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Ch 10 & 11
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 1
04/29/2014

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Term
Community Corrections
Definition
Program-based sanctions that allow convicted offenders to remain in the community.
Term
Name two probation statistics
Definition
Most common form of criminal sentencing
Almost 4.3 million
Term
Ideal caseload of probation as opposed to how many average are given?
Definition
30-35, but the average is 107.
Term
General Conditions v Specific Conditions in probation?
Definition
General - general set of requirements given to each offender on probation.
Specific - Requirements given to a specific offender.
Term
Morrissey vs Brewer
Definition
Two people paroled from Iowa were revoked and later sued.
Term
Revocation
Definition
Offenders on probation who commit a crime while on probation or violate specific or general conditions.
Term
Parole
Definition
Being released on "parole" under the supervision of a parole officer before the end of their jail term.
Term
Statistics of Parole
Definition
840,700 on parole
52% nationally complete parole
9% go back for new violations
Term
Rhodes v Chapman
Definition
Prison overcrowding isn't cruel and unusual punishmen
Term
Current incarceration rate
Definition
504 inmates for every 100,000 US residents.
Term
Why are women incarcerated?
Definition
Non violent offences
Term
How many women are mothers in jail?
Definition
70%
Term
Rated Capacity
Definition
Number of inmates a prison can handle according to professionals.
Term
Operational Capacity
Definition
The number of inmates a prison can effectively accommodate.
Term
Design Capacity
Definition
Number of inmates the prison was intended to hold when it was built or modified.
Term
5 levels of federal prison
Definition
ADMAX, maximum, medium, low, minimum.
Term
Jail
Definition
Confinement facility administered by local government
Term
Two Largest jails
Definition
LA and NYC
Term
Women in jail %
Definition
12.7%
Term
First Gen jails
Definition
Linear jails, all cells lined in a row.
Term
Second Gen Jails
Definition
Center control box for jail officers, cells centered around that.
Term
New Gen Jails
Definition
"pod" technique, no physical barriers between inmates and officers other than the pods.
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