An example of a technical violation would be which action?

An example of a technical violation would be which action?

• A. Failing to report
• B. Committing a new crime
• C. Absconding with no contact
• D. Failing a drug test

Answer: (A)

Technical violations are breaches of supervision terms that don’t involve a new crime. Failing to report is the clearest example because it directly violates the requirement to check in with the probation or parole officer, yet it by itself does not constitute a new criminal act. The other options involve new criminal activity or more ambiguous forms of noncompliance: committing a new crime is a substantive violation, while absconding or failing a drug test are breaches of supervision but aren’t as cleanly framed as a failure to report in terms of non-criminal obligations.

Technical violations are breaches of supervision terms that don’t involve a new crime. Failing to report is the clearest example because it directly violates the requirement to check in with the probation or parole officer, yet it by itself does not constitute a new criminal act. The other options involve new criminal activity or more ambiguous forms of noncompliance: committing a new crime is a substantive violation, while absconding or failing a drug test are breaches of supervision but aren’t as cleanly framed as a failure to report in terms of non-criminal obligations.