Contrast day reporting centers with intensive supervision probation. Day reporting centers are community-based corrections centers to which
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o offenders report on a daily basis for treatment, education, and rehabilitation. They were first used in Great Britain and their goal is to reduce prison and jail
overcrowding. It is an extreme form of supervision where offenders are easily
o monitored and controlled. These centers provide treatment programs for
substance abuse and provide counseling for other problems.
Intensive supervision probation is a form of probation in which the offender is placed under stricter and more frequent surveillance and control than in conventional probation. ISP officers have limited caseloads. There are a higher
o number of face-to-face contacts between offenders and officers. The main
goal of ISP is to provide prison-like control of offenders while keeping them out of prison. ISP can also be combined with rehabilitation programs.
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Suzanne, a new inmate, has been sent to a facility operated by a for-profit company under contract with state authorities to provide security, housing, and programs for Suzanne and the other inmates. Suzanne is in a(n)
a. non-governmental prison (NGP). b. private prison. c. semi-secure lock-u
While on patrol, Officer Jones notices a car that is parked illegally. He uses his cell phone to call a towing company, identifying himself as a "friend" on the phone. When the tow truck arrives, the driver thanks Officer Jones for calling in the job, and discreetly hands him a twenty-dollar bill. This is an example of:
a. graft. b. gratuity. c. abuse of power. d. professional courtesy.
Which of the following laws limits the right to bail for certain kinds of offenders?
a. judicial concern law b. offender law c. detention law d. danger law
Consider the practice of sealing juvenile records. Should juvenile records be sealed or should they be readily available to those who work in criminal justice?
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