CRJ 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Suspended Sentence
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Lecture 3/29/17 - chapter 7: alternatives to incarceration. Testing of person"s character and ability to meet certain requirements under supervision: about 90% of sentences handed down are probation, 3,942,776 adults on probation in 2012 (1 in 61 adults) Imprisonment is relatively modern and expensive: historically, punishment was a community spectacle that did not include confinement. Judicial reprieve: sometimes practiced in english courts in 19th century. Known consequence when others are observing your behavior. Early american courts used judicial reprieve: suspended sentence and release on recognizance. Now: granted to those arrested and awaiting trial: release without paying bail or bond. John augustus: developed the first real probation system in 1840s (america) Offered to take carefully selected offenders into his home, supervise them, and do what he could to help them reform. 1878 massachusetts legislature authorized hiring of salaried officers in boston: ex parte united states [killits] (1916)
