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Intermediate sanctions suffer from a public perception that they are ____________ on crime.

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The crimes, criminal records, and drug problems of many offenders are _______ than those of lawbreakers of earlier eras.

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Which of the following statements about probation is true?

A sentence allowing the offender to serve the sanctions imposed by the court in the community is known as ____________________.

The principle goal of community corrections is to:

Due to the recent worldwide economic slowdown, there have been drastic budgetary cuts in every facet of government, thus having dramatic impact on corrections. How can correctional administrators combat these cuts with community corrections?

Which of the following  is not an intermediate sanction administered in the community?

A day reporting sentence requires the offender to spend one night a week at the given facility.

___________________ probation is granted under conditions of strict reporting to a probation officer.

What percentage of offenders are sentenced to probation after being found guilty of a felony?

A ___________is a community correctional center where an offender reports each day to carry out elements of the sentence.

A return to criminal behavior is known as _______________.

Which of the following statements about the use of fines is true?

The process known as ____________ occurs when administrators select only the offenders with the lowest risk of recidivism for their programs.

The world's first probation officer was ____________________.

Through the use of examples, discuss what you believe are the most and least effective intermediate sanctions.

A type of sentence that requires the offender to remain inside an approved, designated location during specified periods is called:

Xiong Sun is a superior court judge who is in the process of deciding the sentences of three 18-year-old boys who were involved with a drag racing case. When the officer pulled the boys over for a traffic violation, the driver was legally drunk, the two passengers were also drunk, and there were open containers of beer in the car. Luckily, a traffic accident was avoided by the police stop. The driver of the car in question blew a 1.0 on the breathalyzer when it was administered. He had a previous reckless driving charge as well as a speeding ticket.  Which of the following  would not be a potential punishment?

Discuss the three problems in the implementation of intermediate sanctions through the use of examples.

What recommendations would you make to decrease net widening as an effect of intermediate sanctions?