Tag: community
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Probation
Probation in the United States A criminal sentence that allows a person to return to the community under supervised release. Probation is an alternative to imprisonment and is applied to almost two-thirds of sentenced offenders in the United States. Control is maintained over the offender by […]
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Community Supervision
Community Supervision in the United States Community Corrections or Supervision Definition The supervision of criminal offenders in the resident population, as opposed to confining offenders in secure correctional facilities. The two main types of community corrections supervision are […]
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Community Supervision
Community Supervision in the United States Community Corrections or Supervision Definition The supervision of criminal offenders in the resident population, as opposed to confining offenders in secure correctional facilities. The two main types of community corrections supervision are […]
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Community
Community in the United States Community Policing in relation to Crime and Race Community Policing is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Prefaced by an atmosphere of racial tension, activism, and civil unrest, community policing (COP) has emerged as one of the […]
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Community
Community in the United States Community Policing in relation to Crime and Race Community Policing is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Prefaced by an atmosphere of racial tension, activism, and civil unrest, community policing (COP) has emerged as one of the […]
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Probationer
Probationer in the United States Introduction: Probation in General Probation refers to adult offenders whom courts place on supervision in the community through a probation agency, generally in lieu of incarceration. However, some jurisdictions do sentence probationers to a combined […]
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Probationer
Probationer in the United States Introduction: Probation in General Probation refers to adult offenders whom courts place on supervision in the community through a probation agency, generally in lieu of incarceration. However, some jurisdictions do sentence probationers to a combined […]
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Parolee
Parolee in the United States Introduction to Parole Parole refers to criminal offenders who are conditionally released from prison to serve the remaining portion of their sentence in the community. Prisoners may be released to parole by a parole board decision (discretionary […]