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Functions of Community Corrections - answer - Home Detention

• Electronic Monitoring
• Daily Reporting
• Work Release Who are Officers of the court? - answer - Baliff
• Judge
• Prosecutor
• Probation Officer
• Court Reporter What are the qualifications to be a probation officer? - answer - 21 years old
• American citizen
• Bachelor's Degree
• Attend orientation within one year of being hired
• Take and pass test within 6 month of being hired
• Be of good moral character What are the duties and responsibilities of an adult probation officer? - answer - Provice written copy of terms and conditions of probation to probationers
• Supervise probation and assist probationer with fufilling terms and conditions

• Notify the probationers of any violations
• File revocations
• Do presentence investigations
• Keep accurate records of cases and investigations assigned by the court
• Collect monies and keep accounting, disburse
• File for modifications of probation
• Do transfers of probation
• Assist court in making pretrial releases
• Any other duties required by law What are the duties of a Juvenile Probation Officer? - answer - Receive and examine complaints and allegations
• Do preliminary inquires and investigations
• File petitions for delinquency
• Write predispositional reports
• Supervise juveniles placed on probation
• Keep written records
• Implement informal adjustments
• Collect fees and disburse
• Any other duties required by law WHat are the qualifications that make a juvenile a CHINS? - answer - Parent has allowed the child to commit a sex offense
• Child is the victim of a sex offense
• Parent has refused to participate in disciplinary hearing involving improper behavior at school
• Child is a missing child
• Child's mental/physical condition is endangered due to injury or omission
• Child's mental'physical condition is seriously impaired or endangered due to inability, refusal, or neglect on the part of the parent or guardian

• The character and attitudes of the person indicate that he is unlikely to commit another crime
• The person has made or will make restitution to the victim of his crime for the injury, damage, or loss sustained What are the terms and conditions of probation? - answer - Obtain and maintain gainful employment
• Notify probation of any change in employment/address
• Remain within the jurisdiction of the court
• Complete home detention
• Complete community service
• Pay or do restitution
• Have no contact with the victim
• Do not possess a firearm or deadly weapon
• Pay fines and costs
• Report regularly
• Support dependents
• Submit to random drug and alcohol screens
• Complete mental and or drug and alcohol treatment
• Submit to HIV testing
• Permit visitation by the probation officer at home or work
• Answer all inquires by the court What are the goals of probation? - answer - Rehabilitation _Public Saftey What is the difference between probation and parole? - answer - Probation is the function of the court and is supervised by the court. The length of probation is established by the court.
• Parole is a function of the Department of Corrections and is supervised by the arole officer. Parole is a two year term. At risk is the good time credit already earned by the prisoner prior to their release onto parole.

What is the minimum home detention sentence? - answer 60 days What is the standard of proof in a revocation hearing? - answer - Preponderance of evidence (51%) What rights does the defendant have at a revocation hearing? - answer - Right to counsel

• Right to confron and cross examine the witness

Does a person have a right to bail when arrested for revocation? - answer No, there is no right to bail-but the court can allow it How long can a person be detained who is on probation and is arrested for a new offense? - answer 15 days What are the time limits for filing a revocation? - answer - A revocation must be filed within 45 days of the state first receiving notice of the violation and may be filed up to one year after the termination of probation List the sentence terms for each class of crime - answer - A misdemeanor

• One year maximum and/or $
• B misdemenaor - 180 days maximum and/or $
• C Misdemanor - 60 days maximum and/or $ -D Felony - 6 months to 3 years with 1 1/2 years standard and/or $10,
• C Felony - 2-8 years with 4 years standard and/or $10,
• B Felony - 6-20 years with 10 years standard and/or $10,
• A Felony 20-50 years with 30 years standard and/or $10, Murder - 35-65 years with 55 years standard and/or $10,

How long can a person be held for medical or mental evaluation as a part of the presentence investigation? - answer 90 days, exclusing weekends and holidays What are the credit time classes? - answer Class 1 - day for day credit Class 2 - 1 day for every 2 days served Class 3 - no credit How can a DOC prisoner earn additional credit time? - answer Obtain GED

• 6 months credit Obtain High School Diploma - 1 year credit Obtain Associate's Degree - 1 year credit Obtain BA or BS - 2 years credit ** Total reductions cannot exceed 4 years How many days must pass after a conviction before an execution can take place? - answer 100 days At what time must an execution occur? - answer Before Sunrise What are penal security levels? - answer - Minimum - Allowed work release, intermittent sentence
• Medium - Allowed outside if supervised, inmate counts
• Maximum - Walled and fenced, inmate counts What is the defintion of a delinquent act? - answer - An act committed by a child under the age of 18 that would be a crime/offense if committed by an adult List the status offenses and give their definitions: - answer - Truancy - a child who violates the shool compulsory attendance laws
• Runaway - a child who leaves home without permission of his parents and refuses to return when requested to do so

• Curfew - a child who violates a curfew restriction
• Minor possession of alcohol - child under the age of 18 who possess alcohol
• Minor consuming alcohol - child under the age of 18 who consumes alcohol
• Incorrigibility - a child who habitually disobeys the reasonable and lawful commands of his/her parents List the conditions a court may impose when a juvenile is released from detention: - answer 1. Curfew

2. No contact order (from victim)
3. Home detention
4. Electronic Monitoring
5. Protective order (for anyone involed with the child)
6. Comply with all Indiana Laws
7. Any order placing reasonable conditions on the child's actions/behaviors What is the time limit for the filing of a petition for delinquency after a child is placed in detention? - answer 7 days, excluding weekends and holidays What is the time limit for a detention hearing after a child is taken into custody on a CHINS proceeding? - answer 72 hours, exlcuding weekends and holidays What is the time limit for a detention hearing after a child is taken into custody on a delinquency matter? - answer 48 hours, exlcuding weekends and holidays What would be the basis for waiving a child into adult court? - answer The child is 14 years or older, that is charged with an act that:

• is heinous or aggravated in nature, with the greater weight being given to acts against the person vs. acts against property; OR
• is a repetitive pattern of delinquent acts or behavior;

• Fingerprints must be destroyed after 60 days if no charges are filed, no probable cause found, or it is a cast of mistaken identity What crimes are direct file to adult court if committed by a juvenile? - answer - Murder, if over 10 years old
• Rape
• Kidnapping
• Armed Robbery which results in serious bodily injury
• Dealing in a sawed off shotgun
• Dealing in cocaine or other narcotic drug
• Criminal gang intimidation or gang acticity
• Possession of a handgun without license
• Criminal Deviant conduct
• Carjacking If a child is a CHINS, to whom does the first place consideration go? - answer Family placement Who may take a child into custody during a CHINS investigation? - answer
• Caseworker
• Law Enforcement Officer
• Probation Officer Does a juvenile have the right to bond? - answer No What rights did "In Re Gault" give to juveniles? - answer - Right to remain silent
• Right to know charges
• Right to counsel
• Right to confront and examine all witnesses
• Right to appeal

• Right to transcript of proceedings? *** in other words, all rights adults have except trial by jury Can juvenile records be included in PSIs? - answer Yes What is the purpose of a detention hearing? - answer - To determine whether there is a cause to detain a juvenile until a fact finding hearing What are the reasons you can detain a juvenile for delinquency offenses? - answer - The juvenile is unlikely to reappear in court
• Detention is essential to protect the community
• A parent cannot be located or is unwilling to take the child
• Return of the child to their home is not in the child's best interest
• The child has a reasonable basis for requesting not to be released What does a pre-dispositional report contain? - answer Statements of need and recommendation for such, description of all options considered and evaluation of those options, the names, occupations, and relationships for each person the officer conferred with, and the extent of parental involvement required What are the dispositional alternatives for status offenders? - answer - Supervision by Probation of DCS
• Electronic Monitoring
• Home Detention
• Outpatient Counseling
• Placement in another home or shelter care facility
• Wardship to another person or shelter care facility
• Payment of restitution
• Community Service
• Alcohol/Drug Services -Surrender of drivers' license

• Child Molesting
• Child exploitation
• Child seduction
• Vicarious sexual gratification
• Sexual misconduct with a minor, if convicted of an A or B felony
• Incest
• Sexual battery
• Criminal confinement if the victim was under 18
• Attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the above
• A child who is at least 14 who is placed on probation, parole, or discharged from DOC or a secure facility as a result of being adjudicated of one of the above crimes must register IF the court finds the child to be likely to repeat an act that is one of the above listed crimes Who has access to juvenile court records without a court order? - answer
• Judge and his staff
• Parties and parties' attorneys
• Court Staff
• Prosecutor and staff
• DCS attorney and DCS staff
• DOC
• Parent of the child WHen are juvenile records available to the public? - answer - Petition must be filed
• Act must be
  1. murder or a felony
  2. An aggregate of 2 unrelated misdemeanor acts if a child is at least 12
  3. An aggregate of 5 unrelated misdemeanor acts is a child is under 12. What are the duties of the sheriff? - answer - Transport convicted persons to receiving authority within 5 days unless ordered by the court

• Deliver persons to receiving authority
• Deliver copy of judgement of conviction and sentence
• Take from the receiving authority a receipt for the convicted person.