate agencies that communicated poorly, so ^ was created.
-Provisions that were rejected in the 96 Anti-Terrorism Act were added
-Expanded concept of terrorism (mass, destruction, assassination, kidnapping)
-Expanded federal powers of investigation
-Included Domestic Terrorism
-John Walker Lynn.. American who fought on Afghanistan's side, tried based on Patriot Act |
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-Jail, prison, parole, or probation |
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