Corrections Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. release of a defendant while awaiting a court hearing granted on certain terms
  2. 7. component of correctional system offering viable alternatives to incarceration such as community service, probation, home confinement, etc.
  3. 8. release of a prisoner from imprisonment, but not from legal custody and supervision
  4. 10. use of technological devices to supervise a person required to abide by conditions of release such as curfew or home confinement
  5. 11. correctional facility typically run by local law enforcement and housing detainees and short-term inmates
  6. 14. prison terms for two or more convictions to be served one after another as opposed to simultaneously
  7. 16. sentencing option in which the convicted offender is required to fulfill certain conditions
  8. 20. legal process in which an offender’s probation or parole is recalled because he or she fails to comply with the terms of release
  9. 23. prison terms for two or more convictions to be served simultaneously rather than one following the other
  10. 26. prohibited item or substance which is smuggled into a correctional facility
  11. 27. confinement in jail or prison
  12. 28. person on parole who fails to report to his or her parole officer
  13. 29. uniformed staff in a correctional facility who have law enforcement powers and receive training to meet state and agency standards
  14. 30. staff within a correctional facility who have no law enforcement authority
Down
  1. 1. process of helping an offender rejoin society and live as a law-abiding citizen
  2. 2. performance of labor or services in the public’s interest without pay as required by a sentence
  3. 4. process of determining type of housing and program access for a detainee or inmate by assessing risks of engaging in harmful behavior or being harmed while incarcerated
  4. 5. restriction of an offender to a certain residence for a specified period except during designated times for authorized activities
  5. 6. prison owned and operated by a private company contracted by a federal or state correctional agency
  6. 9. correctional facility generally run by state or federal government and housing long-term inmates
  7. 12. sanction ordered by a court for a convicted offender
  8. 13. legally authorized killing of a convicted offender as punishment for a crime
  9. 15. person who persistently violates laws and has multiple arrests and convictions over an extended time
  10. 17. program in which detainees or inmates are permitted to be employed or participate in educational programs, but must return to the facility at the end of each workday
  11. 18. individual convicted of a crime and committed to the custody of a jail or prison
  12. 19. program allowing inmates to leave the correctional facility for a short period to participate in approved activities
  13. 21. tendency to relapse into criminal behavior
  14. 22. person who is incarcerated while awaiting trial for an alleged crime
  15. 24. segregation of a detainee or inmate within a correctional facility for his or her own safety
  16. 25. days deducted from an inmate’s incarceration sentence for good behavior