Compare And Contrast Parole And Parole

Unit 3 (Chapters 4-5):

1. What are the two types of probation violations?

a. Technical violations: meaning that the conditions of supervision were not met.

b. New-Crime Violations: When the condition not to commit any other crime is not met.

2. List the four levels of probation supervision and define each:

a. Intensive Supervised Probation: Is for those offenders that are monitored constantly and closely but are not as much of a threat to the community as they are to a prison.

b. House Arrest: The offenders will live at home and must be at home at all times. The only exceptions are when the probation officer allows the offender to participate in activities.

c. Split Sentences: They are a combination of short jail time and then community probation, meaning that

Compare and contrast parole, supervised mandatory release and unconditional mandatory release.

a. Parole is a conditional release of an inmate by a parole board prior to the expiration of their sentence, while supervised mandatory release is a release in which an inmate serves a sentence but is then release with supervision. On the other hand unconditional mandatory release is a release in which an inmate serves the full sentence and does not have to be supervised after being release. The way a can compare all three in a simple form is that parole is for inmates with a conditional release that require supervision, supervised mandatory release is for inmates that will serve part of their sentence and is then released with supervision, lastly unconditional mandatory release is when an inmate serves their entire sentence and does not require further supervision.

3. What two factors do parole guidelines attempt to predict?

a. They attempt to predict the risk of an offender in a community and the chance of success.

4. Name and describe the two types of parole conditions.

a. Standard conditions: Applicable to all parolees. Reporting to parole offices and inform of any changes in employment and other