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probation and parole: intensive supervision  

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  • Intensive probation or parole supervision is an intermediate sanction designed to provide close scrutiny of convicted offenders whose offenses have been declared too serious for regular probation or parole while they are supervised in the community. Intensive supervision probation/parole can be divided into three categories: prison diversion, enhanced probation, and enhanced parole. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Probation and Parole: Intensive Supervision]

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