Exam 5: Case Management Using Risk Needs Responsivity

At the lowest level of supervision, there may be no requirement that the probationer personally visit or contact a probation officer. Rather, the probationer may be required to call in and leave a message on a voice-recorded line, or mail in a verification of address and employment. This level of supervision is known as _________ supervision. ​

In regard to risk assessment as it pertains to probation and parole decisions for release, females tend to pose less of a risk to their communities then men. ​

Women on community supervision have typically entered the system because of a crime they committed alongside a male partner (boyfriend, husband, or brother), or they acted alone out of _______ need. ​

The effectiveness of neighborhood-based supervision rests in part on the officer being able to secure the assistance and cooperation of _________ agencies and individuals within his or her beat. ​

At the lowest level of supervision, there may be no requirement that the probationer personally visit or contact a probation officer, referred to as administrative supervision or banked probation. ​

Criminal history is a static risk factor. ​

Community corrections departments serve both a supervisory and rehabilitative function in the criminal justice system. ​

The single most important element in preventing recidivism for adult probationers and parolees is having strong family ties.

The elements of neighborhood-based supervision include assignment of offenders according to type of offense perpetrated, required church participation, required full-time employment for all offenders, and total abstention from alcohol for all probationers. ​

Explain how neighborhood-based supervision (NBS) is different from traditional community supervision, and then argue for the use of neighborhood-based probation supervision over traditional methods. In what situations might NBS be most useful? ​

Management that an officer maintains over offenders committed to his or her custody is termed ​

The __________ is a 54-item scale that assigns a numerical value to many of the same factors identified in the presentence report. It is completed by an officer who interviews the offender.

Which of the following is an example of a static factor? ​

____________ probation is for offenders who have committed minor crimes, have satisfied their financial obligations, or have been in compliance for two years, and can be transferred down to this level.

The __________ state is the state that undertakes supervision from the sending state.

Number of arrests, prior convictions, and a history of abuse are known as _____ factors. ​

According to the principles of effective correctional intervention, program level should be matched with client aptitudes or propensities according to gender, age, cultural background, and ​

The state where an offender is convicted is referred to as the __________ state. ​

Community corrections departments serve both as a rehabilitative and a(n) ________ function in the criminal justice system. ​

The _____ provide a theoretical perspective of evidence-based correctional practices and provide standards by which correctional treatment programs should operate.