Exam 10: Probation Parole and Intermediate Sanctions

One of the primary benefits of probation for an offender, besides not getting sent to a correctional facility, is that the length of the probationary period is usually considerably shorter than the length of a prison term.

Which of the following statements is true of intermediate sanctions?

Summarize shock incarceration and its types.

In intermittent incarceration, an offender:

A role of a probation officer is to:

In the context of reintegration, which of the following is an incentive provided by parole officers to offenders?

_________ is the formal process that follows the failure of a probationer or parolee to comply with the terms of his or her probation or parole, often resulting in the probationer's incarceration. A. Adjudication B. Extradition C. Revocation D. Reintegration ​

Which of the following is a type of electronic monitoring grown out of Love's initial concept?

Mechanisms for parole are crucial to the criminal justice system because they:

_____ is a punishment-oriented form of probation in which an offender is placed under stricter and more frequent surveillance and control than in conventional probation.

Explain the process of discretionary release.

Clint is an illegal arms dealer. He uses cars to transport arms across state borders to his clients. When not in use, he stores the cars in his warehouse. During a raid conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a cache of weapons is found in his warehouse. These weapons are seized along with the cars. This scenario demonstrates the process of _____.

Rebecca has been sentenced to ten years in prison for arson. She is incarcerated in a state that lets her leave prison only after her prison term has expired. This scenario depicts _________. A. parole B. discretionary release C. mandatory release D. probation ​

Revocation is an important alternative mode of punishment because it ensures that scarce incarceration resources are consumed only by the most dangerous criminals.

_____ is a community-based sanction in which offenders serve their terms of incarceration in their homes.

In a(n) _________, the facts of a violation or arrest are presented to a judge, and it is determined whether probable cause for revoking probation exists. A. adjudication B. arraignment C. preliminary hearing D. revocation hearing ​

In a _____, the entire parole board or a subcommittee reviews information, meets an offender, and hears testimony from relevant witnesses to determine whether to give parole.

In which of the following ways does home confinement serve the goals of intermediate sanctions?

_____ is the release of an inmate into a community supervision program based on the judgement of a parole board within limits set by state or federal law.

Lorena has been convicted of embezzlement. At her criminal hearing, she is remanded to home detention. She has to wear an ankle device that gives her a two-mile radius limit for movement. If she leaves this radius, the anklet will send a signal to the nearest police station and Lorena will be arrested and incarcerated. This scenario demonstrates the use of _____ in home confinement.