asset forfeiture an economic sanction frequently used under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations (RICO) statutes
bailmoney or property pledged to or held by the court to ensure that an arrested and
charged individual will appear for trial
diversionthe process of removing individuals from the formal system of prosecution and
adjudication and placing them in a less-formal treatment system
extrainstitutional punishment criminal sanctions administered outside a secure correctional facility
Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 an act of the English parliament allowing the magistrate discretion to release a
prisoner on their own recognizance
halfway house community-based supervised residential program generally used as a bridge between
prison and freedom
intensive supervision programs (ISPs)
the monitoring of releasees closely with curfews, multiple weekly contacts with case managers, strict enforcement of conditions, unscheduled drug testing, and community
service
intermediate sanctions extrainstitutional punishments that include all types of correctional programming
between traditional probation and prison
judicial reprieve the suspension of a penal sanction for a fixed time; common practice in medieval
English courts
labelingthe process through which individuals adopt the characteristics of whatever it is they
have been designated by those powerful enough to make the new status stick
mixed caseload both misdemeanants and felons among the probationers supervised by a Probation
Officer
net widening occurs when a diversionary program designed to reduce the overall volume of
contacts with and depth of penetration into the justice system does just the opposite
presentence investigation (PSI) a detailed examination of a defendant’s life prepared by a probation officer,
caseworker, or other court officer
surveillance officers typically sworn peace officers or other probation employees with limited arrest
powers