Question 1

A day fine gets its name from how much a burglar can steal in one day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is the most inexpensive correctional option?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boot camp 
B)  Incarceration 
C)  Community service 
D)  Intensive parole supervision 
A)  Boot camp 
B)  Incarceration 
C)  Community service 
D)  Intensive parole supervision

Question 3

In the United States, fines are rarely regarded as a tough criminal sanction:

Accepted Answer

A)  because judicial and legislative attitudes always allow the use of fines for several major felonies. 
B)  because judges always have enough reliable information on an offender's personal wealth to impose a just fine. 
C)  because, in practice, it is a criminal justice tool that often neglects to punish ordinance violations and minor misdemeanors. 
D)  because many believe that fines work a hardship on the poor, while affluent offenders often feel no sting. 
A)  because judicial and legislative attitudes always allow the use of fines for several major felonies. 
B)  because judges always have enough reliable information on an offender's personal wealth to impose a just fine. 
C)  because, in practice, it is a criminal justice tool that often neglects to punish ordinance violations and minor misdemeanors. 
D)  because many believe that fines work a hardship on the poor, while affluent offenders often feel no sting.

Question 4

In comparison with the aims of other types of courts, those of the drug court are much less punitive and more healing and restorative in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a key component of drug courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ongoing schedules of judicial status hearings 
B)  Daily health checkups by physicians 
C)  Monthly drug testing 
D)  Rare but strict monitoring and evaluation measures 
A)  Ongoing schedules of judicial status hearings 
B)  Daily health checkups by physicians 
C)  Monthly drug testing 
D)  Rare but strict monitoring and evaluation measures

Question 6

Intermediate sanctions are more restrictive than prison but less restrictive than traditional probation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a goal of day reporting centers?

Accepted Answer

A)  To reduce jail and prison crowding 
B)  To decrease supervision and surveillance of offenders 
C)  To keep prisoners away from community treatment programs 
D)  To restrict offenders to a single location 
A)  To reduce jail and prison crowding 
B)  To decrease supervision and surveillance of offenders 
C)  To keep prisoners away from community treatment programs 
D)  To restrict offenders to a single location

Question 8

Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in 1966 in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ohio. 
B)  Florida. 
C)  California. 
D)  New York. 
A)  Ohio. 
B)  Florida. 
C)  California. 
D)  New York.

Question 9

_____ is a new intermediate sanction that uses the power of the court to treat, sanction, and reward drug offenders with punishment more restrictive than regular probation but less severe than incarceration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is a new intermediate sanction that...

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of intermediate sanctions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are most often used for high-risk offenders. 
B)  They tend to be more restrictive than prison. 
C)  They are generally used as a way to reduce the correctional population. 
D)  They are never used as alternatives to incarceration at initial sentencing. 
A)  They are most often used for high-risk offenders. 
B)  They tend to be more restrictive than prison. 
C)  They are generally used as a way to reduce the correctional population. 
D)  They are never used as alternatives to incarceration at initial sentencing.

Question 11

Identify a factor that distinguishes boot camps from other correctional programs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Separation of boot camp participants from the general prison population 
B)  Absence of a rigorous daily schedule of hard labor in boot camps 
C)  The idea that boot camps are different from long-term confinement but other correctional programs are not 
D)  Absence of physical training and military drill in boot camps 
A)  Separation of boot camp participants from the general prison population 
B)  Absence of a rigorous daily schedule of hard labor in boot camps 
C)  The idea that boot camps are different from long-term confinement but other correctional programs are not 
D)  Absence of physical training and military drill in boot camps

Question 12

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the offense is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  bond. 
B)  bail. 
C)  parole. 
D)  day fine. 
A)  bond. 
B)  bail. 
C)  parole. 
D)  day fine.

Question 13

Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in the state of _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Community service as a criminal sanction began...

Question 14

People who enter a(n) _____ are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted.

Accepted Answer

deferred p

Question 15

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the crime is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A financial penalty scaled both to the...

Question 16

_____ programs require participants to plead guilty to the charges against them and have their sentences deferred or suspended while they are in the program.

Accepted Answer

A)  Postplea 
B)  Pretrial diversion 
C)  Preplea 
D)  Perennial diversion 
A)  Postplea 
B)  Pretrial diversion 
C)  Preplea 
D)  Perennial diversion

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of drug-addicted offenders who enter deferred prosecution programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are always required to plead guilty to the charges against them. 
B)  They are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted. 
C)  They are prosecuted, irrespective of whether they complete the program or not. 
D)  Their offenses are expunged from their records the moment they enroll for the programs. 
A)  They are always required to plead guilty to the charges against them. 
B)  They are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted. 
C)  They are prosecuted, irrespective of whether they complete the program or not. 
D)  Their offenses are expunged from their records the moment they enroll for the programs.

Question 18

Family Drug Court targets parental substance abuse in juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A philosophy of correctional treatment that embraces decentralization of authority, citizen participation, redefinition of the population for whom incarceration is most appropriate, and emphasizes rehabilitation through community programs is called _____.

Accepted Answer

community

Question 20

The Congress passed the _____, which mandated that felons who receive a sentence for less serious offences must be ordered to pay a fine, make restitution, and/or work in community service.

Accepted Answer

Comprehensive Crime

A day fine gets its name from how much a burglar can steal in one day.

Which of the following is the most inexpensive correctional option?

In the United States, fines are rarely regarded as a tough criminal sanction:

In comparison with the aims of other types of courts, those of the drug court are much less punitive and more healing and restorative in nature.

Which of the following is a key component of drug courts?

Intermediate sanctions are more restrictive than prison but less restrictive than traditional probation.

Which of the following is a goal of day reporting centers?

Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in 1966 in:

_____ is a new intermediate sanction that uses the power of the court to treat, sanction, and reward drug offenders with punishment more restrictive than regular probation but less severe than incarceration.

Which of the following statements is true of intermediate sanctions?

Identify a factor that distinguishes boot camps from other correctional programs.

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the offense is called a:

Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in the state of _____.

People who enter a(n) _____ are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted.

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the crime is called a _____.

_____ programs require participants to plead guilty to the charges against them and have their sentences deferred or suspended while they are in the program.

Which of the following statements is true of drug-addicted offenders who enter deferred prosecution programs?

Family Drug Court targets parental substance abuse in juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency cases.

A philosophy of correctional treatment that embraces decentralization of authority, citizen participation, redefinition of the population for whom incarceration is most appropriate, and emphasizes rehabilitation through community programs is called _____.

The Congress passed the _____, which mandated that felons who receive a sentence for less serious offences must be ordered to pay a fine, make restitution, and/or work in community service.

Corrections: an Overview

Corrections Today: Evidence-Based Corrections and Professionalism

Sentencing: to Punish or to Reform

Probation: How Most Offenders Are Punished

Jails: Way Stations Along the Justice Highway

Prisons Today: Change Stations or Warehouses

Parole: Early Release and Reentry

The Staff World: Managing the Prison Population

The Inmate World: Living Behind Bars

The Legal World: Prisoners Rights

Special Prison Populations: Prisoners Who Are Substance Abusers, Who Have Hivaids, Who Are Mentally Challenged, and Who Are Elderly

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Exam 5: Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration

A day fine gets its name from how much a burglar can steal in one day.

Which of the following is the most inexpensive correctional option?

In the United States, fines are rarely regarded as a tough criminal sanction:

In comparison with the aims of other types of courts, those of the drug court are much less punitive and more healing and restorative in nature.

Which of the following is a key component of drug courts?

Intermediate sanctions are more restrictive than prison but less restrictive than traditional probation.

Which of the following is a goal of day reporting centers?

Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in 1966 in:

_____ is a new intermediate sanction that uses the power of the court to treat, sanction, and reward drug offenders with punishment more restrictive than regular probation but less severe than incarceration.

Which of the following statements is true of intermediate sanctions?

Identify a factor that distinguishes boot camps from other correctional programs.

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the offense is called a:

Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in the state of _____.

People who enter a(n) _____ are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted.

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the crime is called a _____.

_____ programs require participants to plead guilty to the charges against them and have their sentences deferred or suspended while they are in the program.

Which of the following statements is true of drug-addicted offenders who enter deferred prosecution programs?

Family Drug Court targets parental substance abuse in juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency cases.

A philosophy of correctional treatment that embraces decentralization of authority, citizen participation, redefinition of the population for whom incarceration is most appropriate, and emphasizes rehabilitation through community programs is called _____.

The Congress passed the _____, which mandated that felons who receive a sentence for less serious offences must be ordered to pay a fine, make restitution, and/or work in community service.

Corrections: an Overview

Corrections Today: Evidence-Based Corrections and Professionalism

Sentencing: to Punish or to Reform

Probation: How Most Offenders Are Punished

Jails: Way Stations Along the Justice Highway

Prisons Today: Change Stations or Warehouses

Parole: Early Release and Reentry

The Staff World: Managing the Prison Population

The Inmate World: Living Behind Bars

The Legal World: Prisoners Rights

Special Prison Populations: Prisoners Who Are Substance Abusers, Who Have Hivaids, Who Are Mentally Challenged, and Who Are Elderly

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