Exam 12: Probation,parole,and Reentry

In ________,the Supreme Court ruled that parolees facing revocation are entitled to certain procedural safeguards.

________ involves the responsibility of probation and parole officers to identify the services necessary for an offender to have a successful experience on probation or parole.

Match the intermediate sanction to its definition or characteristic. A)Essentially involves a resentencing decision by the court. B)An offender serves a period of time in jail and is then placed on supervised probation. C)Boot camp D)The strictest form of probation for adults in the U.S. E)A form of house arrest calling for 24-hour-lockdown,except for court appearances F)An offender is on probation during the week but spends weekends in jail. G)A form of house arrest requiring participants to remain at home every day during certain times -Home incarceration

GPS monitoring has been very successful and is the latest tool being adopted by almost all states to track sex offenders.

Violation of special conditions of probation can result in revocation of probation.

The primary purpose of probation is ________.

The goal of offender reentry program is to show ________ from crime,or the cessation of offending.

Research suggests that electronic monitoring reduces the risk of parole revocation.

What was the main purpose of the 2008 Second Chance Act?

Offenders on home detention are on full-time lockdown at home except to go to court or medical appointments.

A mixed sentence includes elements of both probation and parole.

Match the intermediate sanction to its definition or characteristic. A)Essentially involves a resentencing decision by the court. B)An offender serves a period of time in jail and is then placed on supervised probation. C)Boot camp D)The strictest form of probation for adults in the U.S. E)A form of house arrest calling for 24-hour-lockdown,except for court appearances F)An offender is on probation during the week but spends weekends in jail. G)A form of house arrest requiring participants to remain at home every day during certain times -Mixed sentence

In ________,the Supreme Court ruled that probation officers may conduct searches of a probationer's residence without either a search warrant or probable cause.

Probation and parole officers may be responsible for making sentencing recommendations to judges.

Probation is a sentence imposed by the court.

Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve time in a local jail before a period of supervised probation?

Parole boards make decisions about ________ parole.

________ is an early release option under which an inmate who is deemed "low risk," due to a serious health condition is released from prison earlier than he or she might have been under normal circumstances?

Match the intermediate sanction to its definition or characteristic. A)Essentially involves a resentencing decision by the court. B)An offender serves a period of time in jail and is then placed on supervised probation. C)Boot camp D)The strictest form of probation for adults in the U.S. E)A form of house arrest calling for 24-hour-lockdown,except for court appearances F)An offender is on probation during the week but spends weekends in jail. G)A form of house arrest requiring participants to remain at home every day during certain times -Split sentencing

Explain the purpose of the Second Chance Act.Identify the common characteristic of the types of programs funded by the Act.What impact has the Act had? Include statistics where relevant in your response.