Deck 5: Case Management Using Risk Needs Responsivity

Question 1

Criminal history is a static risk factor. ​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

According to the Interstate Compact, the sending state retains the ultimate authority to modify the conditions of probation, revoke probation, or terminate probation. ​

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The elements of neighborhood-based supervision include assignment of offenders according to type of offense perpetrated, required church participation, required full-time employment for all offenders, and total abstention from alcohol for all probationers. ​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Age is a dynamic risk factor.

Question 5

To identify treatment needs, an officer must conduct a needs assessment.

Question 6

Community corrections departments serve both a supervisory and rehabilitative function in the criminal justice system. ​

Question 7

Probation and parole officers are not police officers, thus they are never permitted to conduct a warrantless search of their client's homes. ​

Question 8

Each new client under community supervision must first be interviewed. ​

Question 9

In regard to risk assessment as it pertains to probation and parole decisions for release, females tend to pose less of a risk to their communities then men. ​

Question 10

Effective supervision must always involve some sort of treatment component or referrals to outside resources in order to truly assist offenders. ​

Question 11

Cognitive-behavioral programs are a specific category of therapy programs that have not shown promising results thus far, when applied to today's correctional clients.

Question 12

Surveillance is an important element of supervision that provides a means of ascertaining whether probationers and parolees are continuing to meet the conditions imposed by the court or the parole board. ​

Question 13

Central to the concept of evidence-based practice is the concept that it does not matter how large the caseload is as long as it is properly classified. ​

Question 14

No matter whether the programs were treatment-oriented or supervision-oriented, mixing low-risk offenders with high-risk offenders in the same program has been shown to decrease recidivism.

Question 15

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps offenders replace unhealthy thinking processes and criminal behavior with a sense of responsibility, empathy, and prosocial behavior. ​

Question 16

The single most important element in preventing recidivism for adult probationers and parolees is having strong family ties.

Question 17

One of the principles of effective supervision entails differentiating offenders who need closer supervision from those who require less. ​

Question 18

Women under community supervision have usually entered the criminal justice system because of a crime they committed alongside a male partner. ​

Question 19

At the lowest level of supervision, there may be no requirement that the probationer personally visit or contact a probation officer, referred to as administrative supervision or banked probation. ​

Question 20

According to the principles of effective intervention, treatment should be intensive and occupy 40-70% of each day for three to nine months. ​

Question 21

Which of the following is an example of a static factor? ​

A) Education
B) Employment status
C) Substance abuse
D) History of abuse

Question 22

Employment status, substance abuse, and lack of housing are all considered _____ factors. ​

A) dynamic
B) static
C) inverse
D) quantitative

Question 23

Management that an officer maintains over offenders committed to his or her custody is termed ​

A) punishment. ​
B) conditions.
C) supervision.
D) constructive custody. ​

Question 24

The __________ is a 54-item scale that assigns a numerical value to many of the same factors identified in the presentence report. It is completed by an officer who interviews the offender.

A) LSI-R ​
B) OIA
C) MMPI
D) COMPAS

Question 25

With respect to client supervision, a _________ contact is considered to be the most time consuming but is also the most valuable type of face-to-face contact for both the offender and the supervising officer.

A) field ​
B) direct
C) primary
D) collateral

Question 26

Measuring an offender's propensity to commit further criminal activity is known as ___________. ​

A) behavioral analysis
B) risk assessment
C) needs analysis
D) classification

Question 27

__________ is the process of determining whether probationers and parolees are continuing to meet the conditions imposed by the court or the parole board.

A) Supervision
B) Surveillance
C) Intensive probation
D) Investigation

Question 28

A ________ issue is an identified problem, offender characteristic, or pattern of conduct that requires intervention to overcome or change. ​

A) surveillance
B) needs
C) risk
D) supervision

Question 29

Using a validated quantitative instrument to identify characteristics, conditions, or behavioral problems that limit an offender's motivation or that might be linked with criminal behavior is known as ​

A) risk analysis.
B) needs assessment.
C) treatment supervision.
D) personality inventory.

Question 30

Number of arrests, prior convictions, and a history of abuse are known as _____ factors. ​

A) quantitative
B) generalized
C) dynamic
D) static

Question 31

A ____________ plan includes the main goals the offender will work on during probation/parole, how the offender must pursue those goals, the strengths the offender has to draw upon, and how the officer can help the offender meet those goals. ​

A) risk assessment
B) case treatment
C) individualized action
D) offender assessment

Question 32

_____ refers to the number of individuals or cases on probation or parole that an officer can supervise effectively. ​

A) Caseload ​
B) Treatment load
C) Client load
D) Assessment load

Question 33

The first step in the supervision process is ​

A) investigation. ​
B) classification.
C) intimidation.
D) the initial interview.

Question 34

Mixing low-risk offenders with high-risk offenders in the same program has been found to ​

A) decrease recidivism.
B) increase recidivism.
C) have no impact on recidivism.
D) be more effective than separating offenders based on risk level.

Question 35

____________ contacts, such as teachers, employers, or relatives, are valuable for probation/parole officers to speak with since these individuals have direct contact with the offender. ​

A) Secondary ​
B) Collateral
C) Indirect
D) Direct

Question 36

At the lowest level of supervision, there may be no requirement that the probationer personally visit or contact a probation officer. Rather, the probationer may be required to call in and leave a message on a voice-recorded line, or mail in a verification of address and employment. This level of supervision is known as _________ supervision. ​

A) detail ​
B) medium
C) proactive
D) administrative

Question 37

___________________ supervision allows probation and parole officers to leave their department and conduct field visits. ​

A) Neighborhood-based
B) Client-specific
C) Proactive
D) Home health

Question 38

Verification of the probationer or parolee's situation and whereabouts by means of the officer speaking with a third party who knows the offender personally, such as a family member, friend, or employer, is known as ________ contact. ​

A) collateral ​
B) field
C) office
D) face-to-face

Question 39

A procedure that consists of assessing the risks posed by an offender, identifying the supervision issues, and selecting an appropriate supervision strategy is known as ______________. ​

A) actuarial evaluation
B) needs assessment
C) categorization
D) classification

Question 40

A(n) _________ is an individualized, written document that clarifies how each court-ordered condition is to be fulfilled by the offender and the supervising officer in the context of the risks and needs posed. ​

A) collateral contact
B) case plan
C) PSI
D) LSI-R

Question 41

The _____ provide a theoretical perspective of evidence-based correctional practices and provide standards by which correctional treatment programs should operate.

Question 42

Treatment responsivity for women suggest that _________ therapy modalities work best for female offenders, especially when the focus is on structural circumstances that were related to offending, rather than the offending behavior itself.

Question 43

Women on community supervision have typically entered the system because of a crime they committed alongside a male partner (boyfriend, husband, or brother), or they acted alone out of _______ need. ​

A) financial
B) educational
C) vocational
D) psychological

Question 44

The __________ are considered the basis by which correctional treatment programs should operate. ​

A) rehabilitative and corrective principles
B) principles of correctional supervision and analysis
C) principles of effective correctional intervention
D) medical and correctional principles

Question 45

________________ is an evidenced-based practice that is used by probation/parole officers to overcome difficulties that many women offenders face during the change process. ​

Question 46

The recidivism rates of offenders in neighborhood-based and traditional community supervision are ​

A) similar. ​
B) significantly different.
C) significantly higher than recidivism rates for offenders supervised outside the state of conviction.
D) significantly lower than recidivism rates for offenders supervised outside the state of conviction.

Question 47

__________ involves the creation of a positive climate of sincerity and understanding by a community supervision officer. It is often used for getting offenders to recognize their problems. ​

A) Motivational interviewing ​
B) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
C) Group-based intervention therapy
D) Cognitive-based interviewing

Question 48

According to the principles of effective correctional intervention, program level should be matched with client aptitudes or propensities according to gender, age, cultural background, and ​

A) substance abuse history.
B) mental health status.
C) risk level.
D) crime committed.

Question 49

Because of its impact on an offender's self-concept and the high correlation between it and the number of probationers and parolees who return to prison, every probation and parole officer should work with the offender to find ___________.

Question 50

___________________ provides a measure of the probationer or parolee's degree of propensity for violence and dangerousness to the public, and also measures the offender's propensity to engage in future criminal activity.

Question 51

The effectiveness of neighborhood-based supervision rests in part on the officer being able to secure the assistance and cooperation of _________ agencies and individuals within his or her beat. ​

A) psychological
B) vocational
C) community
D) educational

Question 52

________________ is referred to as an officer's personal visit to an offender's home or place of employment for the purpose of monitoring the offender's progress.

Question 53

Community corrections departments serve both as a rehabilitative and a(n) ________ function in the criminal justice system. ​

Question 54

According to the principles of effective intervention, treatment services should occupy _____ of each day for three to nine months. ​

A) 40-70% ​
B) 10-20%
C) 80-90%
D) less than 10%

Question 55

The __________ was the original agreement providing for the supervision of probationers and parolees in states other than where they were convicted. ​

A) Interstate Compact
B) Sending State Agreement
C) Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision
D) Receiving State Compact

Question 56

_____ factors include things like substance abuse, unemployment, and lack of education.

Question 57

__________ factors include things that do not change, such as age, race, and criminal history.

Question 58

The state where an offender is convicted is referred to as the __________ state. ​

A) sending ​
B) receiving
C) compact
D) collateral

Question 59

Because of its ability for establishing and maintaining self-esteem and personal dignity, efforts should be prioritized by all probation and parole officers in assisting the offender in ______________.

A) finding a job
B) improving marital relationships
C) remembering to report to the officer as directed
D) submitting regular monthly reports

Question 60

____________ probation is for offenders who have committed minor crimes, have satisfied their financial obligations, or have been in compliance for two years, and can be transferred down to this level.

Question 61

Women on community supervision have typically entered the system because of __________ crimes.

Question 62

Explain how neighborhood-based supervision (NBS) is different from traditional community supervision, and then argue for the use of neighborhood-based probation supervision over traditional methods. In what situations might NBS be most useful? ​

Question 63

Explain the history and function of the original Interstate Compact and the more recent Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. ​

Question 64

Discuss the concept of caseload and workload computation. Why might workload be a better method of allocating probation or parole officer resources?

Question 65

Discuss the use of various risk prediction scales. How might risk assessment best be used in community supervision?

Question 66

How does assessing client needs in the areas of education, employment, and treatment, among other areas, help develop the program plan? How much should a client be expected to do while on supervision?

Question 67

The __________ state is the state that undertakes supervision from the sending state.

Question 68

The _____ is an agreement that allows probationers and parolees to be supervised across state lines. ​