Exam 14: Community Corrections Probation and Interrmediate Sanctions

Which statement is true about evocation and termination of probation?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of  community corrections programs.  How are these programs viewed by the public?

Intermediate sanctions have been advocated as less costly than incarceration.

Studies have shown that the fine is used widely as a criminal sanction and that nationally, well over _____ in fines is collected annually.

The number of probationers currently under supervision has reached a record

Discuss the purposes and effectiveness or ineffectiveness of community service as a form of punishment.

The recidivism rate for probationers is ____ the rate for those who have been incarcerated.

Which statement is true about probation?

Community corrections assumes that

From 1995 to 2012, the number of Americans under community supervision grew from 3.7 million to

Why would a probation officer elect not to try to revoke a probationer's probation if he or she has had a technical violation.   Discuss the ethics of this decision.

Short-term, intense boot camps are also referred to as _____.

Boot camps put offenders through a 3- to 9-month physical regimen designed to develop discipline and respect for authority.

The _____ model emphasis reparation to the victim and the community, approaching crime from a problem-solving perspective.

Public support is lacking for community corrections.

Forfeiture is determined by police officers rather than by judges.

Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients.  Her client was sentenced to 6 years of probation based upon manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute .  The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that he must spend in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to the property that occurred during the manufacturing process.  Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful completion of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. If Megan's client were to commit a crime, this would be referred to as

Through the use of examples, discuss how the American public can be convinced to support home confinement when so many individuals feel as though such sanctions are a slap on the wrist.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that home confinement violates the right to privacy.

_____ is a means of dealing with offenders who need greater restrictions than traditional community-based programs can provide