Exam 15: Release from Incarceration

A major criticism of discretionary release is that it has shifted responsibility for primary criminal justice decisions from the _________________ who holds legal procedures in high regard, to a(n) ______________, where discretion rules.

Based on the assumptions of indeterminate sentences and rehabilitation programs, __________ release is designed to allow the parole board to release inmates to conditional supervision in the community when they are deemed "ready" to live as law abiding citizens.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Probation release​

Sir Walter Crofton added to the concept of parole by adding a ticket-of-leave system.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Contract of consent​

In the wake of the "get tough on crime" movement over the past three decades, the number of parolees in the United States has:​

The number of felons on parole has decreased since 1980.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Parole​

Parole evolved during the:​

Only ________________are released on parole.

Which of the following is an impact of release mechanisms?​

After an inmate has served time equal to the total sentence minus "good time," if any, he or she will receive:​

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Expiration release​

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Mandatory release

Which of the following is NOT one of the three key concepts that parole is based upon?​

One of the consequences of discretionary parole is:​

Parole release mechanisms primarily determine the date at which a particular prisoner will be released back into the community.

________has been described as a "transient state between liberty and recommitment."​

An inmate released from prison to conditional supervision at the discretion of the parole board within the boundaries set by the sentence and the penal law has a/an _____________.

With the increase in the prison population, the percentage of parolees has:​