Exam 10: Reentry Into the Community

Which of the following is NOT one of the measures of recidivism?

A risk assessment may be used to determine if an inmate is ready for release.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major release criteria considered for a potential parolee?

Which is NOT a criteria that guides release decisions?

Only felons are released on parole, not those convicted of misdemeanors.

What was completed to determine how Anna will be supervised in the community?

List and explain the four most important adjustment supports necessary for a prisoner's reentry into society. Be sure to explain how these adjustments may lead to a more successful reentry. What does the corrections system do to facilitate these supports?

Expungement is a legal process that results in the ________ of a conviction from official records.

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of parole?

The Second Chance Act of 2007 is designed to assist offenders with _______.

Explain why some parolees are viewed as dangerous and how society handles this problem.

______________ release occurs when the sentencing judge requires a period of postcustody supervision in the community.

In theory, parole boards evaluate an offender's progress toward ________ and readiness to abide by laws.

In response to criticism that the release decisions of parole boards are somewhat arbitrary, many states have adopted _________________.

Based on the assumptions of indeterminate sentences and rehabilitative programs, which of the following types of 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?

Parolees are aware that they must meet critical needs to make it in the community. Which of the following is NOT considered to be one of those critical needs?

List and describe the six basic mechanisms by which inmates are released from prison. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of each mechanism. What is the impact of each mechanism on prisoners, the prison culture, and the prison staff?

What type of supervision was Anna on while in the community?

Parolees are aware that they must meet critical to make it on the streets.

A key figure in developing parole in the 1800s was Sir Walter Crofton, who administered British penal colonies in Tasmania and elsewhere in the South Pacific and later in England.