(a) When appropriate to better manage and assist probationers under their supervision, probation and parole officers employed by the department of correction shall have the authority to impose intermediate administrative sanctions, including, but not limited to, mandated participation in treatment programs designed to address an offender’s risks and needs. The intermediate administrative sanctions shall be imposed in accordance with the treatment/supervision plan developed using a validated instrument to evaluate the individual risks and needs of the offender.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-1-413

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) Trial courts may revoke the authority granted to probation and parole officers in subsection (a), by entering an order to that effect, in all cases for all defendants, in certain specified cases or for particular defendants.
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