Exam 3: Community Corrections Diversion and Probation

Which of the following is Not one of the features of "the new penology"?

What are the goals of diversion programs?

The United States has approximately ____________________ adult probation agencies.

The philosophy driving community-based corrections is:

Discuss the three basic functions of an adult probation officer.

Assignment of probation to the executive branch on a statewide basis allows for uniform standards of policy making.

The ____________________   is a  correctional approach aimed at returning offenders to the community as soon as possible.

Jack was just placed on probation for the crime of burglary. He has been arrested several times but never convicted of a crime. Last year, he was arrested and placed in the TASC program. He successfully completed this program and remained out of trouble for 1 year. Before he was placed on probation, a presentence investigation report was prepared. Who was responsible for preparing this report?

All 50 states now impose some form of fee on probationers to defray the cost of probation and other community programs.

Today, all states utilize private probation services of low-risk offenders.

What jurisdiction was the first to implement probation as a form of criminal sanction?

A ____________________ helps the court decide whether to grant probation and helps determine the conditions of probation.

Governor Jones is interested in passing a law to increase the use of community-based corrections in his state. He travels to Minnesota to meet with lawmakers to discuss their corrections system. There, he learns about Minnesota's Community Corrections Act. Governor Jones is impressed by Minnesota's community-oriented corrections. He wants to implement many of the same policies when he returns to his state. Which of the following would most likely Not be part of a community corrections act if Governor Jones would use existing CCAs as a template for his new legislation?

What takes place when an offender is referred to a program and the completion of this program will enable him or her to avoid criminal prosecution?

During the 1980s and 1990s, many large correctional and community supervision agencies adopted new policies that were known as a:

A ____________________ occurs when a probationer violates one of the rules of probation, such as not meeting with his or her probation officer.

Most diversionary interventions take place prior to trial.

The TASC program was designed to divert drug dealers away from the criminal justice system.

A risk management correctional system is more focused on providing treatment services for offenders than regulating or controlling them.

Recidivism rises as probation caseload size ____________________ .