Probation, parole, home confinement, and electronic monitoring are examples of which correctional approach?

• A. Institutional corrections
• B. Community-based corrections
• C. Restorative justice
• D. Juvenile programs

Answer: (B)

These options all involve supervising and managing offenders outside of secure facilities, in the community. Probation is court-ordered supervision while living in the community; parole is release from prison with ongoing supervision in the community; home confinement requires staying at home with limited exceptions; electronic monitoring uses devices to track compliance. Together, they represent community-based corrections, which focus on rehabilitation and oversight without incarceration.

Institutional corrections refers to confinement in prisons or jails, so that doesn’t fit. Restorative justice centers on repairing harm through processes like victim–offender dialogue and community involvement, rather than the broad approach of supervising offenders in the community. Juvenile programs are specific to youth and not the general category of how offenders are managed in the community.