Graduated Sanctions
Strategies for Responding to Violations of Probation Supervision

Brief

Probation’s balanced approach to oender supervision is necessary to meet its responsibilities of keeping the public safe, holding oenders accountable, and increasing the likelihood of oenders successfully reintegrating into the community. The use of intermediate sanctions is a key component of this balanced approach and has helped to reserve terms of incarceration for only serious violations of supervision.

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Example Graduated Sanctions Matrix
Rewards and Sanctions Tracking Template