Exam 2: Legislation, Apprehension, Adjudication, and Corrections: The Four Filters Affecting Community-Based Corrections

The number of reported crimes in the United States has______in the past ten years.

The number of arrests for______, especially possession arrests, has consumed much of the law enforcement effort in the war on drugs.

According to the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, while the cost of cocaine at the retail level has increased in the past 10 years, the purity of cocaine has decreased.

In 2008, the most common type of offense for which probationers were under supervision was a

The number of arrests for marijuana, especially possession arrests, has consumed much of the law enforcement effort in the war on drugs.

The tragic deaths of Diane Ballasiotes and Polly Klaas are examples of predatory crimes that caused legislation to abolish parole boards, increase the enforcement of parole conditions, and adopt zero- tolerance policies that send parolees back to prison.

In a study by Temple University of the Kansas Community Corrections Act, researchers found that ______.

The goals of the Kansas Risk Reduction Initiative are to increase public safety, reduce the risks posed by probationers on community corrections, and______.

Although more than twice the offender population is under supervision in the community, only 10 per cent of state funding goes to community-based corrections.

The______violent crime estimates are based on periodic surveys of a random sample of households in the United States.

______ is a term commonly used to refer to convicted persons who are being released from a correctional sanction within the criminal justice system (e.g., parolee).

Three strikes laws are controversial because the majority call for life sentences without possibility of release for at least 25 years.

______ is a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice to gauge the prevalence of alcohol and illegal drug use among prior arrestees.

Three strikes laws provide longer prison terms for some criminals with repeat felony convictions.

Leandro Andrade was charged with two felony counts of petty theft with a prior conviction after he stole approximately $150 worth of______from K-Marts located in two cities in California. videotapes

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 created mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking and distribution, using the quantity of the drug involved to determine the minimum term of imprisonment.

In many jurisdictions, local probation agencies supervise pretrial release individuals in the community.

A purpose of the Model Penal Code (MPC) is to assist state legislatures in standardizing penal laws in the United States.

Recent studies in Illinois of public opinion find that the majority of citizens consider prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders the wrong approach to the problem of addition and crime.

Under______the court's discretion is limited to a grid of sentencing ranges absent a valid ground for departure.