Exam 14: Corrections in the Community: Probation, Parole, and Other Alternatives to Incarceration

Active forms of electronic monitoring give supervising officers real-time information related to the offender's location and what they are doing at any given time.

What is meant by saying that probation officers supervise individuals at the front end of the sentencing continuum?

Melinda is a pregnant woman who is incarcerated at a women's prison.Once per month, she receives medical care for her pregnancy at an outside facility.Which of the following does this describe?

What is the differences between a technical and substantive violation of parole?

There are two possible types of probation violations.These include technical and ______.

In 1878, Massachusetts passed the first probation statute.

The word "probation" stems from the Latin term "probis," which means releasing individuals who promise to return to the court.

Which of the following would be considered a substantive violation of probation conditions?

Which of the following is a reason for the relatively rapid spread of parole legislation?

Restorative justice works to remove the barriers between victims and offenders.

Identify some of the valid reasons for using alternatives to incarceration.

With which population of offenders is electronic monitoring particularly useful?

Which of the following refers to the range of sentencing options that fall between freedom and prison?

Which alternative to incarceration involves a brief exposure to incarceration followed by a subsequent release back into the community?

Amanda is on parole and was just arrested for possession of illegal drugs.What type of parole violation is this considered?

Describe the development of parole in the United States.

Which rehabilitative approach allows offenders to serve their sentence in a state-run or for-profit facility in hopes of transitioning to life outside of prison?

Substantive violations occur when the probationer commits a new criminal offense.

In determining an individual's appropriateness for probation supervision, judges only take into consideration the offender's prior record and whether the current offense involved violence of any kind.

Describe the relative pros and cons of intensive supervision for offenders.