CRM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Suspended Sentence, Probation Officer, The Roots

• School: Central, CCSU
• Department: Criminology-And-Criminal-Justice
• Course: CRM 110
• Professor: Cubellis

Document Summary

Spending money on corrections means less money to spend on schools. Long term incarceration may not be the best use of public resources for nonviolent/non- sexual offenders. Many states are turning to greater use of probation and parole as a means to curtail costs. Diversion: an alternative to criminal trial and a prison sentence, such as drug court, boot camp, or a treatment program. Suspended sentence: another term for probation, a sentence based on the fact that convicted offenders must serve their full sentence if they violate their terms of release. Parole: release of an inmate before his or her maximum sentence has been served. Mandatory release: release of prisoners required by law after they have served the entire length of their maximum sentence. Strategy of crediting inmates with extra days served toward early release. Encourage them to obey rules and participate in programs.