Exam 7: Community Supervision Modification and Revocation

In all states, the warrant to revoke is issued by a court and served by law enforcement officers or probation officers. ​

Placing an offender on probation implies that, in the best judgment of the __________, the probationer will respect and abide by the law and the conditions of release.

Probation and parole violators are entitled to a two-stage hearing consisting of a preliminary hearing and a(n) ​

Some states allow felony probationers to apply for early termination after having satisfactorily served one-third of the probation term or two years, whichever is less. ​

In most jurisdictions, probation officers can apply for early termination of probation for their clients after clients have served two years or _____ of the probation term. ​

Most states take an active approach to locating and apprehending fugitives who abscond from community supervision.

Probationers whose probation was revoked during the first three months after release were most likely to have committed a ​

Most probationers and parolees tend to have their probation/parole revoked for ongoing technical violations over a given period of time.

Over half of all parolees who had their parole revoked and were returned to prison faced revocation because of ​

Which of the following would be considered a technical violation of probation in most jurisdictions?

According to your text, most absconders leave because of ​

Revocation can only occur for either a technical violation or the commission of a new crime. ​

Although the probation officer or probation department may recommend violation of probation and subsequent revocation, only the __________ has the authority to revoke probation.

Testing positive for drug use while on probation/parole is considered a law violation.

__________ takes place when the court wishes to reward a probationer for good behavior after a portion of the time has been served.

The standard of proof in probation or parole revocation hearings is __________.

Due to the large number of absconders each year in the United States, most states take a(n) ___________ approach to locating and apprehending fugitives. ​

_______________ sanctions are in-house approaches that take place when an offender shows initial signs of resistance or when technical violations first start.

Female offenders over the age of _____ are the most likely demographic to succeed on probation in the United States.

Men are more likely to successfully complete probation than women.