Question 1

States can afford to keep all offenders incarcerated indefinitely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What could happen to probationers whose probation is revoked? Why? How does probation an offender serves affect a new prison sentence?

Accepted Answer

Probationers do not enjoy the same legal...

Question 3

How do pre-sentence investigations assist judges presiding over plea-bargained cases?

Accepted Answer

With plea bargaining, the judge does not...

Question 4

Diversion programs increase the number of people who enter the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Because probation is a _ release, probationers must agree to limited legal rights.

Accepted Answer

A)  Complete.
B)  Contractual.
C)  Unconditional.
D)  Conditional.

Question 6

House arrest is a fairly recent concept in intermediate sanctions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Diversion programs are especially unpopular for first-time offenders who have committed relatively minor offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Conditions of parole typically are significantly different than those of probation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The probation officer prepares this report to assist a judge in sentencing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pretrial investigation.
B)  Post-sentence investigation.
C)  Pre-sentence investigation.
D)  Permanent record.

Question 10

Any violation of the technical conditions of probation results in revocation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Impediments to the work of probation officers include .

Accepted Answer

A)  Sparse resources.
B)  Uncooperative offenders.
C)  High caseloads.
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

Parolees and probationers are different types of clients in terms of risk factors, community ties, and social needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which is an assumption about the benefits of using community resources to address the problems of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  The community has resources that are unavailable in prison.
B)  The state spends less money on offenders in community corrections programs than it does incarcerating them.
C)  The prison's total control doesn't prepare inmates to take responsibility for their actions.
D)  All of the above.

Question 14

List four ways that intensive-supervision probation (ISP) differs from regular probation.

Accepted Answer

ISP clients have much more contact with ...

Question 15

How do offenders typically view probation? Why?

Accepted Answer

Offenders usually welcome a se...

Question 16

What is prisonization?

Accepted Answer

The life of predictability, ro...

Question 17

The time deducted from an inmate's prison sentence for good behavior is called .

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior time.
B)  Hard time.
C)  Meritorious time.
D)  Good time.

Question 18

There are more adults on state probation than on federal probation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When collecting information about a case, the probation officer uses .

Accepted Answer

A)  The legal history of the incident and the offender's legal history.
B)  The legal history of the incident and the offender's social history.
C)  The legal history of the incident and the offender's credit rating.
D)  The legal history of the incident and the offender's permanent school record.

Question 20

A personal status that overwhelms all others is called a(n)  .

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimum status.
B)  Temporary status.
C)  Inmate status.
D)  Master status.

Exam 13: Corrections in the Community

How do pre-sentence investigations assist judges presiding over plea-bargained cases?

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Diversion programs are especially unpopular for first-time offenders who have committed relatively minor offenses.

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House arrest is a fairly recent concept in intermediate sanctions.

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Any violation of the technical conditions of probation results in revocation.

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How do offenders typically view probation? Why?

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Because probation is a _ release, probationers must agree to limited legal rights.

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What could happen to probationers whose probation is revoked? Why? How does probation an offender serves affect a new prison sentence?

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A personal status that overwhelms all others is called a(n) .

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Diversion programs increase the number of people who enter the criminal justice system.

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What is prisonization?

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Impediments to the work of probation officers include .

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The probation officer prepares this report to assist a judge in sentencing.

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List four ways that intensive-supervision probation (ISP) differs from regular probation.

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Conditions of parole typically are significantly different than those of probation.

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States can afford to keep all offenders incarcerated indefinitely.

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Which is an assumption about the benefits of using community resources to address the problems of crime?

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Parolees and probationers are different types of clients in terms of risk factors, community ties, and social needs.

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There are more adults on state probation than on federal probation.

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The time deducted from an inmate's prison sentence for good behavior is called .

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When collecting information about a case, the probation officer uses .

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