Question 1

Match the intermediate sanction to its definition .
-Electronic monitoring

Accepted Answer

A)  Residential facility providing rehabilitation programming 
B)  Community supervision using a technological link 
C)  Requiring the offender to repair the harm to the community through service 
D)  Requiring the offender to compensate the victim 
E)  Nonresidential facility providing treatment to offenders 
A)  Residential facility providing rehabilitation programming 
B)  Community supervision using a technological link 
C)  Requiring the offender to repair the harm to the community through service 
D)  Requiring the offender to compensate the victim 
E)  Nonresidential facility providing treatment to offenders B

Question 2

Describe some of the many uses for halfway houses and explain the advantages and disadvantages of them.

Accepted Answer

Halfway house can be used for community correctional purposes, drug and alcohol free living spaces, pre-releasing, and as a place to provide intensive services. They can provide a home for offenders ranging from low to high risk. They can provide treatment that the offender may or may not otherwise receive and can help to keep offenders safe, stable, and drug free. Disadvantages include the problem that occurs when low- and high-risk offenders are placed together. Low-risk offenders tend to increase their negative behaviors when in the presence of higher-risk offenders. There also could be a stigma attached to residents of a halfway house.

Question 3

Police practice diversion through the use of discretion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

One of the main characteristics of intermediate sanctions is tighter control over nonincarcerated offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Diversion programs focus on providing a reasonable alternative to incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Drug court programs include a treatment component as part of their overall approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Diversion programs are most effective when they are

Accepted Answer

A)  administered by the police prior to the offender's entry into the court system. 
B)  integrated into a community-based correctional system with many levels of supervision and custody. 
C)  used with large groups of offenders at the same time. 
D)  implemented after the trial phase of the criminal justice system process. 
A)  administered by the police prior to the offender's entry into the court system. 
B)  integrated into a community-based correctional system with many levels of supervision and custody. 
C)  used with large groups of offenders at the same time. 
D)  implemented after the trial phase of the criminal justice system process.

Question 8

Electronic monitoring was originally used with the mentally ill.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the factors that led to the current problem of prison overcrowding and how intermediate sanctions may help deal with this issue.

Accepted Answer

Prisons and jails today are overcrowded.

Question 10

Home detention is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  parole. 
B)  punishment. 
C)  rehabilitation. 
D)  diversion. 
A)  parole. 
B)  punishment. 
C)  rehabilitation. 
D)  diversion.

Question 11

Correctional options designed to fill the gap between probation and prison are known as ________ sanctions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Correctional options designed to fill the gap...

Question 12

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a day reporting center?

Accepted Answer

A)  They administer drug tests regularly to clients. 
B)  Clients who attend these centers have to pay program fees. 
C)  The focus is on daytime incapacitation of clients. 
D)  Clients must fulfill community service orders. 
A)  They administer drug tests regularly to clients. 
B)  Clients who attend these centers have to pay program fees. 
C)  The focus is on daytime incapacitation of clients. 
D)  Clients must fulfill community service orders.

Question 13

Goals of electronic monitoring include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  providing a cost-effective way of supervising offenders in the community. 
B)  promoting public safety. 
C)  expanding the use of technology in the criminal justice system. 
D)  administering sanctions appropriate to the seriousness of the crime. 
A)  providing a cost-effective way of supervising offenders in the community. 
B)  promoting public safety. 
C)  expanding the use of technology in the criminal justice system. 
D)  administering sanctions appropriate to the seriousness of the crime.

Question 14

Which of the following is not a reason why intermediate sanctions are attractive?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are easier to manage than traditional probation. 
B)  They are cheaper and more cost-effective. 
C)  They provide more opportunities for rehabilitation than incarceration. 
D)  They lead to a decrease in the population of correctional facilities. 
A)  They are easier to manage than traditional probation. 
B)  They are cheaper and more cost-effective. 
C)  They provide more opportunities for rehabilitation than incarceration. 
D)  They lead to a decrease in the population of correctional facilities.

Question 15

Which of the following list of sentencing options is correctly ranked by level of punishment from low to high, as identified by James Byrne?

Accepted Answer

A)  Probation, restitution, community service, house arrest, residential community corrections, split sentencing 
B)  Restitution, community service, probation, house arrest, residential community corrections, split sentencing 
C)  Probation, community service, residential community corrections, house arrest, split sentencing, restitution 
D)  Restitution, residential community corrections, community service, split sentencing, house arrest 
A)  Probation, restitution, community service, house arrest, residential community corrections, split sentencing 
B)  Restitution, community service, probation, house arrest, residential community corrections, split sentencing 
C)  Probation, community service, residential community corrections, house arrest, split sentencing, restitution 
D)  Restitution, residential community corrections, community service, split sentencing, house arrest

Question 16

Which of the following is not a basic model of diversion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community-based diversion programs 
B)  Police-based diversion programs 
C)  Prison-based diversion programs 
D)  Court-based diversion programs 
A)  Community-based diversion programs 
B)  Police-based diversion programs 
C)  Prison-based diversion programs 
D)  Court-based diversion programs

Question 17

Community work orders require offenders to provide ________ to the community.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Community work orders require offenders to provide...

Question 18

Day reporting centers are primarily residential.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Day reporting centers will only accept offenders on probation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Community residential treatment centers are otherwise known as ________ houses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Community residential treatment centers are otherwise known...

Match the intermediate sanction to its definition . -Electronic monitoring

Describe some of the many uses for halfway houses and explain the advantages and disadvantages of them.

Police practice diversion through the use of discretion.

One of the main characteristics of intermediate sanctions is tighter control over nonincarcerated offenders.

Diversion programs focus on providing a reasonable alternative to incarceration.

Drug court programs include a treatment component as part of their overall approach.

Diversion programs are most effective when they are

Electronic monitoring was originally used with the mentally ill.

Explain the factors that led to the current problem of prison overcrowding and how intermediate sanctions may help deal with this issue.

Home detention is an example of

Correctional options designed to fill the gap between probation and prison are known as ________ sanctions.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a day reporting center?

Goals of electronic monitoring include all of the following except

Which of the following is not a reason why intermediate sanctions are attractive?

Which of the following list of sentencing options is correctly ranked by level of punishment from low to high, as identified by James Byrne?

Which of the following is not a basic model of diversion?

Community work orders require offenders to provide ________ to the community.

Day reporting centers are primarily residential.

Day reporting centers will only accept offenders on probation.

Community residential treatment centers are otherwise known as ________ houses.

Early History 2000 B.C to A.D 1800

Prisons 1800 to the Present

Correctional Ideologies: the Pendulum Swings

The Sentencing and Appeals Process

Probation

Custody Functions

Security Threat Groups and Prison Gangs

Management and Treatment Functions

Jails and Detention Facilities

Prison Systems

Private-Sector Systems

The Death Penalty

Parole and Reentry

Appeals and Offender Rights

Male Offenders

Female Offenders

Juvenile Offenders and Facilities

Special-Category Offenders

Filters

Exam 6: Diversion and Intermediate Sanctions

Match the intermediate sanction to its definition . -Electronic monitoring

Describe some of the many uses for halfway houses and explain the advantages and disadvantages of them.

Police practice diversion through the use of discretion.

One of the main characteristics of intermediate sanctions is tighter control over nonincarcerated offenders.

Diversion programs focus on providing a reasonable alternative to incarceration.

Drug court programs include a treatment component as part of their overall approach.

Diversion programs are most effective when they are

Electronic monitoring was originally used with the mentally ill.

Explain the factors that led to the current problem of prison overcrowding and how intermediate sanctions may help deal with this issue.

Home detention is an example of

Correctional options designed to fill the gap between probation and prison are known as ________ sanctions.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a day reporting center?

Goals of electronic monitoring include all of the following except

Which of the following is not a reason why intermediate sanctions are attractive?

Which of the following list of sentencing options is correctly ranked by level of punishment from low to high, as identified by James Byrne?

Which of the following is not a basic model of diversion?

Community work orders require offenders to provide ________ to the community.

Day reporting centers are primarily residential.

Day reporting centers will only accept offenders on probation.

Community residential treatment centers are otherwise known as ________ houses.

Early History 2000 B.C to A.D 1800

Prisons 1800 to the Present

Correctional Ideologies: the Pendulum Swings

The Sentencing and Appeals Process

Probation

Custody Functions

Security Threat Groups and Prison Gangs

Management and Treatment Functions

Jails and Detention Facilities

Prison Systems

Private-Sector Systems

The Death Penalty

Parole and Reentry

Appeals and Offender Rights

Male Offenders

Female Offenders

Juvenile Offenders and Facilities

Special-Category Offenders

Filters