2. Chapter 10 Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections

3. What is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the United States today?
Prison
Jail
Probation
Parole
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4. Correct answer Probation Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 9/e
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5. How many people are on probation in the United States?
750,000
1.3 million
2.4 million
4.3 million
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6. Correct answer 4.3 million Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 9/e
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7. What is the supervised early release of inmates from correctional confinement?
Probation
Parole
Community control
None of the above
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8. Correct answer Parole Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 9/e
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9. Discretionary parole releases are far less common than they used to be.
True
False
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10. Correct answer True Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 9/e
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11. What is the percentage of parolees who successfully complete parole?
About 73 percent
About 65 percent
About 57 percent
About 49 percent
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12. Correct answer 4. About 49 percent
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13. Which of the following is an advantage of probation and parole?
Lower cost
Community support
Increased employment
All of the above
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14. Correct answer All of the above
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15. Review by trained professional parole board members Statutory Decree
After reading about parole, do you favor early release that takes into account the inmates conduct while in prison or review by a parole board?
Review by trained professional parole board members
Statutory Decree
No early release, offenders should serve entire sentence
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17. This U. S. Supreme Court decision ruled that probation officers may conduct searches of a probationer’s residence without a warrant or probable cause.
Griffin v. Wisconsin
Estelle v. Gamble
Cooper v. Pate
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
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18. Correct answer Griffin v. Wisconsin
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19. Which of the following is a function of probation or parole work?
Intake procedures
Presentence investigations
Diagnosis and needs assessment
All of the above
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20. Correct answer All of the above
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21. Intensive probation supervision Split sentence None of the above
What is the term for a sentence explicitly requiring the convicted offender to serve a period of confinement in a facility, followed by a period of probation?
Community service
Intensive probation supervision
Split sentence
None of the above
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22. Correct answer Split sentence
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23. What was the first state to implement intensive probation supervision?
Georgia
Florida
New York
Delaware
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24. Correct answer Georgia Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 9/e
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25. What is the percentage of those released from prison or jail that have a history of substance abuse?
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26. Correct answer 75 percent Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 9/e
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27. Which one of the following best represents your opinion of community corrections?
1. I support it because it is the cost effective way to control offenders. 2. I support it because it allows for counseling, community service and more opportunities for rehabilitation. 3. I don’t support it because it limits punishment and puts society in danger.
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28. Survey or opinion question Graph answers for class discussion
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29. The rehabilitative ideal is more popular today than it has been in the past.
True
False
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30. Correct answer False Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 9/e
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