Question 1

_____ require an offender to serve a specified portion of his or her sentence prior to release.

Accepted Answer

A)   Three strikes laws
B)   Mandatory minimum sentencing laws
C)   Community-based treatments
D)   Faith-based treatment programs B

Question 2

According to the text, the most common form of community supervision is probation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Correctional policy is in many ways a(n) ____________, because it shifts according to the tide of public perception and what is important to vocal constituents and public interest groups.

Accepted Answer

paradox

Question 4

In 1975, _________ was the first state to return to a philosophy of determinate sentencing.

Accepted Answer

A)   Texas
B)   Maine
C)   Oklahoma
D)   Florida

Question 5

You are in charge of a community corrections facility, and are responsible to explain to your Board of Directors your success rate. Influential donors are starting to question the rate of recidivism. You have to convince the donors that there are other measures of the success of your program. What will you say at the board meeting?

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are in charge of a community...

Question 6

_______ is the discretionary release of an offender before the expiration of his or her sentence under conditions established by the releasing authority.

Accepted Answer

A)   Probation
B)   Intermediate release
C)   Parole
D)   Determinate controlled release

Question 7

The basis of effective rehabilitation is the theory of risk, need, and _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The basis of effective rehabilitation is the...

Question 8

The _____ assumes at a basic level that offender compliance and active participation are integral to the offender's own success on community supervision.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ assumes at a basic level...

Question 9

Community service, house arrest, day fines, and boot camps are examples of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Community service, house arrest, day fines, and...

Question 10

_____________ was also used as a backdoor strategy for controlling the prison population.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ was also used as a backdoor...

Question 11

________ refers to any activity or program that is conducted to prepare parolees for safe return to the community and for living as law-abiding citizens.

Accepted Answer

A)   Compulsive education
B)   Prisoner reentry
C)   Intensive supervision
D)   Parole

Question 12

Robert Martinson, a social scientist tasked with examining prison programming in the United States during the 1960s, determined that correctional rehabilitation programs were effective at reducing recidivism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Specific deterrence attempts to deter the general public from committing specific types of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Recidivism can be measured through rates of rearrest, reconviction, or reincarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The philosophy of allowing the offender to remain in the community with the responsibility of repairing the injustice caused to the victim is ___________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The philosophy of allowing the offender to...

Question 16

What are "evidence-based practices?" What factors will determine their success in the public eye?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are "evidence-based practices?" What factors will...

Question 17

How does a "continuum of sanctions" work in the sentencing process? How should judges apply this continuum?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does a "continuum of sanctions" work...

Question 18

Specific deterrence, rehabilitation, and restorative justice are important components in changing offenders' attitudes and behaviors, leading to the prevention of criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The most common form of community corrections is ________, which is the release of an offender under conditions imposed by the court for a specified period of time. The court retains the authority to modify the conditions or to resentence the offender if he or she violates the conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)   probation
B)   parole
C)   mandatory conditional release
D)   electronic monitoring

Question 20

_____ deterrence assumes that offenders who are already under community supervision will refrain from committing new crimes or technical violations if they feel that the costs outweigh the benefits.

Accepted Answer

A)   General
B)   Specific
C)   Absolute
D)   Initial

Exam 1: An Overview of Community Corrections: Goals and Evidence-Based Practices

_____ require an offender to serve a specified portion of his or her sentence prior to release.

According to the text, the most common form of community supervision is probation.

Correctional policy is in many ways a(n) ____________, because it shifts according to the tide of public perception and what is important to vocal constituents and public interest groups.

In 1975, _________ was the first state to return to a philosophy of determinate sentencing.

_______ is the discretionary release of an offender before the expiration of his or her sentence under conditions established by the releasing authority.

The basis of effective rehabilitation is the theory of risk, need, and _______.

The _____ assumes at a basic level that offender compliance and active participation are integral to the offender's own success on community supervision.

Community service, house arrest, day fines, and boot camps are examples of ____________________.

_____________ was also used as a backdoor strategy for controlling the prison population.

________ refers to any activity or program that is conducted to prepare parolees for safe return to the community and for living as law-abiding citizens.

Robert Martinson, a social scientist tasked with examining prison programming in the United States during the 1960s, determined that correctional rehabilitation programs were effective at reducing recidivism.

Specific deterrence attempts to deter the general public from committing specific types of crime.

Recidivism can be measured through rates of rearrest, reconviction, or reincarceration.

The philosophy of allowing the offender to remain in the community with the responsibility of repairing the injustice caused to the victim is ___________________.

What are "evidence-based practices?" What factors will determine their success in the public eye?

How does a "continuum of sanctions" work in the sentencing process? How should judges apply this continuum?

Specific deterrence, rehabilitation, and restorative justice are important components in changing offenders' attitudes and behaviors, leading to the prevention of criminal behavior.

The most common form of community corrections is ________, which is the release of an offender under conditions imposed by the court for a specified period of time. The court retains the authority to modify the conditions or to resentence the offender if he or she violates the conditions.

_____ deterrence assumes that offenders who are already under community supervision will refrain from committing new crimes or technical violations if they feel that the costs outweigh the benefits.