Deck 15: Future of Corrections

Question 1

There is a current trend to reduce the footprint of community corrections.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

How many people out of 50 are under community supervision?

A) .5
B) 1
C) 2
D) 4
E) 5

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What percent of the prison population is comprised of African-Americans?

A) 15%
B) 25%
C) 35%
D) 50%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

identify the steps to reduce the impact of money bail.

A) improve risk assessment
B) improve technology
C) decrease penalties for crime
D) use court bonds
E) a, b, & d
F) a, b, & c

Question 5

Collateral consequences of a felony include:

A) prison sentence
B) jail time
C) fine
D) lose of voting privileges

Question 6

Ban the box is when:

A) employers refuse to use non-recyclable material
B) correctional facilities who will not allow back packs into the facility
C) employers are not allowed to ask about criminal history
D) employers are not allowed to ask gender and/or race

Question 7

Implicit bias can occur when people make unconscious assumptions about a person because of his or her race.

Question 8

Mark all of the areas in which correctional reform is targeting.

A) mass incarceration
B) pretrial diversion
C) less money bail & fines
D) reducing conditions
E) Mandatory sentencing

Question 9

The United States criminal justice system is currently designed to improve offender behavior.

Question 10

A learning model is important to use when working with offenders because

A) offenders lack skills
B) offenders are not interested in changing their behavior
C) offenders need to be held accountable.
D) none of the above

Question 11

It is important to complete assessments on offenders.

Question 12

Interventions and treatment requirements should consistent across offenders.

Question 13

____ and _____ would improve community corrections significantly.

A) training and quality assurance
B) coaching and use of assessment
C) family connections and staff hiring
D) all of the above

Question 14

Identify an area in which community corrections needs reformed and describe how reform can improve outcomes.

Question 15

How could community corrections use technology to improve interventions?

Question 16

Explain how racial and ethnic disparities could be addressed. What would you do to minimize the disparate responses.

Question 17

Describe the pros and cons of getting rid of commercial bonds.

Question 18

How does implicit bias effect the criminal justice system?

Question 19

Should probation sentences be based on time frames? Why?

Question 20

Why should probation and parole officers connect with family and social networks?

Question 21

Why has community corrections been labeled as the new Jim Crow?