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intensive probation supervision  

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  • First becoming popular in the 1980s, intensive probation supervision (IPS)—also known as intensive supervision program (ISP)—is one of the most widely administered intermediate sanctions in the United States. Prior to that time, offenders were either incarcerated or given ordinary probation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Intensive Probation Supervision]

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