Exam 12: Probation,parole,and Community Corrections

Revocation of probation or parole:

Who makes federal parole decisions?

___________ is the managed return to the community of an individual released from prison.Also,the successful transitioning of a released inmate back into the community.

Match the term in the lettered column with the definition in the lettered column. -The general and special limits imposed on an offender who is released on parole (or probation). d. Parole Revocation

A mixed sentence carries a mixed sentence of probation and parole

What kind of parole hearing determines whether the parolee has violated the conditions of his or her parole?

The Second Chance Act of 2008 authorized the spending of approximately 400 million dollars to:

Provide detailed and comprehensive information to support your answer. Use examples where applicable to support your answers. -Describe three significant court cases that have had an impact on the practice of probation and parole since the 1970s.

What type of probation might require face-to-face contacts between the officer and the probationer five times a week,a mandatory curfew,having a job,and submitting to weekly alcohol and drug testing?

Morrissey v.Brewer provides procedural safeguards to parolees at ________ hearings.

Community ________ is a sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency.

A probation officer must get a search warrant before a search of a probationer's residence is permitted.

A ____________________ is a sentence explicitly requiring the convicted offender to serve a period of confinement in a local,state,or federal facility,followed by a period of probation.

Match the term in the lettered column with the definition in the lettered column. -The release of an inmate from prison that is determined by statute or sentencing guidelines and is not decided by a parole board or other authority. a. Restitution

Which of the following sentences is not an example of an intermediate sanction?

Provide detailed and comprehensive information to support your answer. Use examples where applicable to support your answers. -In March,2008,the U.S.Congress passed the Second Chance Act.The bill authorized the Expenditure of approximately $400 million dollars in federal funds to reduce recidivism. List and define four of the programs and discuss how they can or do impact recidivism.

Probation and parole services are characteristically poorly staffed and often poorly administered.

Individuals ordered confined to their homes are sometimes monitored electronically to ensure they do not leave during the hours of confinement.

The number of probation or parole clients assigned to one probation or parole officer for supervision is called their ______________.

Probation,parole,home confinement,and electronic monitoring are examples of: