Exam 16: Reentry Into the Community

Although parole officers must sometimes act in the role of a "cop," they do not have the power to enforce conditions of release.

The earliest forms of parole used

The parole board has recently paroled Beth after eight years of incarceration. She is to obtain gainful employment, submit to weekly drug test, and notify the parole officer if she is going out of state. Beth will spend a month in a transitional facility before she is completely on her own. It has been difficult locating a facility close to her home because most communities do not want parolees in their neighborhood. -Beth will serve some time in a transitional facility before she is released.Most likely,she will spend this time in a​

The parole board has recently paroled Beth after eight years of incarceration. She is to obtain gainful employment, submit to weekly drug test, and notify the parole officer if she is going out of state. Beth will spend a month in a transitional facility before she is completely on her own. It has been difficult locating a facility close to her home because most communities do not want parolees in their neighborhood. -Beth was placed on parole by a parole board.Beth's release would be considered _________ release.

When offenders are absolved from the consequences of their crimes by executive order,they have received ____________________.

In the early parole system in the United States,prisoners were released on parole when​

Which of the following is true about parole boards?​

The authors of your textbook have noted that increasingly large percentages of inmates have committed drug crimes.Why do you think this has occurred,and what affect might it have on reentry issues?​

Discretionary release affects other aspects of the system,including sentencing,plea bargaining,and the size of prison populations.

Most parole officers have little difficulty in monitoring the behavior of parolees.

This Chapter began by discussing the changes in parole since the 1970s.It is very difficult for offenders to be released when they are judged "ready" for release and job training and education programs have been severely curtailed.In your opinion,what might explain this trend? What are the greater social effects of these policies?​

Most people believe that parolees who fail a drug test should be sent back to prison.

Grant has recently been released from a state prison after the successful completion of his sentence for drug crimes. He has made a promise to himself that he will not go back to prison and will try to do everything he can to reintegrate back into the community. Grant would really like to vote in the upcoming election; however, he has been informed that it will not be possible, at least for this election. Grant also has had a difficult time finding employment. It seems that most employers just do not want to take a chance on someone with a record. -Grant's release mechanism would be considered _________ release.

The laws and rules that must be followed by parolees are called​

Given that there are permanent restrictions on ex-offenders (inability to vote,collect government support,etc.),can we ever really say that offenders have "paid their debt" to society? If these offenders feel they will be punished forever,what incentive do they have to remain crime-free?​

A system of conditional release from prison,devised by Captain Alexander Maconochie and first developed in Ireland by Sir Walter Crofton,was known as​

In-custody visitation allows inmates to leave prison temporarily to visit family.

The parole board has recently paroled Beth after eight years of incarceration. She is to obtain gainful employment, submit to weekly drug test, and notify the parole officer if she is going out of state. Beth will spend a month in a transitional facility before she is completely on her own. It has been difficult locating a facility close to her home because most communities do not want parolees in their neighborhood. -Beth must locate gainful employment and submit to a weekly drug test.These would be considered her conditions of​

The release of an inmate from prison to conditional supervision is referred to as ____________________.

Grant has recently been released from a state prison after the successful completion of his sentence for drug crimes. He has made a promise to himself that he will not go back to prison and will try to do everything he can to reintegrate back into the community. Grant would really like to vote in the upcoming election; however, he has been informed that it will not be possible, at least for this election. Grant also has had a difficult time finding employment. It seems that most employers just do not want to take a chance on someone with a record. -Grant's _________ have not been restored yet,as evidenced by the fact that he is not allowed to vote in the upcoming election.