Exam 12: Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions

In 2013,Tom Clements,the chief of a corrections department,was gunned down and killed when he opened the door of his residence to a man whom he believed to be pizza-deliverer,but in reality was a recently paroled dangerous criminal.This happened in which state?

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

Which of the following is NOT a function of a probation or parole officer's work?

Define the job duties of probation and parole officers.Explain the two of the major challenges they face in their daily work.

Home confinement is house arrest where an individual is never allowed to leave his/her home under any circumstances,except to go to court.

What are your opinions concerning the probation and parole systems in place today? Do you believe the systems are working properly today or can we improve on them? Cite and analyze examples to support your beliefs.

Which of the following is a supervision strategy that uses electronic technology to track offenders who have been sentenced to house arrest,or who have been ordered to limit their movements while completing a sentence involving probation or parole?

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

Mempa v.Ray held that a probationer should have the opportunity for ________ before a deferred prison sentence can be imposed.

The revocation of probation is a court order taking away a convicted offender's probationary status and usually withdrawing the conditional freedom associated with that status in response to a violation of the conditions of probation.

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

Mandatory release is the release of an inmate from prison that is not determined by statute or sentencing guidelines,but by a parole board or other authority.

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

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

Probation is the status of a convicted offender,who has been conditionally released from prison by an authority before the expiration of his or her sentence.

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

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of probation and parole?

The Second Chance Act of 2008 was put in place to:

Define intermediate sanctions.Explain three distinct advantages that are found with intermediate sanctions.

In ______________ v.California,the Supreme Court ruled that police officers may conduct a warrantless search of a person who is subject to a parole search condition,even when there is no suspicion of criminal wrongdoing and even when the sole reason for the search is that the person is on parole.