Exam 31: Community Corrections

Marian received a sentence of 24 months in prison for committing a robbery and was taken to the state prison. After 2 weeks of incarceration, she was brought before a judge who told her that he was suspending the period of incarceration in lieu of probation. Marian had no idea the judge was going to do this. What type of sentence did she receive?

Which of the following refers to prisoners serving their entire sentence?

In Gagnon v. Scarpelli, the U.S. Supreme Court

Roughly one-third of probationers and parolees successfully complete the terms of their agreements.

Probation officer caseloads have increased substantially over the years, despite calls for smaller caseloads to ensure that probationers are more adequately supervised and receive the necessary services.

A pardon is an act by the executive branch of the state or federal government that excuses an offense and absolves the offender from the consequences of the crime. Pardons are used to address miscarriages of justice, remove the stigma of a conviction, and mitigate penalties.

Furloughs enable offenders to leave prison for extended periods of time (typically 2-3 days) for various reasons, such as reestablishing family ties.

What are intermediate sanctions? Compare and contrast the various types of these sanctions.

All states prevent convicted felons from voting both while incarcerated and after their release.

The average prison sentence served by state prisoners released in 2016 was 5.8 years, with violent offenders serving an average of 7.9 years.

_______ hearings are used to determine if parolees who violate the terms of their release agreement should be returned to incarceration.

Compare and contrast mandatory and determinate parole.

The _______ version of electronic monitoring uses a surveillance device that transmits a constant signal to a probation officer, enabling the officer to know if the offender leaves the designated premises.

After serving 4 years of his 8-year sentence, Juan appeared before a parole board to explain why he should be released early; as such, Juan was incarcerated in a jurisdiction that uses _______ parole.

In _______, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that defendants have a limited right to counsel and the court will determine whether representation shall be provided to the parolee.

Boot camps are more prevalent in the early 21st century than they were in the 1990s, and they typically reduce participants' odds of reoffending.