Community-based corrections / Leanne Fiftal Alarid
- Author:
- Alarid, Leanne Fiftal, 1967-
- Published:
- Australia ; Belmont, CA : Cengage Learning, 2015.
- Edition:
- Tenth edition.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I OVERVIEW AND EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS -- ch. 1 An Overview of Community Corrections: Goals and Evidence-Based Practices -- The Correctional Dilemma -- Indeterminate Sentencing -- Origins of Determinate Sentencing -- The Paradox -- Public Attitudes About Community Corrections -- Prison Is Expensive -- The Role of Corrections at Three Major Decision Points -- Pretrial and the Bail Decision -- Sentencing Decision -- Reentry Decision -- Theories Behind Community Correctional Goals -- Protecting the Public Through Specific Deterrence -- Rehabilitation Through Risk/Need/Responsivity -- Restorative Justice -- An Integrated Theory of Community Supervision: The Participation Process Model -- Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections -- Evaluating Effectiveness -- Outcome Measures in Evaluation -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises -- ch. 2 How Probation Developed: Chronicling Its Past and Present -- Precursors to American Probation -- Procedures Related to Modern Probation -- The Founders of Probation -- Development of Federal Probation -- History of Juvenile Probation and the Juvenile Court -- Early Probation Legislation in Other States -- Probation Today -- Deferred Adjudication/Diversion -- Probation Departments: County or State? -- Community Corrections Acts -- Community Supervision Models Over Time -- Casework Model: 1900--1970 -- Brokerage of Services Model: 1971--1980 -- Justice Model: 1981--2000 -- Neighborhood-Based Supervision: 2001--Present -- Who Is on Probation? -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises -- ch. 3 History of Parole and Mandatory Release -- Introduction -- The Origins of Parole -- Manuel Montesinos -- George Michael Obermaier -- Alexander Maconochie -- Sir Walter Crofton and the Irish System -- Irish System -- The Development of Parole in the United States -- Four Justifications of Parole -- The Medical Model: 1930--1960 -- From Discretionary Parole to Mandatory Release -- Parole Today -- Characteristics of Parolees -- Contemporary Functions of Parole -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises -- pt. II TECHNIQUES OF EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION -- ch. 4 Pretrial Supervision, Sentencing, and the Presentence Investigation Report -- Introduction -- Pretrial Services -- History of Pretrial Release -- Decision to Detain or Release -- Pretrial Supervision -- Diversion -- Sentencing -- Factors That Affect Granting a Community Sentence -- Determinate Sentencing Examples -- Indeterminate Sentencing Example -- The Presentence Investigation Report -- Purposes of the PSI Report -- Contents of the PSI Report -- Preparing the PSI Report -- Presentence Interview and Verification -- The Sentence Recommendation -- Legal Issues Concerning the Presentence Report -- Community Corrections Conditions -- Standard Conditions -- Special Conditions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises -- ch. 5 Classification and Supervision -- Introduction -- Classification: The First Step in Supervision -- Risk Assessments -- Identifying Treatment Needs -- The Supervision Case Plan -- Implementing the Case Plan: Surveillance -- Levels of Supervision -- Caseload and Workload Standards -- Implementing the Case Plan: Treatment Strategies -- The Principles of Effective Correctional Intervention -- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy -- Motivational Interviewing -- Employment Assistance -- Appealing to Informal Social Controls -- Working with Female Offenders -- Evaluation of Neighborhood-Based vs. Traditional Community Supervision -- Supervision Outside the State -- Eligibility for the Interstate Compact -- Revocation and Extradition -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises -- Sample Client Interview Questions -- Develop the Client's Program Plan -- Sample Risk Assessment -- Sample Needs Assessment -- ch. 6 Community Supervision for Offenders with Special Needs -- Intensive Supervision and Specialized Caseloads -- Offenders Who Are Addicted to Drugs and Alcohol -- Prescription Medications That Decrease Cravings -- Drug Courts -- Therapeutic Communities -- Supervising Offenders Who Are Mentally Ill -- Mental Health Courts -- Veterans' Courts -- Specialized Mental Health Probation Caseloads -- Outpatient Community Clinics -- Community-Based Residential Facilities for Mentally Ill Offenders -- Supervising Sex Offenders -- Sex Offender Treatment -- Containment Supervision Approach -- Sex Offender Registration Laws -- Community Notification Laws -- Residency Restrictions -- Strategies for Supervising Known Gang Members -- Creating Profiles for Officer Use -- Information Exchange with Law Enforcement -- Mentoring At-Risk Youth -- Checking the Chat Rooms -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises -- ch. 7 Community Supervision Modification and Revocation -- Introduction -- Early Termination for Good Behavior -- Types of Violations -- Law Violations -- Technical Violations -- Absconding from Community Supervision -- In-House Progressive Sanction Options Before Filing a Revocation -- Revocation Procedures -- Warrants and Citations -- Two-Stage Process -- Legal Issues Regarding Revocation Hearings -- Rights for Which Offenders Qualify -- Rights Limited to Offenders -- Level of Proof and Evidence Required -- Other Revocation Situations -- When Community Supervision Ends -- Time to Revocation -- Recidivism Rates Over Time -- Why Have Revocation Rates Increased? -- Alternatives to Incarceration for Technical Violations -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercise -- pt. III ENHANCEMENTS AND GRADUATED SANCTIONS -- ch. 8 Residential Community Supervision Programs -- Introduction -- Residential Community Correctional Facilities/Halfway Houses -- History of Halfway Houses -- Program Components -- Worker Perspectives and Role Orientation -- RCCFs for Female Offenders -- Evaluations of RCCFs -- Work Release Programs -- Jail-/Prison-Based Work Release -- Community-Based Work Release: Restitution Centers -- Work Ethic Camps -- Shock Incarceration -- Correctional Boot Camps -- Criticisms of Boot Camps -- Evaluations of Boot Camp Programs -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercise -- ch. 9 Nonresidential Graduated Sanctions -- Introduction -- House Arrest -- Purposes of Home Detention -- House Arrest Criticisms and Opportunities -- Electronic Monitoring: Radio Frequency and Global Positioning Systems -- History of Radio Frequency Electronic Monitoring -- Global Positioning Systems -- Limitations of GPS -- Empirical Evaluations of EM and GPS -- Day Reporting Centers -- Treatment-Oriented versus Supervision-Oriented DRCs -- Evaluations of DRCs -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises -- ch. 10 Economic and Restorative Justice Reparations -- Introduction -- Community Stakeholders -- Restorative Justice Principles -- Victim-Offender Mediation -- The Victim-Offender Mediation Process -- Conferencing -- Sentencing Circles -- Reparation Boards and Victim Impact Panels -- Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Methods -- Restitution -- Restitution in History -- Benefits of Restitution in Restorative Justice -- Losses Eligible for Compensation -- Problems Associated with Restitution -- Collecting Restitution -- Community Service -- History of Community Service -- Purpose of Community Service -- Prevalence of Community Service -- Effectiveness of Community Service -- Fines -- Prevalence of Fines -- Revoking Probation for Fine Nonpayment -- Fees and Court Costs -- Forfeitures -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises -- pt. IV SPECIAL ISSUES IN COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS -- ch. 11 Prisoner Reentry: Collateral Consequences, Parole, and Mandatory Release -- Introduction -- Issues in Reentry -- Collateral Consequences of a Felony -- Finding Employment -- Loss of Right to Vote -- Loss of Right to Own or Possess a Firearm -- Loss of Government Benefits for Drug Offenders -- Loss of Parental Rights -- Losses in Court -- The Reentry Process -- Time Sheets and Eligibility Dates -- Prerelease Preparation within the Institution -- Reentry Risk Assessment -- The Parole Board and Releasing Authority -- The Parole Hearing -- Parole Hearing Attendees -- The Parole Board Decision -- Legal Issues in Parole Hearings -- Minimal Due Process Protections -- Community-Based Reentry Initiatives -- Reentry Courts -- Day Reporting and District Resource Centers -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercise -- ch. 12 Career Pathways in Community Corrections -- Introduction -- Selection and Appointment of Probation Officers -- Appointment System -- Merit System -- Officer Qualifications, Salary, and Training -- Education and Experience -- Officer Salary -- Adult Basic Training -- Juvenile Preservice Training -- In-Service Training -- Firearms' Policies for Probation and Parole Officers -- Arguments in Support of Carrying Firearms -- Arguments Against Carrying Firearms -- Stressors Encountered in Probation and Parole -- Sources of Stress -- Alleviating the Fear of Being Sued: Types of Immunity -- Private Probation -- Services Provided by Private Probation and Private Treatment Companies -- Statutes Authorizing Private Probation -- Criticism of Probation Privatization -- Attorney Views on Privatization -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercise -- ch. 13 Juvenile Justice, Probation, and Parole -- Introduction -- Risk Factors Connected with Juvenile Delinquency -- Juvenile Justice and Adult Criminal Justice Systems Compared -- and Contents note continued: Jurisdiction of Juvenile Courts -- Waiver to Adult Court -- An Overview of the Juvenile Justice Process -- Intake -- Adjudication -- Disposition -- Residential Placements for Juveniles -- Group Homes -- Family Therapy -- Juvenile Probation -- Conditions of Probation -- Change as an Integral Process -- Juvenile Probation Officers as "Superheroes" -- Intensive Supervision Probation -- School-Based Probation -- Legal Issues in Juvenile Probation -- Juvenile Parole/Aftercare -- Juvenile Parole Boards and Parole Officers -- Revocation of Juvenile Probation or Parole -- The Future of Juvenile Justice -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercise -- ch. 14 Bringing It All Together: Practical Solutions for Community-Based Corrections -- Introduction -- Rehabilitation Solutions -- What Programs Work to Reduce Recidivism? -- Valid Risk/Needs Assessments -- Community Supervision Solutions -- Communication -- Casework Strategies -- Leverage -- Restorative Solutions -- Justice Reinvestment in Disadvantaged Communities -- Restoring Former Offenders Through Pardons -- Restoring Former Offenders Through Expungement of Records -- Restoring Former Offenders Through Sealing of Records -- Are Juvenile Records Confidential? -- Should Former Felons Be Less Stigmatized? -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Websites, Videos, and Podcasts -- Case Study Exercises.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781285458397 (pbk.)
1285458397 (pbk.) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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