Exam 12: Probation,parole,and Community Corrections

____________ is a supervision strategy that uses electronic technology to track offenders who have been sentenced to house arrest or who have been ordered to limit their movements while completing a sentence involving probation or parole.

Provide detailed and comprehensive information to support your answer. Use examples where applicable to support your answers. -Define and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of probation and parole.

Mempa v.Rhay held that a probationer should have the opportunity for ________ before a deferred prison sentence can be imposed.

_______________ is the release of an inmate from prison to community supervision under a set of conditions for remaining on parole.If a condition is violated,the individual might be returned to prison or might face another sanction in the community.

Which intermediate sanction resembles a military-style boot camp?

Match the term in the lettered column with the definition in the lettered column. -The administrative action of a paroling authority removing a person from parole status in response to a violation of lawfully required conditions of parole,including the prohibition against committing a new offense. b. Conditions of parole (probation)

Probation is today's most common form of criminal sentencing in the United States.

Provide detailed and comprehensive information to support your answer. Use examples where applicable to support your answers. -What are the job functions of probation and parole officers? What are the two main conflicting sets of duties they face in their daily work?

_______________ is the use of a variety of officially ordered program-based sanctions that permit convicted off enders to remain in the community under conditional supervision as an alternative to an active prison sentence.

Answer each part of the following questions with succinct and comprehensive information by citing examples of various models, laws, and justice theories in your answer. -In 2003,the U.S.Department of Justice,in conjunction with other federal agencies,initiated funding for 89 reentry sites across the country under the Serious and Violent Off ender Reentry Initiative (SVORI).Define and describe the three phases of the SVORI initiative and the target populations they are geared towards.

Provide detailed and comprehensive information to support your answer. Use examples where applicable to support your answers. -What are intermediate sanctions? Define the three distinct advantages that are found with intermediate sanctions.

Match the term in the lettered column with the definition in the lettered column. -A court requirement that an accused or convicted off ender pay money or provide services to the victim of the crime or provide services to the community. c. Mandatory Release

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of probation and parole?

Which of the following is not a function of a probation or parole officer's work?

Answer each part of the following questions with succinct and comprehensive information by citing examples of various models, laws, and justice theories in your answer. -What are your thought about the present day probation and parole systems in place today.Do you believe the systems are working properly today or can we improve them.Use examples to support your beliefs.

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