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Probation is ordered by the ________.
parole board
victim
investigating officer
court
What is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the United States?
shock incarceration
house arrest
imprisonment
probation
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Death penalty
Poloygraph (Lie detetector tests)
Johnny Depp case
House arrest
Mary is sentenced to probation. The conditions she must observe apply to all probationers in the jurisdiction where she was sentenced. These are known as ________ conditions.
specific
special
general
binding
Which of the following sentences is a prisoner reentry strategy?
community service
probation
restitution
parole
Which of the following is an early release option under which an inmate who is deemed "low risk," due to physical or mental health conditions, is released from prison earlier than he or she might have been under normal circumstances?
discretionary release
prisoner reentry
medical parole
mandatory parole
Which of the following is NOT cited as a disadvantage of probation and parole?
Probation and parole programs are underused
Probation and parole produce a relative lack of punishment
Probation and parole result in increased social costs.
Probation and parole expose the community to greater risks
Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of probation and parole?
increased use of community services
reduced risk of criminal socialization
increased employment
relative lack of punishment
Probation, parole, home confinement, and electronic monitoring are examples of:
Community–based corrections
Imprisonment
Restitution
Lenient sentences
Most states have parole authorities that decide when an incarcerated offender is ready for conditional release. Some authorities also function as revocation hearing panels. This authority is commonly known as the ____ board.
Parole
Jail Time
Counsel
Good time
Community _____ is a sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency.
Service
Shock
Split
Mixed
A sentencing option that makes use of "boot camp"-type prisons to impress on convicted offenders the realities of prison life is known as _____ incarceration.
Service
Shock
Split
Mixed
What form of probation requires face–to–face contacts between the probation officer and the probationer?
Directed
Intensive supervision
Concentrated
Shock
Which of the following is a supervision strategy that uses electronic technology to track offenders who have been sentenced to house arrest, or who have been ordered to limit their movements while completing a sentence involving probation or parole?
Home confinement
Remote location monitoring
Community service
Conditional release
Which of the following is the managed return to the community of an individual released from prison, and the successful transitioning of a released inmate back into the community?
Mandatory release
Reentry
Probation
Parole board
What is the term of programs administered by probation departments falling between probation and prison?
Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve time in a local jail before a period of supervised probation?
shock probation
split sentence
shock incarceration
mixed sentence
Which of the following intermediate sanctions exposes offenders to a highly regimented environment involving strict discipline, physical training, and hard labor?
shock probation
intensive probation
shock incarceration
mixed sentencing
What is often described as the strictest form of probation for adults in the United States?
intensive probation supervision
split probation
house arrest
shock probation
A probation officer does NOT need a search warrant or probable cause to search a probationer's residence.
True
False
Working as a probation or parole officer is attractive because of the small caseloads and several opportunities for career mobility.
True
False
Incarceration is very expensive.
True
False
What type of strategy is probation?
Sentencing
Correctional
What type of strategy is parole?
Sentencing
Correctional
A lawyer completes the presentence investigation (PSI)
True
False
The rate of mental illness among inmates is relatively high.
True
False
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