Exam 7: Community Corrections

The National Probation Act was passed in ______.

The term probation comes from the Latin word probative, meaning to prohibit.

Most probation/parole officers are white and middle-class.

______ officers set few rules and are reluctant to enforce the ones they set.

The practice of imprisoning convicted criminals has been the primary means of punishment in the Americas since its discovery.

One study found that 13% of offenders supervised by a hybrid officer received a technical violation.

VORPs follow which correctional model?

Probation and parole officers have two main roles: law enforcement officer and ______.

What is the relationship between corrections boot camps and recidivism?

Describe the judicial reprieve and discuss the various ways it is present in modern probation practice.

Upon receiving probation, an offender's sentence is ______.

Whites constitute about 54% of the adult probation population.

What is shock probation? For which offenders do you believe it is best suited? Why?

The boot camp idea of corrections is generally unpopular with the public.

Probation and parole officers are not officers of the court.

______ involves more frequent surveillance of a probationer and is typically limited to more serious offenders.

______ involves being sentenced to prison, serving a short period of time, and then being placed on probation.

In 2011, the average salary for probation officers was $52,000 a year.

In 2012, ______ of probationers were ultimately incarcerated.

Explain the various ways in which probation benefits communities, as opposed to imprisonment.