Exam 1: An Overview of Community Corrections: Goals and Evidence-Based Practices

The public demands correctional programs that satisfy both _________ and public safety objectives.

__________ are problems, habits, or deficits that are directly related to an individual's involvement in criminal behavior.

___________________________ refer to correctional programs and techniques determined through systematic evaluation research to be the most effective way to treat offenders in the community.

According to a recent national public opinion poll, the most well-known forms of community-based corrections in the United States are probation, house arrest, and electronic monitoring.

"Redeemability" refers to convincing the public that offenders can change their ways.

Using an intermediate sanction as a stiffer punishment for offenders who would have ordinarily been sentenced to probation or other lesser sanctions is known as ________________.

Due to the fiscal crisis of 2008, there is growing consensus among state legislators and correctional administrators that jail and prison facilities should only be used for the most serious offenders.

The concept that communities are made more secure by removing unsafe residents is ingrained in American tradition, but correctional policy shifts according to legislators' perceptions of what the public wants. This relationship is referred to as the ______________

A "flat sentence" is the same as a(n) _____ sentence.

The most common form of community corrections is

Which reveals more about the way people are sentenced in the United States: public opinion poll research, or social science research?

_____ is focused on crime victims and emphasizes an offender's responsibility to repair the injustice the offender has caused.

Indeterminate sentencing is philosophy that focuses on consistency for a crime committed, specifying guidelines for sentencing.

______________ refers to a sentencing philosophy that encourages rehabilitation and incorporates a broad sentencing range in which discretionary release is determined by a parole board.

You are in charge of a state budget, and have to measure the effectiveness of the various community corrections programs in your state. You will have to justify budget cuts to the governor, who is a stickler for facts. What methods will you use to decide where the money should be spent, and how can you convince the governor of untried methods?

_____ sentencing provides a range of punishments and allows the parole board to determine when an offender has been rehabilitated.

_____ is a monetary payment deposited with the court to ensure a defendant's return for the next court date, in exchange for the defendant's release.

Which of the following is a minimum-security institutional setting for imprisoned offenders who have already spent some time in prison and are nearing release?

_____ is a form of corrections that uses interventions for which there are consistent and solid scientific evidence showing that they work to meet intended outcomes.

The three main decision points in the corrections system are bail, ____________, and reentry.