Exam 7: Community Supervision Modification and Revocation

Testing positive for drug use while on probation/parole is considered a law violation.

Probationers whose probation was revoked during the first three months after release were most likely to have committed a

Probation is conditional, meaning that the probationer's liberty is subject to compliance with specified rules.

You are a brand new parolee who used to work selling drugs to fuel your own addiction but now are clean and want to start a new life. The part of the city that you are from is very poor. Your parole officer needs you to write a letter analyzing the economic and social factors that may contribute to your recidivism. What are they, and what are your plans to avoid the pitfalls that may lead to your revocation?

A probation or parole revocation is an "administrative hearing" and is similar to a civil proceeding rather than a criminal proceeding because it is seen as an extension of the

Supervision or treatment modifications that can be used by a community supervision officer instead of revocation when a probationer or parolee shows initial signs of resistance or technical violations are called __________.

Probation violations or serious misbehavior can cause the judge to extend the period of probation, impose additional conditions, or revoke probation.

People v Price (1960) guarantees the right to a speedy trial in revocation proceedings.

The standard of proof required during probation or parole revocation hearings is "preponderance of the evidence."

Under the U.S. Constitution, a probationer is entitled to a court-appointed attorney during revocation proceedings.

Revocation of probation is triggered by the commission of a new crime or _____.

Due to the large number of absconders each year in the United States, most states take a(n) ___________ approach to locating and apprehending fugitives.

Most states take an active approach to locating and apprehending fugitives who abscond from community supervision.

Probation and parole officers are able to use in-house progressive sanctions when an offender shows initial signs of resistance or when technical violations first start.