Exam 11: Probation, Community Corrections, and Reentry

__________ refers to a program that permits eligible inmates to work during the day at regular jobs in the outside world,returning to the jail or prison at night.

Dissatisfaction with probation,combined with the need to use prison space more efficiently,has produced a movement toward ___________: sentences designed to provide more rigorous supervision than normal probation,yet something less expensive than incarceration.

____________ refers to the prisoner release decided by a parole board consisting of corrections officials and/or political appointees who evaluate the inmate's record and his or her behavior in prison to determine whether the inmate will be released to serve the remainder of the sentence under community supervision.

How might offenders who are not released by the parole board be granted supervised mandatory release?

Traditional approach to criminal justice that emphasizes the role of adversarial proceedings and the government in punishing offenders for their past acts as retribution and deterrence is called __________.

Notification of the community regarding the release of __________ appears to produce panic rather than providing useful information,a problem compounded by out-of-date address information in state databases.

A condition of probation or parole in which offenders are not permitted to leave their residences for purposes other than work,school,treatment,or other approved reasons is called __________.

Offenders who are sentenced to probation usually have conditions attached to their sentences.These conditions are designed to control the offender's present behavior and to change it in the future.If these conditions are not met,the offender's sentence of probation may be __________.

The term __________ refers to a form of restorative justice that usually takes the form of money,but it can also include returning property or performing services for the victim.

A condition of probation or parole in which offenders are not permitted to leave their residences for purposes other than work,school,treatment,or other approved reasons is called __________.

Approach to criminal justice holding that sanctions should be more closely related to crime and that offenders should be punished in ways that neutralize their gain is called __________.

Shock incarceration refers to a short-term,military-style boot camps designed primarily for nonviolent young offenders and featuring a military atmosphere and strict discipline.

Advocates of restorative justice believe that who wins the case is less important than "making the victim whole."

The concept of chain gangs was reintroduced during the 1990s.Why is this practice controversial? In what sense could you say that chained work gangs are related to community-based corrections?

The term 'study release' refers to a program that permits eligible inmates to work during the day at regular jobs in the outside world,returning to the jail or prison at night.

Monetary fines are the most common form of criminal sanction in the United States.

The term __________ refers to sanctions that are alternatives to incarceration in jail or prison (such as monetary penalties,probation,intensive supervision,and home confinement with electronic monitoring),or supervision in the community after a sentence of incarceration has been served (such as parole,work release,furloughs,and halfway houses).

__________ are unsupervised leaves from prison that are granted for a few hours up to a week in length.

Mediation is a form of restorative justice that usually takes the form of money,but it can also include returning property or performing services for the victim.

Because prolonged incarceration can reduce inmates' capacity to function outside of prison,some states have temporary release programs that allow inmates to enter the community for work,study,or other purposes.Do you think these programs are effective in reducing recidivism rates? Why or why not?