Exam 4: Probation: How Most Offenders Are Punished

At a revocation hearing, the defendant has limited rights and is not allowed to present evidence or witnesses.

In the _____ case, the Supreme Court decided that there was no difference between probation and parole revocation because both of them resulted in loss of liberty.

A(n) _____ is a failure to comply with the conditions of probation.

In Missouri, a presentence report is called a _____.

A sentence of probation allows an offender to remain in the community for _____.

John Augustus was the founder of probation.

Probation subscribes to the principle of intervening in an offender's life _____.

The founder of probation was a shoemaker in the city of _____.

_____ is the first major role of probation officers, consisting of interviewing the defendant and preparing the presentence report.

Fleeing without the permission of the jurisdiction in which the offender is required to stay is called absconding.

_____ means making probationers accountable for their behavior and making sure they understand the consequences of violating the conditions of probation.

Which of the following is a reason why probation is conditional?

Revocation hearings usually begin with a violation report prepared by a probation officer.

The average probation officer in the United States supervises around 43 offenders.

Which of the following is an element of probation supervision?

Presentence reports are prepared by _____.

_____ is the most frequently used form of criminal punishment.

_____ means monitoring the activities of probationers through office meetings and home and work visits.

The National Probation Act of 1925 authorized:

Presentence reports are used by judges in reaching fair sentencing decisions.