Deck 31: Community Corrections

Question 1

In Gagnon v. Scarpelli, the U.S. Supreme Court

A) ruled that discretionary parole was unconstitutional.
B) stated that probation was not an option for convicted felons.
C) provided inmates the right to work release.
D) clarified the probation revocation hearing process.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Marian received a sentence of 24 months in prison for committing a robbery and was taken to the state prison. After 2 weeks of incarceration, she was brought before a judge who told her that he was suspending the period of incarceration in lieu of probation. Marian had no idea the judge was going to do this. What type of sentence did she receive?

A) Split sentence incarceration
B) Shock probation
C) Shock incarceration
D) Intensive probation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The _______ version of electronic monitoring uses a surveillance device that transmits a constant signal to a probation officer, enabling the officer to know if the offender leaves the designated premises.

A) intensive
B) supervision
C) passive
D) active

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following refers to prisoners serving their entire sentence?

A) Maxing out
B) Driving home
C) Gleaning
D) Sketching

Question 5

After serving 4 years of his 8-year sentence, Juan appeared before a parole board to explain why he should be released early; as such, Juan was incarcerated in a jurisdiction that uses _______ parole.

A) shock
B) personnel
C) discretionary
D) mandatory

Question 6

_______ hearings are used to determine if parolees who violate the terms of their release agreement should be returned to incarceration.

A) Preliminary
B) Grand jury
C) Technical violation
D) Parole revocation

Question 7

In _______, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that defendants have a limited right to counsel and the court will determine whether representation shall be provided to the parolee.

A) Crites v. Arizona
B) Gagnon v. Scarpelli
C) Gideon v. Wainwright
D) Becker v. Thompson

Question 8

Probation officer caseloads have increased substantially over the years, despite calls for smaller caseloads to ensure that probationers are more adequately supervised and receive the necessary services.

Question 9

Roughly one-third of probationers and parolees successfully complete the terms of their agreements.

Question 10

Boot camps are more prevalent in the early 21st century than they were in the 1990s, and they typically reduce participants' odds of reoffending.

Question 11

Furloughs enable offenders to leave prison for extended periods of time (typically 2-3 days) for various reasons, such as reestablishing family ties.

Question 12

All states prevent convicted felons from voting both while incarcerated and after their release.

Question 13

A pardon is an act by the executive branch of the state or federal government that excuses an offense and absolves the offender from the consequences of the crime. Pardons are used to address miscarriages of justice, remove the stigma of a conviction, and mitigate penalties.

Question 14

The average prison sentence served by state prisoners released in 2016 was 5.8 years, with violent offenders serving an average of 7.9 years.

Question 15

What are intermediate sanctions? Compare and contrast the various types of these sanctions.

Question 16

Compare and contrast mandatory and determinate parole.