Exam 11: Probation, Community Corrections, and Reentry

A prisoner's smooth transition from confinement to freedom is referred to as __________.

The term __________ refers to a process providing a forum in which the offender and the victim meet in a neutral setting where they can ask questions,communicate feelings of anger or remorse,and discuss ways in which the balance of justice can be restored in a fair and equitable manner;this may involve an apology,restitution,community service,or other alternative.

The purpose of parole is to allow inmates to serve the last part of their sentence in the community under supervision in order to readjust to freedom.

__________ occurs when the offender has served the entire sentence and has not been granted parole or accumulated enough good-time credits to justify early release.

The term 'work release' refers to a program in which an inmate attends school by day and returns to jail or prison at night.

Residents of halfway houses may be categorized as either halfway in or halfway out.What does this mean? Please explain.

The term __________ refers to short-term,military-style boot camps designed primarily for nonviolent young offenders and featuring a military atmosphere and strict discipline.

Restitution is a process providing a forum in which the offender and the victim meet in a neutral setting where they can ask questions,communicate feelings of anger or remorse,and discuss ways in which the balance of justice can be restored in a fair and equitable manner;this may involve an apology,restitution,community service,or other alternative.

The '__________' strives to reduce drug abuse and drug-related crime,but long prison sentences for drug offenders have not had a major impact on the drug trade,given continued high rates of offending for drug law violations.

__________ are residential centers for ex-offenders in the community.

A pardon is not actually a form of sentence,but it does allow a convicted offender to be released from prison without any supervision.

The __________ model of justice is a traditional approach to criminal justice that emphasizes the role of adversarial proceedings and the government in punishing offenders for their past acts as retribution and deterrence.

The Supreme Court ruled in _______,however,that it is constitutional to notify a community when a former sex offender lives there or moves into the area.

A __________ is a modification or reduction of a sentence imposed on an offender.

Small reductions in the time to be served,awarded to inmates for each day on which they obey prison rules,is/are called __________.

Offenders who are sentenced to probation usually have conditions attached to their sentences.These conditions are designed to control the offender's present behavior and to change it in the future.

Surveillance of offenders in the community by means of electronic devices such as radio and telephone transmitters is called __________.

Since 2000,the size of the parole population has __________ each year.