Cj chapter 13

The average cost of services for state probationers was ________ as compared to $29,000 for each inmate.

$1,250

Which of the following is a goal of house arrest or home confinement?

1. Reducing incarceration costs 2. Reducing jail and prison crowding 3. Allowing offenders to remain employed

Which of the following is a reason for abolishing mandatory and discretionary release parole?

1. Rehabilitation programs are not effective. 2. Offenders are being coddled. 3. Indeterminate sentences are "cruel and unusual" punishments.

Shock probation:

1. does not reduce recidivism. 2. does not have a long-term positive impact on an offender. 3. is more effective when it is combined with intense supervision in aftercare.

The goal of parole is to:

1. provide a more cost-effective method of supervision. 2. protect society 3. reward inmates who follow prison rules.

One of the main goals of community corrections is:

1.reducing recidivism. 2. preventing institutionalization. 3. allowing offenders to remain in the community.

Approximately ________ percent of offenders under criminal justice supervision were on probation from 1980 to 2009.

58

Researchers in California who examined the relationship between caseload size and property crime found that:

as probation caseloads increased, property crime increased.

The main difference between community corrections and institutional corrections is that:

community corrections allow offenders to serve their sentence in the community.

Jim has been convicted of a nonviolent offense and has been sentenced by the judge to spend 100 unpaid hours working in a local playground that is being painted and rebuilt. Jim has been sentenced to:

community service

Between 2008 and 2012, the number of parole violators returned to prison has:

decreased

residential facility, where offenders live while they are transitioning into the community and receive counseling, education, and treatment, is a:

halfway house

The first probation officer was:

john augustus

Intermediate sanctions are:

more restrictive than traditional probation but less restrictive than prison or jail.

About ________ of ordered restitution is actually collected.

7%

There are approximately ________ adults on parole in the United States.

853,200

The ________ abolished parole for offenders sentenced for federal crimes.

Sentencing Reform Act of 1984

Many states use ________ to monitor sex offenders.

GPS tracking devices

Which of the following groups of released offenders had highest (though by a very small margin) recidivism rates?

Those on unconditional release

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of shock probation?

To combine a prison or jail sentence to "shock" offenders with probation in an effort to deter them from future criminal behavior

Which of the following demographic groups best describes most parolees in the United States?

Young, poor, minority males

Bill and Tom are both on probation. Bill has committed a felony and must report monthly to his probation officer. Tom, on the other hand, committed a misdemeanor and does not have to report monthly. He simply has to send a form in by mail each month notifying his probation officer of any change in his address, employment, or school. Bill is under ________ supervision.

active

Although intensive supervision probation programs vary, one of the main characteristics that most programs share is

small caseloads

Intermediate sanctions _______

all of the above could be part of an intermediate sanction

One of the goals of intermediate sanctions is to divert:

an offender from prison.

Part of the sentence for Marcus is to check in daily at a center where he reports his daily activities, is tested for drugs, and receives treatment. The location where Marcus checks in is a:

day reporting center.

A(n) ________ is an intermediate sanction that is used in place of incarceration.

diversion

Sex offender registers

do not act as a deterrent to repeat offenders.

In general, research has found that intensive-supervision probation:

does not clearly reduce recidivism or enhance rehabilitation.

Which of the following is NOT a standard or traditional probation condition?

drug and alcohol treatment

Of all the crimes committed by parolees, the highest proportion is of:

drug offenses

Children are most likely to be molested by:

family members

Modern parole is typically administered at the state and ________ levels of government.

federal

The goal of restorative justice is:

for healing and forgiveness to replace punishment and retribution.

Someone who is required to sign in and out of the facility while they attend work, school or treatment is in a:

halfway house

Jeff is under community supervision in Los Angeles County for committing a felony. He has a prior record, so his community supervision entails mandated restitution, house arrest, and biweekly meetings with his probation officer. Jeff is most likely serving:

intensive-supervision probation.

Compared to Whites, Blacks, and Latinos were more likely to receive ________ sentences in 2009.

prison

John Smith is a first-time offender convicted of a nonviolent crime. The judge does not believe he is a threat to public safety and wants to give him the chance to remain in the community and be rehabilitated, so he sentences him to six months of community corrections under court supervision, with specific conditions that he must follow. John has most likely been sentenced to:

probation

Sex offender registers require offenders convicted of sex offenses to:

register their address with local law enforcement.

There are two goals of probation. One is to protect society. The other is to:

rehabilitate the offender

Chris has been convicted of embezzling $150,000 from his employer. Part of his sentence is to pay back the money that he embezzled. Chris has been sentenced to pay:

restitution

Violating probation conditions could result in:

revocation of probation

In addition to information about the offender and his or her past, the probation officer includes a ________ in the presentence investigation.

risk assessment on releasing the offender

Which of the following is NOT considered a technical violation?

robbing the corner liquor store

Debbie is a probationer in Los Angeles County whose probation was revoked because she failed to find and keep a job and check in with her probation officer weekly as required. Her probation is being revoked because:

she failed a technical violation

Approximately 70 percent of the parolees who are returned to prison have committed a:

technical violation

Which of the following is NOT one of the rights that probationers are entitled to when they are facing probation revocation?

the right to a jury trial

One of the biggest issues with sex offender registers is that:

they do not make distinctions among different types of sex offenders.

Dan has just completed a 10-year prison sentence for aggravated assault. He has not been released on parole, and he is not subject to any supervision in the community either. Dan has been released on:

unconditional release

To measure success of probation, a measure of recidivism is often used-specifically:

whether or not the offender has been rearrested.

In 2013 in the United States, ________ were most likely to be sentenced to probation.

whites

Homer is incarcerated in Michigan State Prison. He is permitted to leave each day to work in the community, but must return to the prison each night. Homer is released daily on:

work release

Most parole failures occur within the first ________ of release.

year