Exam 5: Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration

A body of evidence-based corrections literature shows that the military atmosphere of correctional boot camps does not bring about individual-level changes in thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.

Community service cannot be scaled to the seriousness of the crime.

The control of offenders in a community under strict conditions, by means of frequent reporting to a probation officer whose caseload is generally limited to 30 offenders is called a(n):

Boot camps are promoted as a means of reducing prison crowding and corrections costs.

Community service that takes away an offender's time and energy is called a(n) _____.

Identify a correct statement about intermediate sanctions.

Intensive supervision probation (ISP) involves:

Nonresidential facilities that are used as a form of intermediate sanction for offenders as a condition of probation or service delivery for offenders released from prison are called:

Which of the following statements is true of drug courts?

A(n) _____ is a nonresidential facility that is used as a form of intermediate sanction for offenders as a condition of probation or service delivery for offenders released from prison.

Day reporting centers differ from other intermediate sanctions by:

Which of the following statements is true about a residential reentry center?

Identify a feature of day reporting centers.

The _____ believes that intermediate sanctions, not prison, should be the backbone of the corrections systems.

Under a typical community corrections act, the state provides local agencies the funds to create or expand intermediate sanctions for certain offenders in the community, and in return, the state benefits by avoiding the costs of incarceration.

Drug courts are less cost-effective when compared to incarceration.

The first step in the process of setting a day fine is:

A day reporting center (DRC) allows participants to return home in the evenings, but they are required to maintain a strict schedule that is closely monitored.

Community service is a burdensome penalty that is inexpensive to administer.

Among all the correctional programs, boot camps are primarily promoted as a means of: