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When compiling a PSI, the probation officer may choose to interview a number of different people, including the offender's family and friends, employer, school officials, and others, all of which are known as collateral contacts. ​

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A situation in which a defendant does not attend a scheduled court hearing is referred to as failure to appear. ​

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The first task for a probation officer when preparing a PSI report is to interview the offender. ​

_____ allows pretrial services officers to release defendants before the initial court appearance. ​

A defendant's ties to the community are not useful in predicting his or her risk or likelihood of appearing in court.

The post-conviction stage in which the defendant is brought before the court for formal judgment pronounced by a judge is known as ______________. ​

Disclosure is an opportunity for a defendant to read and refute information that has been compiled in the probation officer's official PSI report. ​

_____ is a defendant's release from jail while awaiting his or her next court appearance.

_____ refers to an opportunity for a defendant and/or his or her attorney to review a draft of the presentence report. ​

Conditions that are additional stipulations tailored to fit the problems and needs of the individual offender and ordered by the court are referred to as _____________ conditions. ​

___________________ is an agency that assists the court in deciding whom to release and whom to detain based on validated assessment instruments and a pretrial interview of the defendant. ​

The part of the PSI that presents the offender's probability of risk to the community, the amount of harm the offender caused, the defendant's ability to pay monetary costs, and the defendant's need for treatment is the ​

Following arrest, one of the first decisions made is that regarding

Reports that focus primarily on the crime, the offender's culpability, and the offender's prior criminal history are ​

A(n) _____ is an individual who agrees to become responsible for the debt of a defendant if he or she fails to appear at his or her next court appearance.

Pretrial services officers are able to release defendants before their initial appearance before a judge through what is known as _______________.

The contents of the presentence investigation and report vary according to

Working and attending school regularly, submitting to drug testing, and refraining from using drugs and alcohol can all be considered standard community corrections conditions. ​

Successfully completing diversion will result in no official criminal record for the accused. ​

Please define and explain what is meant by "specific conditions" of probation. Be sure to address both the pros and cons of their usage.