Deck 9: Graduated Responses to Behavior

Question 1

Which of the following is not a type of graduated response.

A) jail
B) intensive supervision
C) early termination
D) residential treatment

Answer 1

C

Question 2

An intermediate sanction is defined as a punishment option that is considered for offenders after the go to prison.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following explains the increased use of intermediate sanctions?

A) prison populations expanded
B) more options for sanctions
C) alternatives to sentencing
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Early studies of intensive supervision programs found a significant decrease in violations.

Question 5

Intensive supervision programs can include

A) external monitoring devices
B) increased contacts
C) additional home visits
D) all of the above

Question 6

Intensive supervision programs have not shown significant reductions in future crimes.

Question 7

Which of the following is a goal of Intensive Supervision Programs

A) to increase prison populations
B) to decrease prison populations

Question 8

Swift, Certain, and Fair must is based on

A) deterrence theory
B) rehabilitation
C) social support theory
D) retribution

Question 9

The HOPE model was designed to provide _______punishments

A) tougher
B) quicker
C) individualized
D) lighter

Question 10

Day-reporting centers are designed to provide a location in which offenders check-in daily, receive treatment, and provide supervision.

Question 11

Electronic monitoring is often paired with house arrest to ensure that the offender remains at home.

Question 12

The goals of electronic monitoring generally include all of the following except

A) cost-effective way to maintain direct supervision
B) increased surveillance of higher risk offenders
C) increases options for the parole board to release higher risk offenders
D) improve rehabilitation efforts of offenders

Question 13

Shock incarceration is a method in which offenders are

A) surprised to get a sentence to prison
B) an offender is sentenced to prison and then released early to probation
C) ordered to probation and then sent to prison as a revocation
D) found not guilty by reason of insanity
E) all of the above

Question 14

There are two types of reinforcement

A) positive and negative reinforcement
B) positive and interactional reinforcement
C) negative and varied reinforcement
D) varied and positive reinforcement

Question 15

As probation and parole officers work with offenders, they should take into account ____ and _____ when addressing behavior.

A) risk and seriousness of the behavior
B) age and race of the offender
C) seriousness of the behavior and health of the offender
D) sex and race of the offender
E) all of the above

Question 16

As probation and parole officers detect non-compliant behavior, they can

A) request revocation
B) request administrative review
C) increase contacts
D) assess current situation
E) all of the above

Question 17

Why are graduated responses important components of the criminal justice system?

Question 18

Why would additional monitoring and traditional intensive supervision programs lead to increased technical violations?

Question 19

Swift, certain, and fair programs, like HOPE, have gotten a lot of attention. Why do you think these programs are so popular? Why might they not have a significant impact on recidivism?

Question 20

Why would giving officers options in the field to address behavior, lead to reduced revocations?

Question 21

Should offenders be revoked for technical violations only? Defend your answer.

Question 22

Should offenders have legal representation at a violation hearing? Should the same level of findings (beyond a reasonable doubt) be applied to revocations instead of preponderance of evidence?

Question 23

What are the goals of electronic monitoring (in your county)?

Question 24

How will cases be selected for the program (criteria), and what is the ra?tionale?

Question 25

How will the program be evaluated (what are the outcome indicators you plan to examine)?