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Alternative Sentencing/Supervision
Programs that provide formal supervision of offenders released conditionally on probation or parole or confined to their homes or other venues in the community; that offer alternatives to involvement in the justice system; or that provide the option of participating in restorative justice, counselling, educational or employment programs as an alternative to incarceration in a correctional facility, payment of a fine or other sanctions.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.