NCJ Number
125317
Date Published
1990
Length
69 pages
Annotation
This report describes intermediate sanctions that are being used by State and local criminal justice officials to fill the gap in correctional alternatives between simple probation and incarceration, particularly for nonviolent drug offenders.
Abstract
These sanctions are designed to punish offenders, using the technologies of drug testing or electronic monitoring to monitor compliance. The sanctions include shock incarceration programs, intensive supervision probation, day reporting centers, house arrest and home confinement, the expanded use of fines, community service, restitution, and mandatory suspension of driver's licenses. The Office of Justice Programs and the National Institute of Corrections are currently helping State and local governments and agencies to undertake projects to study, demonstrate, and evaluate a variety of intermediate sanctions. List and description of Federal sources of information and technical assistance and reference materials, sources of technical assistance, and current programs involving each sanction are included.