Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction
(Chapter 10)
community corrections - correct answer ✔✔The use of a variety of officially ordered program-based
sanction that permit convicted offenders to remain in the community under conditional supervision as
an alternative to an active prison sentence.
Prisoner reentry - correct answer ✔✔The managed return to the community of individuals released
from prison. Also called reentry.
discretionary release - correct answer ✔✔The release of an inmate from prison to supervision that is
decided by a parole board or other authority
medical parole - correct answer ✔✔An early release option in which a inmate is deemed low risk due to
a physical or mental health condition is released earlier than they would under normal circumstances.
mandatory release - correct answer ✔✔The release of an inmate from prison that is determined by
statute or sentencing guidelines.
restitution - correct answer ✔✔A court requirement that an alleged or convicted offender pay money or
provide services to the victim of the crime or to the community.
revocation hearing - correct answer ✔✔A hearing held before a body to determine whether a parolee or
probationer has violated the terms of his parole/probation
split sentence - correct answer ✔✔A sentence that requires a period of confinement, followed by a
period of probation
shock incarceration - correct answer ✔✔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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