CC102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Suspended Sentence, Halfway House, Department Of Justice And Correctional Services
Document Summary
~ diversion - programs designed to keep offenders from being further processed in the formal. Concerns - net widening - unanticipated consequence which people who would otherwise have been released by police or not charged by crown are involved in the js. Coercion - offenders surrender basic procedural rights to access programs. ~ intermediate sanction - wide range of correctional programs generally fall between probation and incarceration. Halfway house, fine, boot camp, house arrest, cso, electronic monitoring, day attendance centres, ips. ~ sentence imposed that provides probation officer supervision of offender in community. Alternative to custody or in conjunction with incarceration. Following prison term of max 2 yrs. Federal offender who received exactly 2 years. ~ probation officer - officer/extension of court - investigation (often presentence reports) - counselling - surveillance and enforcement - assessment - service coordination. Dual role - assistance and support - address issues that contribute to crime.
