Deck 12: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Question 1

Parole is an administrative function practiced by a parole board that is part of the _____ branch of government.

A) legislative
B) executive
C) judicial
D) all of these

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Irish system began with a 9-month period of

A) hard labor
B) community service
C) solitary confinement
D) treatment programming

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Estimates suggest that ______ of parolees are rearrested for a new offense within 3 years of their release.

A) 30.3%
B) 40.1%
C) 50.2%
D) 67.5%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Modern ____ refers to the release of convicted criminals from prison under the supervision of an officer before the completion of their full sentence son their promise of good behavior?

A) bail
B) parole
C) probation
D) reentry

Question 5

Probation is typically a _____ function.

A) judicial
B) executive
C) legislative
D) municipal

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding the difference between probation and parole are true?

A) parolees have spent time in prison before being released
B) in all of the states, both parolees and probationers are supervised by separate agencies
C) probationers have spent time in prison prior to being released into the community
D) probation is an administrative function

Question 7

Maconochie's point is that

A) retribution may deter some offenders.
B) incapacitation is a temporary hold on a criminal career
C) the real goal of corrections should be to teach virtue
D) all of these

Question 8

According to the preeminent reentry researcher today, the combined Canadian and American reentry "what works" literature states that

A) reentry programs take place mostly in institutional settings.
B) reentry programs are not intensive
C) reentry programs focus on low-risk individuals
D) reentry programs used cognitive-behavioral treatment techniques

Question 9

As with probation and parole, early _____ programs were organized and run by private religious and charitable organizations.

A) halfway houses
B) house arrest
C) electronic monitoring
D) global position system monitoring

Question 10

The federal prison system releases the majority of its inmates into

A) work release programs.
B) halfway house programs.
C) rehabilitation centers.
D) mental institutions.

Question 11

How much time is an alternative sanction an offender is willing to serve to avoid 12 months in prison is referred to as the

A) failure rate
B) success rate
C) crime rate
D) exchange rate

Question 12

Jonathan is a recent parolee and he is only allowed to remain in his home, except for approved periods, such as travel to work or school. Jonathan is a part of which of the following programs?

A) work release
B) halfway house
C) rehabilitation
D) house arrest

Question 13

Reentry into the community, whether on supervised parole or not, is an extremely difficult process.

Question 14

"Success" has as much or more to do with the behavior of the parole authorities in different jurisdictions as it does with the behavior of parolees.

Question 15

The largest percentage by race on parole is Hispanic.

Question 16

House arrest was designed primarily to reduce financial costs to the state by reducing institutional confinement.

Question 17

Ex-convicts are 3 to 5 times more likely to recidivate than are those who gain employment

Question 18

Parole existed for a brief time in the American Civil War

Question 19

Who is credited with the philosophy behind parole?

Question 20

What is a ticket of leave?

Question 21

What is prisoner reentry?

Question 22

What is electronic monitoring?

Question 23

Name one criticism of electronic monitoring.

Question 24

What is unconditional release?

Question 25

Discuss and explain the benefits and drawbacks of community-based correctional programs according to Marion (2002)?

Question 26

Discuss and explain global positioning systems.