Exam 7: Probation and ISP: The Most Common Methods of Correctional Supervision in America

CBT employs techniques such as modeling, graduated practice, role playing, reinforcement, and concrete verbal suggestions that give offenders a new bank of skills to change offending behavior. TRUE

The number of persons successfully completing the terms of probation is increasing.

One way to reserve prison space for violent offenders is to structure the court's response to technical violations.

______ includes preparation of the presentence report (PSR).

Researchers asked Utah judges how they use the PSR and found that 90 percent claimed to skip over most of the report and only focus on the evaluative summary and sentence recommendation. FALSE

In which role of a probation officer (preparation of the PSR or offender supervision) do probation officers experience job conflict?______

Probation work is twofold:______and______.

If you want to compare the probation population in one state (e.g., California) with another state (say, Montana), a total count is the best statistic to use.

As discussed in the chapter, revocation is a serious matter for several reasons. Which one of the following is not one of those reasons?

A philosophy of offender treatment that regards criminal behavior as a disease to be treated is:

Private probation agencies mostly supervise low-risk offenders.

At yearend 2008, approximately how many people were either on probation or parole, or in jail or prison?

A probation officer's job conflict refers to the uneasy combination of enforcing the law and helping the offender.

The APA believes that the establishment of a working alliance contributes more to the outcomes of treatment and supervision than the type of treatment or intervention delivered.

The founder of probation in America is______.

The evidence-based literature on CBT shows, on average, a statistically significant 7 to 8 percent reduction in the recidivism rates of program participants compared with a treatment-as-usual group.

Probation is the most frequently used criminal sanction.

Which due process right did the U. S. Supreme Court not grant probationers in revocation hearings?

State courts are required to disclose the PSR to the defendant.

The American Probation and Parole Association found that using evidence-based practices, it is possible to develop caseload sizes.