Sociology 2256A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Drug Courts In The United States, Suspended Sentence, Restorative Justice
27 Jul 2015
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Alternatives to confinement multiple choice on textbook poor - go through it better. Diversion diversion programs exist at: pre-charge, post-charge, and post- sentencing stages. Problem - solving courts therapeutic/restorative personalized - each individual is its own case collaborative - multiple agencies involved offender- focus problem focused individualized supervision community involvement e. g. personal mentors. Tradition court adversarial/ legalistic anonymous/impersonal little collaboration among criminal justice and social service personal offence focused sanction focused generic supervision minimal community involved. S. 731- when no minimum penalty is prescribed, the judge can impose probation maximum period for probation is 3 years, average length is 15 months most widely used alternative- average proportion of cases: 45% Probation order - three conditions always there keep the peace and be of good behaviour you must appear in court when ordered by the court: must tell probation officer about any changes to name, job.
