Deck 8: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Thinking for a Change

Question 1

The source(s) from which samples are drawn for drug testing includes:

A) Urine and blood
B) Hair
C) Sweat and saliva
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to your textbook authors, community supervision is beginning to utilize military capabilities to keep track of offenders._______________ uses 24 military satellites to determine the exact location of a coordinate.By using
The satellite monitoring and remote tracking, offenders can be tracked to their exact location.

A) Global positioning system (GPS)
B) Home detention
C) Day reporting centers
D) Drug testing

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Instrumented analysis has the advantage of _______________

A) being automated
B) providing precise and accurate documentation
C) lending itself to convenient storage of samples in the event that subsequent retesting may be required
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

_______________ is the mandated action that forces an offender to stay within
The confines of their home or on their property until a time specified by the sentencing judge.

A) Global positioning system (GPS)
B) Home detention
C) Day reporting centers
D) Drug testing

Question 5

According to Robinson and Jones (2000), _______________ is analysis that involves devices that require manual sampling and manual observation to produce a qualitative result that includes both negative and/or positive values.This type of testing utilizes a non-instrument device to analyze a sample at the point of collection.

A) instrument testing
B) point-of-contact testing
C) appliance testing
D) None of the above

Question 6

_______________ states that crime occurs when there is an intersection in time and space of a motivated offender, an attractive target, and a lack of capable guardianship.People's daily routine activities affect the likelihood they will be an attractive target and will encounter an offender in a situation where no effective guardianship is present.

A) Deterrence theory
B) Strain theory
C) Routine activities theory
D) Differential association

Question 7

Effective day reporting centers will tend to be those that have a variety of classes, such as _______________.

A) relapse prevention
B) educational development
C) individual and group counseling
D) All of the above

Question 8

_______________ is a form of restorative justice that requires the offender to pay monetary compensation to the victim, the victim's family, or an organization designated by the victim for the harm caused.

A) Restitution
B) Community service
C) Intensive supervision
D) Electronic monitoring

Question 9

_______________ is the work that one conducts in hopes of repaying their debt to society after being found at fault for committing a criminal or deviant offense.

A) Restitution
B) Community service
C) Intensive supervision
D) Electronic monitoring

Question 10

_______________ is the extensive supervision of offenders who are the greatest risk to society and/or are in need of the greatest amount of governmental services.

A) Restitution
B) Community service
C) Intensive supervision
D) Electronic monitoring

Question 11

According to your textbook authors, Ruback and Bergstrom (2006) argued there is/are (s) distinct reason(s) for the use of economic sanctions:

A) To punish offenders
B) To deter future criminal offending
C) To restore justice principles
D) All of the above

Question 12

The offender undergoing therapy in a day reporting center is immersed into a treatment regimen that accomplishes three key tasks:

A) The offender is supervised on a face-to-face basis
B) The offender is kept busy and thus cannot be out on the street offending
C) The offender is forced to comply with treatment and regardless of any inherent resistance, a certain amount of this will eventually be processed even if they are resistant
D) All of the above

Question 13

_______________ can be defined as a monetary penalty imposed by a judge or magistrate as a punishment for being convicted of an offense.

A) A fine
B) Fees
C) Forfeiture
D) A bill

Question 14

The amount of restitution owed is based on _______________.

A) the monetary harm caused by property loss
B) loss incurred because of bodily injury
C) possibly lost wages
D) All of the above

Question 15

_______________ includes the use of any mechanism that is worn by the offender for the means of tracking their whereabouts through electronic detection.

A) Restitution
B) Community service
C) Intensive supervision
D) Electronic monitoring

Question 16

The use of _______________ to cover costs for programming, treatment, and institutionalization is becoming a more common practice as communities fight for the few resources available.They are used to reimburse the state or agency for administrative costs.

A) a fine
B) fees
C) forfeiture
D) A bill

Question 17

The idea of community service began as one of _______________.

A) retribution
B) rehabilitation
C) deterrence
D) incapacitation

Question 18

_______________ are treatment facilities where offenders are required to report, usually on a daily basis.These facilities tend to offer a variety of services, including drug counseling, vocational assistance, life skills development, employment assistance, and so forth.

A) Global positioning system (GPS)
B) Home detention
C) Day reporting centers
D) Drug testing

Question 19

According to Robinson and Jones (2000), _______________ is analysis that involves instrumentation (a machine) that will sample, measure, andproduce a quantitative result that is given as a numeric amount on a scale.

A) instrument testing
B) point-of-contact testing
C) appliance testing
D) None of the above

Question 20

_______________ is the seizing of property by the government because it is illegal contraband, was illegally obtained, was acquired with resources that were illegally obtained, or was used in connection with an illegal activity.

A) A fine
B) Fees
C) Forfeiture
D) A bill

Question 21

According to Bouffard and Mufti, community service (CS) emerged as an
Alternative sanction in the United States in the __________.

A) 1950s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s

Question 22

According to Padgett, Bales, and Blomberg, in 1983, _______________ became the first state to legislate and implement a statewide home confinement program specifically designed to address the problem of exponential increases in prison admissions and the need for intermediate sanctions as an alternative to incarceration.

A) California
B) Texas
C) Florida
D) New York

Question 23

According to Bouffard and Mufti, although the process of sentencing less serious offenders to community service (CS) work has been employed in the U.S.criminal justice system for nearly four decades, relatively little research has been conducted on the _______________ of CS sanctions or effectiveness of such programs.

A) frequency
B) prevalence
C) severity
D) All of the above

Question 24

In their own research, Padgett, Bales, and Blomberg found that:

A) EM works for serious offenders. This overall finding bodes well for EM's anticipated use for sex offenders and other, more serious,
Offenders.
B) EM works equally well for all "types" of serious offenders, when offender type is defined as the category of the offender's primary offense (violent, property, or drug).
C) All of the above
D) None of the above

Question 25

According to Padgett, Bales, and Blomberg, in theory, _______________was/were to divert offenders from prison, while providing a greater level of offender accountability and surveillance than would be provided by traditional probation supervision.The end result, therefore, would be less penal control imposed on individual offenders and less expense to the taxpayer, without any compromise to public safety.

A) intermediate sanction programs
B) incarceration
C) parole
D) the death penalty