Correctional Systems Chapter 5-6 study guide

Stopping formal processing of an offender and taking no further action if the offender abstains from further criminal activity is called

suspended sentence

Suspending both the imposition and execution of a sentence may be more desirable than supervised probation because

it reduces the level of stigma attached to the offender

Which of the following statements about probation is false?

The probation process focuses only on the offender, not the victim

Legislators enacting early probation statutes

intended them to apply to juvenile offenders and misdemeanants

Probation is most commonly used for which type of crime?

Drug offenses

Which of the following is not an advantage of probation?

It prevents selective incapacitation

The primary duty of a probation agency is to provide

supervision

Which is not a form of surveillance for offenders on probation?

Substance abuse treatment

Which of the following is provided to the judge by the probation agency to help the judge decide whether or not to grant probation?

A presentence investigation report

Which of the following factors increases the likelihood that the judge will impose probation over a sentence of incarceration?

The offender committed a non-violent offense

A way to avoid punishment by relocating to a specified city

Right of sanctuary

A court determination to stop some formal processing of an offender

Suspended sentence

A European model that requires no further punishment if the offender remains crime-free during a specified time period

Sursis

A way to avoid the death penalty if able to read certain segments of ancient texts

Benefit of clergy

Type of condition of probation:
Submitting to searches

General condition of probation

Type of condition of probation:
Reporting regularly to the supervising officer

General condition of probation

Type of condition of probation:
Obtaining psychological treatment

Special condition of probation

Type of condition of probation:
Paying probation fees

General condition of probation

Type of condition of probation:
Paying restitution to the victim

Special condition of probation

Type of condition of probation:
Avoiding excessive use of alcohol

General condition of probation

Which of the following best paraphrases the meaning of intermediate sanctions?

A range of correctional programs between incarceration and probation

The goal of diversion is to

minimize the number of offenders in the justice system

Which of the following is not a basic model of diversion?

Prison-based diversion programs

Which of the following situations did not contribute to the rapid increase in the number of imprisoned offenders after the 1970s?

Political inaction

Which of the following is not a reason why intermediate sanctions are attractive?

They are easier to manage than traditional probation.

Restitution does not

Assist victims in obtaining revenge on their offenders

An intensive supervision probation program is ________ than traditional probation.

more rigorous

Which of the following statements about drug courts is not true?

They mainly serve juveniles

Which of the following elements is common to most if not all mental health courts?

Participation in a mental health court is voluntary

Home detention is an example of

punishment

Community service work

allows offenders to help repair the harm caused by their crimes

True or False:
GPS tracking of sex offenders is an effective way of preventing sexual assaults.

False

True or False:
Nonresidential community corrections programs with a greater proportion of higher-risk offenders are more successful that those with more low-risk offenders.

True

True or False:
Day reporting centers are primarily residential.

False

True or False:
Day reporting centers will only accept offenders on probation.

False

True or False:
Boot camp participants tend to have much lower rearrest rates than participants in other community corrections programs.

False

Which of the following generally is not provided by a day reporting center?

Residential care

Efforts to reduce recidivism among offenders released from confinement need to

support evidence-based programs.

Which type of community correctional facility tends to have the highest rate of rearrest?

Boot camps

In general, research into boot camps suggest that they

result in higher levels of recidivism than traditional probation.