Exam 3: History of Paroles and Mandatory Release

Describe the medical model of parole. What were its primary goals? Why did it lose favor?

Medical parole is also known as _____.

The rehabilitative model of parole, known also as the __________ model, dominated American corrections between the 1930s and the 1960s.

The word "parole" is derived from the French parole d'honneur , which means ​

____________________ was the governor of the prison at Valencia, Spain in the early 1830s, where he instituted and encouraged inmate involvement in education and vocational training. Through active participation, inmates could reduce their actual sentence by up to one-third.

The _____ system was used by Alexander Maconochie and granted credits to inmates for good behavior and hard work.

The _____ model emphasizes the seriousness of the crime when determining release. ​

About _____ of all parolees in the United States are removed from parole for too many rule violations. ​

Federal parole began in June 1910, due to legislation that established the nation's first three federal __________.

About one-third of U.S. states have a(n)____________ structure that limits the discretion of parole boards for felonies. ​

Differentiate between mandatory release and discretionary release and explain the role of parole.

The first state legislature to pass a law recognizing "good time" as a reward for a good behavior was ​

Which of the following is not one of the four concepts underlying the development of parole in the United States? ​

Less than half of all U.S. parolees are able to successfully complete their parole term.

In the 1970s, there was a move away from individualism, rehabilitation, and sentence indeterminacy toward giving the offender a more punitive sentence based on the offense. This type of sentencing practice is known as _________ sentencing. ​

What is the justice model of corrections? What factors were associated with its emergence in the 1970s?

Most correctional authorities agree that it is not feasible to control prison populations in the long term by the use of specific parole board actions.

Parole success rates are _____ probation success rates. ​

The conditional release of an inmate with a terminal illness is

A parole board makes decisions about _____ release. ​