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| The number of probation or parole clients assigned to one probation or parole officer for supervision. |
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| The use of a variety of officially ordered program-based sanctions that permit convicted offenders to remain in the community under conditional supervision as an alternative to an active prison sentence. |
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| A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency. |
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| The release of an inmate from prison to community supervision under a set of conditions for remaining on parole. If a condition is violated, the individual might by returned to prison or might face another sanction in the community. |
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| Conditions of Parole (Probation) |
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| The general & special limits imposed on an offender who is released on parole (or probation). General conditions tend to be fixed by state statute, while special conditions are mandated by the sentencing authority (court or board) & take into consideration the background of the offender & the circumstances of the offense. |
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| The release of an inmate from prison to supervision that is decided by a parole board or other authority. |
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| House arrest. Individuals ordered confined to their homes are sometimes monitored electronically to ensure they do not leave during the hours of confinement. Absence from the home during working hours is often permitted. |
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| Intensive Probation Supervision (IPS) |
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| A form of probation supervision involving frequent face-to-face contact between the probationer & the probation officer. |
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| The use of split sentencing, shock probation or parole, shock incarceration, community service, intensive supervision, or home confinement in lieu of other, more traditional sanctions, such as imprisonment & fines. |
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| The release of an inmate from prison that is determined by statute or sentencing guidelines & is not decided by a parole board or other authority. |
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| A sentence that requires that a convicted offender serve weekend (or other specified periods of time) in a confinement facility (usually in a jail) while undergoing probationary supervision in the community. |
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| The status of a convicted offender who has been conditionally release from prison by a paroling authority before the expiration of his or her sentence, is placed under the supervision of a parole agency, & is required to observe the conditions of parole. |
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| Parole (Probation) Violation |
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| An act or failure to act by a parolee (or a probationer) that does not confrom to the conditions of his or her parole (or probation). |
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| The administrative action of a paroling authority removing a person from parole status in response to a violation of lawfully required conditions of parole, including the prohibition against committing a new offense. Parole revocation usually results in the offender's return to prison. |
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| A sentence of imprisonment that is suspended. Also, the conditional freedom granted by a judicial officer to a convicted offender, as long as the person meets certain conditions of behavior. |
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| A court order taking away a convicted offender's probationary status & usually withdrawing the conditional freedom associated with that status in response to a violation of the conditions of probation. |
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| The managed return to the community of an individual released from prison. Also, the successful transitioning of a released inmate back into the community. |
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| Remote Location Monitoring |
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| A supervision strategy that uses electronic technology to track offenders who have been sentenced to house arrest or who have been order to limit their movements while completing a sentence involving probation or parole. |
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| A court requirement that an accused or convicted offender pay money or provide services to the victim of the crime or provide services to the community. |
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| A hearing held before a legally constituted hearing body (such as a parole board) to determine whether a parolee or probationer has violated the conditions & requirements of his or her parole or probation. |
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| A sentencing option that makes use of "boot camp" type prisons to impress on convicted offenders the realities of prison life. |
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| The practice of sentencing offenders to prison, allowing them to apply for probationary release, & surprisingly, permitting such a release. Offenders who receive shock probation may not be aware that they will be released on probation & may expect to spend a much longer time behind bars. |
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| A sentence explicitly requiring the convicted offender to serve a period of confinement in a local, state, or federal facility, followed by a period of probation. |
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