Exam 3: Community Corrections: Diversion and Probation

How many adult Americans in the U.S. are currently under some form of probationary control?

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

A type of probation in which the probationer is not supervised is:

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

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of community corrections acts (CCA)?

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

Discuss probation revocation and the four cases where the Supreme Court provided procedural safeguards to apply at proceedings to revoke probation.

In most states, a PSI report must be prepared regardless of whether the offender is eligible for probation.

A violation of the rules or terms of probation or the commitment of a new crime can result in ____________________ of probation.

What is "TASC" and what are its primary goals?

A correctional system that is focused more on regulating and controlling offenders than on providing treatment or services for them is referred to as a ____________________ .

____________________ is a punishment that requires an offender to perform a certain number of work hours at a private nonprofit or government agency.

The purpose of ___________ programs is to prevent a novice offender from being stigmatized and labeled by the justice system while at the same time sparing the public the cost of unneeded criminal justice processing.

The state-based act through which local governments receive subsidies for diverting minor offenders is the:

In ____________________ , the Court ruled that the probation officer-client relationship is not confidential, unlike attorney-client or physician-patient relationships.

Which of the following is NOT one of the key features of "the new penology" approach to probation?

Which of the following is NOT a primary feature of probation?

____________________  requires an offender to perform a certain number of work hours at a private nonprofit or government agency.

In some states, juries may also recommend probation if the case meets legally regulated criteria.

Due to the rapidly increasing caseloads of modern probation officers, contemporary approaches have been created and implemented to assist with this increase. Please list and fully explain at least three of these contemporary approaches.