Exam 10: Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions

A strategy tokeep those offenders whoqualify away from prison and jail and toward community-based and intermediate sanctions is: ​

________________ refers toa criminal sanction in which a convict is allowed toremain in the community rather than be imprisoned  ​

List and explain the three levels of home monitoring.

In the absence of trust, most probation officers rely on their authority toguide an offender successfully through the sentence. ​

Parole is the most common form of punishment in the United States. ​

"Release from prison that occurs when an offender has served the full length of his or her sentence, minus any  adjustments for good time. " This is called _______________. ​

Boot camp is a variation on traditional shock incarceration. ​

Discuss the supervisory role of the probation officer, his or her use of authority, and the caseload dilemma. Lastly, explain the role conflict that probation officers face on a daily basis.

The most common form of punishment in the United States is: ​

Case 10-1 Scott is a 24-year-old high school dropout. He has been in and out of trouble with the law since he was a teenager, committing mostly public nuisance offenses such as disorderly conduct and public intoxication. His girlfriend just broke up with him because he had noambition in his life and she did not want totake care of him. She threw him out of her apartment. Scott just agreed toplead guilty for the crime of burglary after he broke intohis ex-girlfriend's car tosteal the change that she keeps in the cup-holder. ​ The judge has scheduled a conference in his chambers with the prosecutor and the defense attorney. He instructs the twoattorneys that he wants a plea deal with an agreed upon sentence the next morning. The judge explains tothe prosecutor that many offenders are placed on probation for the same offense that Scott committed and never serve any jail or prison time. The judge further explains that if Scott is placed on probation, he will require that Scott attend alcohol counseling and anger-control therapy. These conditions that the judge orders are referred toas: ​

T he conditions placed on a probationer fall intothree categories. Which of the following is NoT one of these categories? ​

Intensive supervision probation (ISP)clients typically have lower violation rates than traditional probationers. ​

Failing toreport a change of address is a_____violation, which may result in revocation of probation. ​

A process by which the government seizes private property attached tocriminal activity is: ​

The criticism that intermediate sanctions designed todivert offenders from prison actually increase the number of citizens whoare under the control and surveillance of the American corrections system is known as : ​

Which of the following is true regarding intermediate sanctions? ​

Case 10-1 Scott is a 24-year-old high school dropout. He has been in and out of trouble with the law since he was a teenager, committing mostly public nuisance offenses such as disorderly conduct and public intoxication. His girlfriend just broke up with him because he had noambition in his life and she did not want totake care of him. She threw him out of her apartment. Scott just agreed toplead guilty for the crime of burglary after he broke intohis ex-girlfriend's car tosteal the change that she keeps in the cup-holder. ​ The defense attorney is worried that sending Scott tojail will only make Scott's situation worse. While his court case was pending, Scott got a job at a local grocery store and has started toclean up his act. The defense attorney would prefer that if Scott were toplead guilty tothe offense, he would not be required toserve any jail time immediately. He prefers that Scott be given a chance toprove himself and only have toserve time in jail if he reoffends. This type of sentence is known as a(n): ​

The first step of the revocation process is the arraignment. ​

Parole is a sentence handed down by a judge following conviction and usually does not include incarceration. ​

In__________________________________, judges attempt toaddress problems such as drug addiction, mental illness, and homelessness that often lead tothe eventual rearrest of the defendant.