Exam 16: Reentry Into the Community

The civil disabilities of ex-felons can include loss of the right to vote and to hold public office.

States retaining indeterminate sentences allow __________ by the parole board within the boundaries set by the sentence and the penal law.

Miranda has been a parole officer for over 12 years. When she first started working with inmates, she saw herself as a caretaker. She worked many hours in facilitating relationships with her clients in order for them to become functioning members of society. In the last couple of years, Miranda has noticed herself becoming more authoritarian. She still wants to help her clients, but seems to spend more of her time restricting their freedom. -When Miranda is assisting her clients with jobs and forging a relationship with them,she is working in what capacity?​

Up to 90% of released offenders do not participate in transitional programs.According to your text,why is this?​

Which of the following facilities allows inmates to spend a portion of the day at work but reside in a nonsecure facility outside of prison?​

Parolees who are behaving according to their conditions of release may be adjusted to _________ surveillance.

Which type of release involves the parole board making decisions?​

When inmates are released from correctional institutions during the day so they may work or attend school,this is called ______ release.

The temporary release of an inmate from a correctional institution for a visit home is called​

The most commonly used type of release from incarceration is mandatory release.

What are the pros and cons of GPS tracking of parolees?​

Legal restrictions on ex-offenders (such as the inability to vote)are referred to as ____________________.

The __________ is a transitional facility for soon-to-be- released inmates that connects them to community services,resources,and support.

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. -The reason Beth cannot find a halfway house close to her home is because of the ________ attitude.

When an offender is released from prison,he or she is still the government's responsibility.This concept of parole is called ____________________.

All halfway houses are operated by state administrative agencies.

In some communities,individuals on the sex offender registry have committed very low-level offenses.

Parole decisions can be made arbitrarily,depending on the whims of the parole board.

Discuss two issues regarding how budget cuts increase the use of parole in some jurisdictions.

Some states allow victims to make statements at parole board hearings.