Deck 14: Alternatives: Community Correctionsprobationthe Benefits

Question 1

More than 80% of all probation departments in the United States require a minimum of a __________ to be appointed as a probation officer.

A) high school degree
B) two-year college degree
C) Bachelor's degree
D) Master's degree

Answer 1

C

Question 2

An officer of the executive branch of government responsible for the supervision of convicts released from prison on parole is called _____________.

A) the probation officer
B) the parole officer
C) the judge
D) the defense attorney
E) the prosecution attorney

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A system under which time is deducted from a prison sentence for good behavior with the institution is called ____________.

A) mandatory sentencing
B) flat sentencing
C) determinate sentencing
D) good time

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Return of a person on parole to prison for violation of a parole condition is called ______.

A) probation revocation
B) parole revocation
C) parole suspension
D) denial of parole

Question 5

The first criminal that John Augustus helped was charged with __________.

A) murder
B) rape
C) blasphemy
D) being a common drunkard
E) none of the above

Question 6

John Augustus lived in the city of _____________.

A) New York
B) Philadelphia
C) London
D) Boston
E) Chicago

Question 7

At year- end in 2008, there were approximately ___________ people on probation.

A) 125,000
B) 175,000
C) 560,000
D) 1,242,000
E) 4,270,000

Question 8

What was John Augustus's regular employment?

A) printer
B) minister
C) shoemaking
D) sailor

Question 9

The _____________ has the power to grant pardons.

A) parole board
B) President and Governor
C) Judge
D) Pardon Board
E) all of the above

Question 10

Who said? (or wrote) a pardon makes the offender "as innocent as if he had never committed the offense."

A) The Governor of Illinois
B) The President
C) The Supreme Court
D) The Legislature

Question 11

A prisoner's conditional release under supervision after a portion of a sentence has been served is called ____________.

A) probation
B) suspended sentence
C) parole
D) deferred sentence
E) none of the above

Question 12

In the case of ____________ the Supreme Court mandated that the 14^th Amendment requirement of due process of law applies to parole revocation proceedings.

A) Morrisey v. Brewer
B) Gagnon v. Scarpelli
C) Mempa v. Ray
D) Holt v. Sarver

Question 13

The mark system, a forerunner of parole, was developed on Norfolk Island by ________.

A) John Augustus
B) Elam Lynds
C) Zebulon Brockway
D) Alexander Maconochie

Question 14

The authority to release a prisoner on parole is usually vested in a _________.

A) Governor
B) Judge
C) Parole Board
D) Parole Officer

Question 15

An alternative to imprisonment, allowing a person found guilty of an offense to stay in the community, under conditions and with supervision is called ________.

A) probation
B) parole
C) furlough
D) pardon

Question 16

The presentence investigation is compiled by ______________.

A) the probation officer
B) the parole officer
C) the judge
D) the defense attorney
E) the prosecution attorney

Question 17

Warden __________, of the Elmira Reformatory first began using parole in 1876.

A) John Augustus
B) Elam Lynds
C) Zebulon Brockway
D) Alexander Maconochie

Question 18

The Court ruled in _________ that probationers are entitled to counsel at revocation proceedings.

A) Morrisey v. Brewer
B) Gagnon v. Scarpelli
C) Mempa v. Ray
D) Holt v. Sarver

Question 19

In 2008, ____________ percent of parolees completed their terms successfully.

A) 90%
B) 75%
C) 60%
D) 49%

Question 20

An officer attached to the trial court who is responsible for administering the court's probation program is called ___________.

A) a probation officer
B) an officer of the court
C) a sentencing officer
D) none of the above

Question 21

A system under which time is deducted from a prison sentence for good behavior within the institution is called ____________.

Question 22

Return of a person on parole to prison for violation of a parole condition is called ______.

Question 23

John Augustus's regular employment was ______________

Question 24

An officer of the executive branch of government responsible for the supervision of convicts released from prison on parole is called _____________.

Question 25

A model of justice aimed at the offender's contribution to offset the harm done, including reconciliation with the victims is called ____________.

A) restitution
B) restorative justice
C) retributive justice
D) all of the above

Question 26

The first criminal that John Augustus helped was charged with __________.

Question 27

The presentence investigation is compiled by ______________.

Question 28

An alternative to imprisonment, allowing a person found guilty of an offense to stay in the community, under conditions and with supervision is called ________.

Question 29

A prisoner's conditional release under supervision after a portion of a sentence has been served is called ____________.

Question 30

The mark system, a forerunner of parole, was developed on Norfolk Island by ________.

Question 31

John Augustus lived in the city of _____________.

Question 32

The Court ruled in _________ that probationers are entitled to counsel at revocation proceedings.

Question 33

A sentence that allows for brief incarceration followed by probation is called _____.

A) probation
B) parole
C) intensive probation
D) shock probation

Question 34

The authority to release a prisoner on parole is usually vested in a _________.

Question 35

An officer attached to the trial court who is responsible for administering the court's probation program is called ___________.

Question 36

Compensation on the part of the offender to the victim for any losses or harm inflicted is called _________.

A) restitution
B) revenge
C) a fine
D) a day punishment

Question 37

More than 80% of all probation departments in the United States require a minimum of a __________ degree to be appointed as a probation officer.

Question 38

A sentence imposed by the court whereby offenders are legally ordered to remain confined in their own residences for the duration of their sentences is called ___________.

A) a penitentiary
B) a jail
C) halfway house
D) a house arrest

Question 39

In the case of ____________ the Supreme Court mandated that the 14^th Amendment requirement of due process of law applies to parole revocation proceedings.

Question 40

A residential correctional facility in which an offender may have to serve the last portion of his or her sentence outside the prison, but not yet in the community is called _______.

A) a penitentiary
B) a jail
C) halfway house
D) a house arrest

Question 41

The presentence investigation is compiled by the judge.

Question 42

A sentence that allows for brief incarceration followed by probation is called _____.

Question 43

A system under which time is deducted from a prison sentence for good behavior with the institution is called mandatory sentencing.

Question 44

A parole officer has to lay the duel role of being both a cop and a social worker.

Question 45

A prisoner's conditional release under supervision after a portion of a sentence has been served is called parole.

Question 46

More people are sent to prison than are placed on probation.

Question 47

An officer attached to the trial court who is responsible for administering the court's probation program is called a probation officer.

Question 48

A model of justice aimed at the offender's contribution to offset the harm done, including reconciliation with the victims is called ____________.

Question 49

The _____________ has the power to grant pardons.

Question 50

John Augustus lived in the city of Boston.

Question 51

Most probation officers positions require a Bachelor's degree for appointment.

Question 52

John Augustus was a shoemaker.

Question 53

A residential correctional facility in which an offender may have to serve the last portion of his or her sentence outside the prison, but not yet in the community is called _______.

Question 54

An officer of the executive branch of government responsible for the supervision of convicts released from prison on parole is called the probation officer.

Question 55

The first criminal that John Augustus helped was charged with murder.

Question 56

In the case of Gagnon v. Scarpelli the Supreme Court mandated that the 14^th Amendment requirement of due process of law applies to parole revocation proceedings.

Question 57

An alternative to imprisonment, allowing a person found guilty of an offense to stay in the community, under conditions and with supervision is called parole.

Question 58

Return of a person on parole to prison for violation of a parole condition is called parole revocation.

Question 59

Compensation on the part of the offender to the victim for any losses or harm inflicted is called _________.

Question 60

The purpose of probation has always been to integrate offenders, under supervision, into law-abiding society.