Exam 10: Probation Parole and Intermediate Sanctions

Clara is currently under a home monitoring program, and she is required to be at home after 9.p.m. This general level of restriction placed on Clara is an example of a(n):

Day reporting centers (DRCs) are:

A(n) _____ is a sentence that consists of incarceration in a prison or jail, followed by a probationary period in the community.

Which of the following is a criticism of intermediate sanctions?

Which of the following is a similarity between probationers and parolees?

A _____ is an action taken by a probationer or parolee that, although not criminal, breaks the terms of probation or parole as designated by the court.

In the "programmed contact" program, verification is obtained via a computer that uses _____ techniques.

Describe the concept of diversion.

According to most federal and state courts, a purpose of probation is to decrease the rate of reintegration.

_________is the conditional release of an inmate before his or her sentence has expired. A. Extradition B. Probation C. Parole D. Reincarceration ​

Critics of shock incarceration argue that the practice leads to a rise in recidivism.

Which of the following is an assumption on which drug courts operate?

In the context of corrections, _________ is a strategy to steer those offenders who qualify away from prison and jail and toward community-based and intermediate sanctions. A. reintegration B. diversion C. revocation D. diversification ​

A docket is the number of clients a probation officer is responsible for at any one time.

Extradition is a goal of corrections that focuses on preparing an offender for a return to the community unmarred by further criminal behavior.

_____ are sanctions that are more restrictive than probation and less restrictive than imprisonment.

Home incarceration requires that offenders remain at home with exceptions being made for attendance at religious services.

Which of the following is an example of community corrections?

Unlike probation, parole:

A justification of community-based corrections is that they: