Exam 16: Making It: Supervision in the Community

Since parole is a privilege, its process is not subject to due process or rules of evidence.

Citizens' feelings of "NIMBY" means that they .

Most U.S. states have specific parole guidelines in regard to those who reoffend.

refers to a legal process that results in the removal of a conviction from official records.

All of the following can be classified as civil disabilities that people face once released from prison, EXCEPT the right to .

Parole can be revoked for a new crime or for a technical violation.

When convicted people work and live at home during the week and then return to the prison for the weekend, it is called a .

Residential programs serve convicted individuals when they are first released from prison.

Residential centers tend to be the local community.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. a. Poor decision-making skills making adjustment problems worse b. Handle problems with recently released people c. Legal barrier to reentry d. Residential program e. The removal of a conviction f. Violating conditions of parole g. Act of clemency h. Agent of community supervision i. Halfway house j. Regulate noncriminal behavior -Conditions of release

Parole officers have to manage a heavier than is feasible in the available time.

"Hidden conditions" of supervision include the parole officer's style and the supervision .

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. a. Poor decision-making skills making adjustment problems worse b. Handle problems with recently released people c. Legal barrier to reentry d. Residential program e. The removal of a conviction f. Violating conditions of parole g. Act of clemency h. Agent of community supervision i. Halfway house j. Regulate noncriminal behavior -Reentry courts

Residential programs are often referred to as correctional centers.

The underlying goal of the halfway house is to provide a period of adjustment that allows the convicted person to become reconnected to the outside world while still being maintained in a structured environment.

Recidivism rates provide a consistent measure of the effectiveness of corrections.

Three forces influence the newly released person's adjustment to free society. They include the parole board, the parole bureaucracy, and the experiences of the .

Most of those released from prison are far from free.

Residential programs normally house between 10 and people at any one time.

The word best used to describe the action taken against people who fail on parole is .