Deck 11: Re-Entry and Life After Prison

Question 1

Which concept is exemplified when an incarcerated inmate participates in substance abuse programming and a methadone maintenance program, and upon release into the community, continues with a methadone maintenance program and joins Alcoholics Anonymous?

A) throughcare
B) reintegration
C) continuum of care
D) rehabilitation sequencing

Answer 1

throughcare

Question 2

Which concept is exemplified when a newly released offender finds grocery shopping and taking the bus to be overwhelming and difficult?

A) the pains of re-entry
B) the challenges of parole
C) the rituals of reintegration
D) the collateral effects of confinement

Answer 2

the pains of re-entry

Question 3

The correctional system is tasked with developing a release plan that sets out where a released offender will live, work, and, if required, attend school and participate in post-release treatment programs. What is this plan designed to alleviate?

A) the discomfort of changing environments
B) the pains of re-entry
C) the deinstitutionalization of the offender
D) the adaptation ills of the offender to the community

Answer 3

the pains of re-entry

Question 4

According to an American study, what factor during imprisonment led to parolees having a higher rate of parole violations?

A) cultural misappropriation
B) lack of involvement with programs
C) medium to high levels of overcrowding
D) excessive drug use

Question 5

What is the estimated percentage of released offenders believed to be homeless or to have NO stable residence to return to after they are released from prison?

A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 40 percent

Question 6

Which concept is exemplified by a life-sentenced offender who is released into the community after serving 28 years and exhibits antisocial and institutionalized personality traits that lead to challenges in his transitioning to community life?

A) the pains of reintegration
B) post-incarceration syndrome
C) post-traumatic stress disorder
D) state-raised offender syndrome

Question 7

Which issue faced by newly released offenders and certain populations-women, Indigenous people, and those who have a mental illness or mental illness and substance abuse-has been found to be related to reoffending, including parole revocations, readmission to prison, and new offences?

A) homelessness
B) lack of social structure
C) technological advances
D) marginalization in society

Question 8

What term describes prisoners who have spent multiple years behind bars, have little experience living in the outside community, have few or NO family ties, and-most importantly- have NO "stake" in the community?

A) lifers
B) hard timers
C) state-raised
D) incorrigible

Question 9

In which two jurisdictions do provincial probation and parole officers provide supervision for both offenders on parole and inmates on temporary absences?

A) Manitoba and Saskatchewan
B) Ontario and Québec
C) Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
D) Alberta and British Columbia

Question 10

Which of the following is required to be completed as part of an inmate's discharge plan?

A) a report on prior criminogenic situations the inmate may seek to reconnect with upon release
B) a review of the inmate's medical/psychological and social needs upon release
C) a review of the assessed risks and needs, and identification of community providers to take over the offender's case
D) a report on the financial assistance the inmate wants upon release

Question 11

Which court reviews the progress and problems of offenders, monitors their compliance with release conditions, and applies sanctions when offenders do NOT comply with their treatment requirements?

A) Family Relations Court
B) Court of Criminal Jurisdiction
C) Extra Intervention Court
D) Re-entry Court

Question 12

Which form of supervision, which is intended to promote public safety and aid the offender's rehabilitation, begins when an offender who is perceived to be at high risk of reoffending is released from custody at his or her warrant expiry date?

A) statutory supervision
B) long-term supervision order
C) mandatory secured supervision
D) accelerated supervision release

Question 13

What are the four Fs related to sexual offending that are targeted during sex offender group therapy?

A) focus, fetishes, follow-up, finale
B) feelings, fantasy, follow-up, finale
C) focus, fetishes, future, follow-through
D) feelings, fantasy, future, follow-through

Question 14

Which federal legislation requires sex offenders to register themselves within 7 or 15 days prior to release into the community, or upon conviction if they receive a noncustodial sentence?

A) Sex Offender Information Registration Act
B) Controlling Sex Offenders Act
C) Sex Offenders in the Community Act
D) The Release of Sex Offenders Act

Question 15

What court-imposed decision is instrumental in determining the length of time an offender is required to be registered as a sex offender?

A) the conditions of the actual offence
B) the victim impact statement
C) the length of sentence imposed
D) the attitude of the community

Question 16

Which process is described when a federal day parolee misses her curfew three nights in a row and is subsequently arrested and detained in custody?

A) parole revocation hearing
B) parole suspension hearing
C) revocation of conditional release
D) suspension of conditional release

Question 17

Which offender population has the highest failure rate on conditional release?

A) offenders released on full parole
B) offenders released on day parole
C) offenders released on statutory release
D) offenders released on unescorted temporary absences

Question 18

Which model is exemplified by a community facility that provides newly released offenders with substance abuse programming, residential living, education courses, vocational skills training, career advice, and counselling services?

A) the wrap-around model
B) the re-entry court model
C) the status restoration model
D) the integrated correctional program model

Question 19

When were circles of support and accountability first developed?

A) early 1970s
B) early 1980s
C) early 1990s
D) early 2000s

Question 20

Inmates who reoffend typically do so within what period of time following their release?

A) 1 year
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) 7 years

Question 21

Which community-based committees are composed of criminal justice personnel and community members who provide mentoring for high-risk sex offenders whose sentences have expired?

A) community aid committees
B) Indigenous helping boards
C) circles of support and accountability
D) healing circle foundations

Question 22

Which supervision/control strategy has received conflicting evidence in terms of whether it increases public safety, lowers rates of reoffending, helps sex offenders successfully reintegrate into the community, or has any impact on reoffending?

A) intensive supervision probation
B) long-term parole
C) conditional release
D) electronic monitoring

Question 23

What has research evidence revealed about the use and effectiveness of electronic monitoring (EM) and global positioning systems (GPS)?

A) EM and GPS increase public safety.
B) EM and GPS lower rates of reoffending.
C) EM and GPS are time-consuming for parole officers.
D) EM and GPS help sex offenders successfully reintegrate into the community.

Question 24

What has research evidence revealed about the use and effectiveness of circles of support and accountability (COSAs)?

A) Women offenders benefit more from COSAs than male offenders.
B) COSAs have limited support among agency personnel and participants.
C) Indigenous offenders benefit more from COSAs than non-Indigenous offenders.
D) COSA participants have lower general recidivism rates than non-participants.

Question 25

What has research evidence revealed about the effectiveness of community notification (CN)?

A) CN is most effective with high-risk women offenders.
B) CN reduces reoffending among high-risk sex offenders.
C) CN, as practised in Canada, increases community safety.
D) CN has NO evidence of reducing reoffending among high-risk offenders.

Question 26

List the "seven dynamic need domains" that represent obstacles for offenders to overcome. Discuss the difficulties they present for the offender.

Question 27

Identify and describe the techniques that correctional systems use to manage the risks of sex offenders.