Deck 12: Probation,parole,and Community Corrections

Question 1

Which intermediate sanction resembles a military-style boot camp?

A) shock incarceration
B) shock probation
C) shock parole
D) intensive supervision

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What kind of parole hearing determines whether the parolee has violated the conditions of his or her parole?

A) judicial hearing
B) revocation hearing
C) investigatory hearing
D) imprisonment hearing

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Revocation of probation or parole:

A) is not governed by any particular due process requirement.
B) can be enacted merely on a decision to revoke made by the probationer's or parolee's probation or parole officer.
C) requires the concurrence of an appellate court judge.
D) requires procedural safeguards including a hearing.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

___________ is the managed return to the community of an individual released from prison.Also,the successful transitioning of a released inmate back into the community.

A) Parole Board
B) reentry
C) probation
D) mandatory release

Question 5

____________ 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.

A) home confinement
B) community service
C) conditional release
D) remote location monitoring.

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

A) parole
B) good time
C) counsel
D) jail time

Question 8

______________ is an early release option under which an inmate who is deemed "low risk" due to a serious physical or mental health condition is released from prison earlier than he or she might have been under normal circumstances.

A) Parole
B) Probation
C) Medical Release
D) Discretionary release

Question 9

A mixed sentence carries a mixed sentence of probation and parole

Question 10

Probation is today's most common form of criminal sentencing in the United States.

Question 11

Morrissey v.Brewer provides procedural safeguards to parolees at ________ hearings.

A) revocation
B) preliminary
C) grand jury
D) probation

Question 12

Which of the following sentences is not an example of an intermediate sanction?

A) intensive probation
B) shock incarceration
C) simple probation
D) house arrest with electronic monitoring

Question 13

What type of probation might require face-to-face contacts between the officer and the probationer five times a week,a mandatory curfew,having a job,and submitting to weekly alcohol and drug testing?

A) concentrated
B) intensive
C) directed
D) shock

Question 14

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

A) study the effects of the death penalty on death row inmates.
B) authorize the use of electronic monitoring in lieu of incarceration.
C) hire more probation and parole officers.
D) break the cycle of criminal recidivism.

Question 15

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

A) Relative lack of punishment.
B) Reduces social costs
C) It's dishonest because it does not require completion of the defendant's sentence behind bars.
D) It's Discriminatory

Question 16

Probation,parole,home confinement,and electronic monitoring are examples of:

A) lenient sentences.
B) imprisonment.
C) community-based corrections.
D) restitution.

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

A) assistance to prosecutors by conducting arrests and investigations
B) supervision of clients
C) intake procedures
D) needs assessment and diagnosis

Question 20

Who makes federal parole decisions?

A) U.S. Attorney General
B) U.S. President
C) National Board of Commissioners and Correctional Officers
D) United States Parole Commission

Question 21

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

Question 22

Community ________ is a sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency.

Question 23

What are the job functions of probation and parole officers? What are the two main conflicting sets of duties they face in their daily work?

Question 24

What are intermediate sanctions? Define the three distinct advantages that are found with intermediate sanctions.

Question 25

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

Question 26

Match the term in the lettered column with the definition in the lettered column.
a.Restitution
b.Conditions of parole (probation)
c.Mandatory Release
d.Parole Revocation
The administrative action of a paroling authority removing a person from parole status in response to a violation of lawfully
required conditions of parole,including the prohibition against committing a new offense.
b. Conditions of parole (probation)

Question 27

In March,2008,the U.S.Congress passed the Second Chance Act.The bill authorized the
Expenditure of approximately $400 million dollars in federal funds to reduce recidivism.
List and define four of the programs and discuss how they can or do impact recidivism.

Question 28

Match the term in the lettered column with the definition in the lettered column.
a.Restitution
b.Conditions of parole (probation)
c.Mandatory Release
d.Parole Revocation
A court requirement that an accused or convicted off ender pay money or provide services to the victim of the crime or provide
services to the community.
c. Mandatory Release

Question 29

Match the term in the lettered column with the definition in the lettered column.
a.Restitution
b.Conditions of parole (probation)
c.Mandatory Release
d.Parole Revocation
The general and special limits imposed on an offender who is released on parole (or probation).
d. Parole Revocation

Question 30

_______________ is the release of an inmate from prison to community supervision under a set of conditions for remaining on parole.If a condition is violated,the individual might be returned to prison or might face another sanction in the community.

Question 31

In 2003,the U.S.Department of Justice,in conjunction with other federal agencies,initiated funding for 89 reentry sites across the country under the Serious and Violent Off ender Reentry
Initiative (SVORI).Define and describe the three phases of the SVORI initiative and the target populations they are geared towards.

Question 32

Describe three significant court cases that have had an impact on the practice of probation and parole since the 1970s.

Question 33

Define and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of probation and parole.

Question 34

What are your thought about the present day probation and parole systems in place today.Do you believe the systems are working properly today or can we improve them.Use examples to support your beliefs.

Question 35

_______________ is the use of a variety of officially ordered program-based sanctions that permit convicted off enders to remain in the community under conditional supervision as an alternative to an active prison sentence.

Question 36

Match the term in the lettered column with the definition in the lettered column.
a.Restitution
b.Conditions of parole (probation)
c.Mandatory Release
d.Parole Revocation
The release of an inmate from prison that is determined by statute or sentencing guidelines and is not decided by a parole board or other authority.
a. Restitution