Exam 6: Intermediate Sanctions

Under shock incarceration offenders are sentenced to a term of confinement only to be released after a set time and in order to serve the remainder of their time on/in __________.

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Identify and discuss laws that require convicted sex offenders and certain other types of felons to register with local authorities. What are the arguments for and against these laws?

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Every state has a form of Megan's law as well as the federal government.Megan's laws are named after Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old New Jersey girl kidnapped, raped, and murdered by a twice-convicted sex offender who lived across the street.Supporters of these registration laws say citizens deserve to know if convicted sex offenders are living in their neighborhoods and argue registration laws are not unfair, since their conviction is already a manner of public record.Opponents of the law call it a "government-imposed stigma" preventing those convicted from moving on with their lives after serving their time.They say Megan's laws represent an overly intrusive invasion of privacy since other criminal records are not subject to such readily available public scrutiny.

Which intermediate sanction serves a dual purpose: to both rehabilitate and punish offenders?

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If offenders are sentenced to pay restitution, they received what type of intermediate sanction measure?

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Missouri Department of Corrections found that only a small number of recommitments were offenders whose parole was revoked for technical violations rather than new convictions.

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Question 5

Which Supreme Court case determined that it is constitutional for states to post the names and pictures of convicted sex offenders on the Internet?

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Question 6

__________ fines are fines that are dependent upon the income of the offender at the time of sentencing.

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Question 7

Probation is a form of an intermediate sanction.

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Question 8

Every state has some type of notification process when sex offenders are released into the community. Commonly, these requirements fall under __________ law.

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Question 9

Which scientist is known as the first offender who was placed on home detention?

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Question 10

Which theory's tenets reflect the general premise behind most intermediate sanctions?

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Question 11

Which criminal justice policy resulted in gained notoriety of the sentence of home detention?

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Question 12

Which was the first state to pass legislation requiring notification when sex offenders are released into the community?

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Question 13

Discuss the different ways that drug use can be detected and the benefits and downfalls of each.

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Question 14

Define the term intermediate sanctions and describe its purpose. In addition, identify and define at least eight different intermediate sanctions.

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Question 15

Suspended execution of imposition of a sentence is an example of a warning intermediate sanction measure.

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Question 16

Because shock incarceration is meant to provide a sense of punitive reality to the offender, most shock incarceration programs are designed for these types of offenders:

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Intermediate sanctions provide fewer options than does simple probation.

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Question 18

The Center for Sex Offender Management is operated by:

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Question 19

Shock incarceration includes a sentence of electronic monitoring followed by a period of probation.

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Under shock incarceration offenders are sentenced to a term of confinement only to be released after a set time and in order to serve the remainder of their time on/in __________.

Identify and discuss laws that require convicted sex offenders and certain other types of felons to register with local authorities. What are the arguments for and against these laws?

Which intermediate sanction serves a dual purpose: to both rehabilitate and punish offenders?

If offenders are sentenced to pay restitution, they received what type of intermediate sanction measure?

Missouri Department of Corrections found that only a small number of recommitments were offenders whose parole was revoked for technical violations rather than new convictions.

Which Supreme Court case determined that it is constitutional for states to post the names and pictures of convicted sex offenders on the Internet?

__________ fines are fines that are dependent upon the income of the offender at the time of sentencing.

Probation is a form of an intermediate sanction.

Every state has some type of notification process when sex offenders are released into the community. Commonly, these requirements fall under __________ law.

Which scientist is known as the first offender who was placed on home detention?

Which theory's tenets reflect the general premise behind most intermediate sanctions?

Which criminal justice policy resulted in gained notoriety of the sentence of home detention?

Which was the first state to pass legislation requiring notification when sex offenders are released into the community?

Discuss the different ways that drug use can be detected and the benefits and downfalls of each.

Define the term intermediate sanctions and describe its purpose. In addition, identify and define at least eight different intermediate sanctions.

Suspended execution of imposition of a sentence is an example of a warning intermediate sanction measure.

Because shock incarceration is meant to provide a sense of punitive reality to the offender, most shock incarceration programs are designed for these types of offenders:

Intermediate sanctions provide fewer options than does simple probation.

The Center for Sex Offender Management is operated by:

Shock incarceration includes a sentence of electronic monitoring followed by a period of probation.

Early History of Punishment and the Development of Prisons in the United States

Ideological and Theoretical Underpinnings to Corrections

Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities

Jail and Detention Facilities

Probation

Correctional Facilities

Classification and Custody Levels

Prison Subculture and Prison Gang Influence

Female Offenders in Correctional Systems

Specialized Inmate Populations

Juvenile Correctional Systems

Correctional Administration

Prison Programming

Parole and Reintegration

The Death Penalty

Program Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections

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