Community Corrections Complete Test Bank Chapter 12 2e - Crime and Criminal Justice 2nd Edition Test Bank with Answer Key by Stacy L. Mallicoat. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 12: Community Corrections
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Community corrections work with which of the following populations?
a. those who are a part of the community, but have not been in the system
b. those who have been sentenced for a crime and those who have been charged with offenses and are waiting for their cases to be resolved
c. those who work in the system or who are applying to work in the system
d. those who have been sentenced for a crime and those who are victims of those crimes
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
2. Community corrections programs are designed to ______.
a. help offenders reintegrate into society
b. deter offenders from committing more crime
c. incapacitate offenders who have committed serious crimes
d. provide victims and their families some reassurance that justice was met
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
3. Which of the following community corrections programs is considered to be one of the most well-known?
a. house arrest
b. probation
c. work release programs
d. electronic monitoring
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
4. The focus of community corrections programs is ______.
a. deterrence
b. incapacitation
c. rehabilitation
d. restoration
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
5. ______ occurs when an offender is either denied bail or is financially unable to make bail and must remain in custody until their case is resolved or their status changes with the court.
a. Pretrial detention
b. Release on own recognizance
c. Pretrial release
d. Diversion
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the function of pretrial services.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Pretrial Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
6. The length of _____ is related to recidivism, as those who remain in custody longer, are more likely to recidivate.
a. diversion
b. release on own recognizance
c. pretrial detention
d. pretrial release
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the function of pretrial services.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Pretrial Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
7. ______ programs supervise offenders in the community prior to their court proceedings in lieu of detention.
a. Pretrial detention
b. Pretrial release
c. Probation
d. Parole
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the function of pretrial services.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Pretrial Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
8. The goal of ______ programs is to refer offenders to a program instead of processing the case through the system.
a. bail
b. release on own recognizance
c. pretrial detention
d. diversion
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
9. The most common type of diversion programs are for ______.
a. first-time low-level juvenile offenders
b. low-level juvenile offenders with criminal histories
c. first-time low-level adult offenders
d. low-level adult offenders with criminal histories
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
10. Which of the following was identified as a benefits of diversion programs?
a. they help increase the number of cases that are formally processed by the criminal justice system
b. they are costly to administer
c. the offender is able to avoid the stigma associated with a criminal conviction
d. the presence of diversion programs can lead to net widening
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
11. Which of the following statements pertaining to diversion programs is true?
a. They lead to net-widening.
b. There is a lot of evidence that demonstrates that diversion programs increase recidivism
c. There is evidence that diversion programs are less successful than traditional court interventions.
d. They do not reduce the number of cases that are formally processed by the criminal justice system.
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
12. ______ refers to the practice of bringing more offenders under the jurisdiction of the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
a. Overcrowding
b. Net-widening
c. Overpopulating
d. System expansion
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
13. The focus of specialized courts is to ______.
a. provide treatment and services for the offender
b. ensure that punishment is swift, certain, and severe
c. provide the community with reassurance that the offender is off the streets
d. ensure that the sentence is appropriate for the crime
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Specialized Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
14. Research indicates that diversion programs are more effective at preventing recidivism among ______.
a. juveniles
b. elderly individuals
c. mentally ill offenders
d. violent offenders
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Specialized Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
15. In a drug court, the processing of a case is set aside for ______ while the offender is placed in a treatment group.
a. a week
b. a month
c. a year
d. two years
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Specialized Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
16. Research on drug court programs indicates that ______ participants are less likely to recidivate after participation in the program.
a. juvenile
b. mentally ill
c. adults
d. high-risk
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Specialized Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
17. Which of the following involves the supervision of offenders in the community in lieu of incarceration?
a. parole
b. probation
c. diversion programs
d. incarceration
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
18. John Augustus is credited with the establishment of ______ in the United States.
a. probation
b. parole
c. diversion
d. electronic monitoring
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A Brief History of Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
19. The first probation statute was passed in ______.
a. New York
b. Massachusetts
c. Texas
d. California
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A Brief History of Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
20. The first probation law was adopted to provide services for ______ in 1878.
a. drug users
b. mentally ill offenders
c. elderly offenders
d. juveniles
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A Brief History of Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
21. Demographics of adults on probation indicate that the majority of those sentenced to probation were convicted of a ______.
a. felony
b. misdemeanor
c. infraction
d. public-order crime
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Probation in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
22. Demographics of adults on probation indicate that the majority of those sentenced to probation are ______.
a. Black
b. White
c. Hispanic
d. Asian
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Probation in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
23. Under ______ , the offender is required to check in either face-to-face or by telephone on a particular schedule. Depending on the type of case, offenders may be required to check in on either a monthly or a weekly basis.
a. intensive probation
b. supervised probation
c. shock probation
d. unsupervised probation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
24. ______ involves the use of a short-term incarceration sentence in conjunction with a traditional probation sentence.
a. Intensive probation
b. Supervised probation
c. Shock probation
d. Unsupervised probation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
25. Individuals on ______ are generally NOT required to check in with a probation officer but are required to meet certain terms and conditions set forth by the court.
a. intensive probation
b. supervised probation
c. shock probation
d. unsupervised probation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
26. ______ is also referred to as community control probation.
a. Intensive probation
b. Supervised probation
c. Shock probation
d. Unsupervised probation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
27. Which of the following was identified as a common conditions of probation assigned by the court?
a. report to judge as directed
b. obtain permission to go run errands
c. maintain sobriety from drugs and alcohol
d. sever all ties with close family and friends
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
28. Which of the following types of probation involves the use of short-term incarceration sentence in conjunction with a traditional probation sentence?
a. intensive probation
b. supervised probation
c. split-sentence probation
d. unsupervised probation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
29. ______ organizes a probation officer’s caseload by specific offense types.
a. Crime-specific probation
b. Supervised probation
c. Split-sentence probation
d. Unsupervised probation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
30. Crime-specific supervision is often a type of ______.
a. intensive probation
b. supervised probation
c. split-sentence probation
d. unsupervised probation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
31. Which of the following types of probation is typically only used in cases of minor-level offenders?
a. intensive probation
b. supervised probation
c. split-sentence probation
d. unsupervised probation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
32. Who prepares the presentencing investigative report?
a. probation officer
b. judge
c. police officer
d. court clerk
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Presentence Investigation Report
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
33. The presentence investigation report contains which of the following information?
a. information on the family of the victim
b. information on familial assets
c. information on mental health
d. information of past sexual encounters
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Presentence Investigation Report
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
34. ______ are much more likely to be described as NOT criminally dangerous.
a. Black youth
b. Girls
c. Females
d. Hispanic males
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Presentence Investigation Report
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
35. ______ occurs in cases where an offender refuses to comply with drug testing or tests positive for a controlled substance three times within a year.
a. Technical violation
b. Mandatory revocation
c. Voluntary revocation
d. Status violation
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Probation Revocation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
36. ______ is a term that is generally used to reference the category of intervention between probation and incarceration.
a. Community correction
b. Intermediate sanction
c. Diversionary sentence
d. Shock probation
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Intermediate Sanctions
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
37. Which of the following is an example of an intermediate sanction?
a. parole
b. electronic monitoring
c. probation
d. incarceration
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Intermediate Sanctions
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
38. Intermediate sanctions are used in conjunction with ______.
a. specialized courts
b. probation or parole
c. mental health treatment
d. rehabilitation
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Intermediate Sanctions
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
39. ______ is a form of sanction that requires that offenders remain in their homes in lieu of jail or prison.
a. Work release
b. Day-reporting center
c. Electronic monitoring
d. House arrest
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
40. GPS technology is often used to monitor the transit of ______.
a. sex offenders
b. drug suppliers
c. drug users
d. prostitutes
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
41. A ______ requires an offender to attend a program or center during the day, but allows them to live in their own homes during the evening.
a. work release program
b. day-reporting center
c. halfway house
d. house arrest program
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Day-Reporting Centers and Work/Study Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
42. A ______ program is used for offenders that are currently housed in a local jail. It allows individuals to leave the facility during the day.
a. work release program
b. day-reporting center
c. halfway house
d. house arrest program
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Day-Reporting Centers and Work/Study Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
43. A ______ is designed to provide a transitional living arrangement for ex-offenders upon their release from jail or prison.
a. work release program
b. day reporting center
c. halfway house
d. house arrest program
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Halfway Houses
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
44. Alexander Maconochie and Sir Walter Crofton are credited with the establishment of ______.
a. probation
b. parole
c. diversion
d. electronic monitoring
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A Brief History of Parole
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
45. The passage of the ______ of 1984 abolished parole at the federal level.
a. Federal Parole Reform Act
b. Sentencing Reform Act
c. Parole Abolishment Act
d. Community Corrections Reform Act
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
46. Which of the following was identified as a common factor examined by parole boards when determining whether an offender should be placed on parole?
a. victim impact statement
b. criminal history of the offender
c. state and federal laws
d. relationship status of the offender
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
47. ______ refers to the supervision of offenders following their release from prison.
a. Probation
b. Parole
c. Intermediate sanction
d. Intensive probation
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
48. ______ is a term used to describe a determination of whether an incarcerated offender should be released back into the community.
a. Probation
b. Parole
c. Intermediate sanction
d. Intensive probation
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
49. In most cases, ______ determine whether an offender should be released on parole.
a. judges
b. parole boards
c. parole officers
d. governors
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
50. Non-violent offenders must serve only ______ of their sentence before they can be declared eligible for parole.
a. 10%
b. 33%
c. 58%
d. 85%
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
51. If an offender is denied parole, they must wait a maximum of ______ years before being reconsidered.
a. 2
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
52. The amount of time an offender has to wait before being reconsidered for parole is dependent on which of the following?
a. severity of their crime
b. rehabilitative progress in prison
c. their age and gender
d. availability of parole officers
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
53. In Iowa a parole board is composed of which of the following?
a. members must have a political background
b. must include an ex-offender who was rehabilitated
c. must include an employee of the prison
d. must contain one member who has at least a master’s degree in social work or counseling and guidance
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
54. In 2014, almost half of the individuals on parole were ______.
a. Black
b. Hispanic
c. White
d. Asian
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
55. The process of reentry was described by the author as _____.
a. easy
b. traumatic
c. life changing
d. positive
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Issues in Reentry
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
56. ______ refers to the period of time when an offender is released from prison and returns to the community.
a. Recidivism
b. Pretrial
c. Parole
d. Reentry
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Issues in Reentry
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
57. Many states deny individuals the right to vote if they have been convicted of a ______.
a. public-order crime
b. misdemeanor
c. infraction
d. felony
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Disenfranchisement
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
58. Which of the following was identified as one of the primary reasons why many offenders are involved in criminal activity and ultimately sent to prison?
a. lack of resources to succeed
b. relationships with existing offenders
c. drug addiction
d. inadequate supervision
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Drug Addiction
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
59. According to research, ______ parolees tend to have less access to mental health clinics than parolees of other races/ethnicities.
a. Hispanic
b. Black
c. White
d. Asian
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Access to Health Care
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
60. Which type of offense will bar individuals from living in public housing developments and receiving other government benefits?
a. property
b. drug
c. status
d. white-collar
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Applications
Answer Location: Access to Resources
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
61. All of the following statements are consistent with the argument that employers should be permitted to ask about criminal history EXCEPT which?
a. Background checks could improve the odds that an ex-offender is hired.
b. Background checks can help clarify doubts about the persons character.
c. Background checks can provide an employer a better understanding of what led to the applicants arrest or conviction.
d. Background checks can reduce the chances that an ex-offender will be called for an interview.
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Applications
Answer Location: Current Controversy 12.1: Should Employers Be Permitted to Ask About Criminal History?
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
62. Research shows that effective correction treatment should focus on all of the following principles EXCEPT ______.
a. risk
b. needs
c. empathy
d. responsivity
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Applications
Answer Location: Current Controversy 12.2: Is Parole an Effective Correctional Strategy?
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
True/False
1. Community corrections work with two distinct populations: those who have been sentenced for a crime and those who have been charged with offenses and are waiting for their cases to be resolved by the criminal justice system.
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
2. The field of pretrial services emerged to bridge the gap between pretrial detention and bail programs.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the function of pretrial services.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Pretrial Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
3. Pretrial detention occurs when offenders either are denied bail or are financially unable to make bail and must remain in custody until their case is resolved or their status changes with the court.
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the function of pretrial services.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Pretrial Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
4. One of the primary benefits of diversion programs is that they do NOT lead to net-widening.
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
5. The most common type of diversion program is used with first-time low-level juvenile offenders.
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
6. Diversion programs are a popular option for mentally ill offenders.
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Specialized Courts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
7. The number of adults on probation has been steadily increasing over the past decade.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Probation in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
8. Under a supervised probation sentence, the offender is required to check in, either face-to-face or by telephone, on a particular schedule.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
9. Crime-specific supervision organizes a probation officer’s caseload by specific offense types.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
10. Some jurisdictions rely on probation officers to make recommendations on whether someone should be released on her or his own recognizance during the pretrial stage.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Duties of the Probation Officer
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
11. The probation officer prepares the presentence investigative report which provides the court with detailed information regarding the background of the offender, information about the offense, victim impact statements, and restitution information, and opinions on the likelihood that the offender will be successfully rehabilitated.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Presentence Investigation Report
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
12. Males and females are often described similarly on presentence investigation reports.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Presentence Investigation Report
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
13. Mandatory revocation of probation occurs in cases where an offender refuses to comply with drug testing or tests positive for a controlled substance three times within a year.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Probation Revocation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
14. Technical violation refers to violations of the terms and conditions of probation.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Probation Revocation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
15. In many cases, house arrest programs are used in conjunction with electronic monitoring.
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
16. GPS is a type of electronic monitoring that allows for greater opportunities to locate and track the movement of offenders, such as sex offenders.
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
17. If Carla is in a program that allows her to leave the facility during the day to go to work or school while requiring her to remain in the jail during the evenings and weekends, she is in a day-reporting center.
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Day-Reporting Centers and Work/Study Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
18. Upon release from prison, Tim was sent to a place designed to provide a transitional living arrangement for ex-offenders upon their release from jail or prison. This means Tim is in a day reporting center.
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Halfway Houses
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
19. The emergence of parole, coupled with the Great Depression of the 1930s, essentially eliminated the use of halfway houses.
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Halfway Houses
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
20. John Augustus first introduced parole to the United States.
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: A Brief History of Parole
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
21. Today, parole is granted at both the federal and state levels.
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
22. The term parole has two different meanings: a determination of whether a person is eligible to be released while they are incarcerated and a period of supervision following release.
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
23. Parole boards examine the offender’s plan for reintegration when making a decision.
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Parole in the 21st Century
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
24. The needs of the incarcerated returning to their communities are high.
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Issues in Reentry
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
25. Upon release, very few offenders return to the same communities in which they lived prior to their incarceration.
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the re-entry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Issues in Reentry
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
Short Answer
1. What is the significance of the Bail Reform Act of 1984?
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the function of pretrial services.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Pretrial Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
2. What is the goal of a diversion program?
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
3. What is the major benefit of a diversion program for the offender?
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
4. What is the presentence investigation report? What is its function?
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Pre-Sentence Investigation Report
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
5. What has research found on presentence investigation reports?
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Presentence Investigation Report
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
6. What is the difference between probation and parole?
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Various
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
7. List four factors that parole boards consider when making their decisions.
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
8. What are the qualifications needed to serve on a parole board?
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parole
Difficulty Level: Easy
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
9. Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
Learning Objective: 12-5: Compare the two different ways that the term parole is used.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Parole
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
10. What is house arrest and how does it work?
Learning Objective: 12-4: Discuss the different forms of intermediate sanctions.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
Essay
1. How did the field of pretrial services develop?
Learning Objective: 12-1: Discuss the function of pretrial services.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Pretrial Release Programs
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
2. Explain how drug courts work.
Learning Objective: 12-2: Identify how diversion programs differ from other forms of community corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Diversion
Difficulty Level: Hard
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
3. Briefly explain the differences between the five types of probation.
Learning Objective: 12-3: Compare the five different types of probation sentences and the role of the presentence investigation report.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Types of Probation
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
4. What are the major needs faced by ex-offenders during the reentry process?
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the reentry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Issues in Reentry
Difficulty Level: Medium
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
5. Should we ban the box?
Learning Objective: 12-6: Discuss the issues that ex-offenders face during the reentry process.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Issues in Reentry
Difficulty Level: Various
TOP: SAGE Course Outcome: Identify the goals, methods, and effectiveness of various forms of corrections.
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