Exam 4: Diversion and Probation: How Most Offenders Are Punished

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

The conditional release of a convicted offender,into the community,under supervision is called _____.

The termination of criminal processing at any point before adjudication with no threat of later prosecution is called _____.

The PSR is used by the judge in reaching a fair sentencing decision.

_____ is defined as the halting or suspension,before conviction,of formal criminal proceedings against a person,conditioned on some form of counterperformance by the defendant.

The PSR starts with an interview between the probation officer and the _____.

Offences committed against the social values and interests represented in and protected by the criminal law,and in which parties willingly participate are called _____ crimes.

The State of _____ has the lowest adult probation population.

The National Probation Act was signed by President _____.

Which of the following is an element of probation supervision?

The first person that a probation officer interviews when preparing a PSR is the presiding judge.

In the PSR,the _____ estimates the offender's degree of risk to the community and need factors (sociological,psychological,and economic)that impact criminal behavior.

Judge _____ made the first recorded use of release on recognizance in America.

The formal termination of an offender's conditional freedom is known as _____.

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

A technical violation of a condition of probation will always result in the revocation of probation.

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

The state of _____ was the first state to pass a statute authorizing probation.

The second purpose of a PSR is to:

Diversion in which charges are dismissed if the defendant satisfactorily completes treatment,counseling,or other programs ordered by the justice system is called _____.