Immediate Sanctions Community Corrections 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 Intermediate Sanctions the use of several community based correctional sanctions in lieu of other more traditional sanctions such as imprisonment and fines Advantages of Intermediate Sanctions 1 They are less expensive to operate per offender Than imprisonment 2 They are socially cost effective 3 They provide flexibility in terms of Resources Time of involvement Place of service Split Sentencing explicitly requiring the convicted offender to serve a period of confinement in a facility followed by a period of probation Shock Probation resembles split sentencing The offender serves a relatively short period of time in custody usually in prison rather than a jail and is released on probation by court order The difference between the two is that shock probation clients must apply for probationary release from confinement and cannot be certain of the judge s decision Shock Parole is an administrative decision ordered by a paroling authority i e parole boards Shock Incarceration a sentencing option that makes use of boot camp type prisons to impress on convicted offenders the realities of prison life Evidence of Shock Incarceration One of the most comprehensive studies of boot camp prison programs focused on 8 states Florida Georgia Illinois Louisiana New York Oklahoma South Carolina and Texas The report found that boot camp programs have been in population because they are perceived as being tough on crime However the impact of boot camp programs on offender recidivism is at best insignificant Mixed Sentencing requires that convicted offenders serve weekends in a confinement facility usually in a jail while undergoing probationary supervision in the community Community Service An alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency Intensive Probation Supervision a form of probation supervision involving frequent face to face contact Has been described as the strictest form of probation for adults in the US Home Confinement Referred to as house arrest is a sentenced imposed by the court in which offenders are legally ordered to remain confined to their own residences
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