Deck 11: Special Populations in Community Corrections

Question 1

Select the primary reason that probation and parole agencies have specialized caseloads.

A) easier to monitor
B) train officers specific to the population
C) better relationship with providers
D) higher risk population

Answer 1

B

Question 2

All sex offenders should be treated as high risk.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Sex offender notification was a part of what law?

A) Jennifer's Law
B) Winfred's Law
C) Megan's Law
D) Sally's Law

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Treatment for sex offenders has one of the highest successful completion rates.

Question 5

Static risk assessments for sexual offenders often include all of the following except

A) age of the offender
B) history of offending
C) marital status
D) current employment status
E) income of the offender

Question 6

An example of an acute measure of risk is

A) unemployment
B) education level
C) history of criminal behavior
D) attitudes towards offense

Question 7

There are five times as many mentally ill people in prison as the general population.

Question 8

Mentally ill offenders are more likely to engage in new criminal behavior than non-mentally ill offenders

Question 9

Identify the reasons that mentally ill offenders end up in prison and jail at such a higher rate. Mark all that apply.

A) more criminal than non-mentally ill people
B) arrested for homelessness
C) poor and therefore cannot afford bond
D) difficult time coping with incarceration

Question 10

Driving under the influence results in 1 person being killed every 50 minutes.

Question 11

For every time a person is caught drinking and driving, research shows that they drove ___ without being caught

A) 80+
B) 50
C) 25
D) 10
E) None of the above

Question 12

Supervision of DUI drivers is difficult. Monitoring Interlock devices include which of the following:

A) confirm the device is on the car
B) review blows/pictures of the driver
C) respond to positive blows
D) follow drivers to ensure they are not drinking

Question 13

All domestic violence offenders are high risk.

Question 14

Given that popularity of the Duluth Model it has been proven to be effective in treatment domestic violence.

Question 15

The following are types of domestic violence offenders (Mark all that apply)

A) Intimate terrorist
B) Violent resister
C) Passive reactor
D) Situational couple violence

Question 16

Research has shown that juvenile offenders are very similar to adult offenders.

Question 17

The Supreme Court finding in Roper v Simmons (2005) made it unconstitutional for

A) juvenile offenders to be tried as an adult
B) juvenile offenders to be interviewed without a parent or guardian present
C) juveniles to be sentenced to death
D) juveniles to be housed with adults

Question 18

RECLAIM Ohio was successful in which of the following

A) reducing custody population for juveniles
B) providing opportunities for local treatment
C) increase sentencing options for judges
D) keep lower risk youth out of incarcerated events
E) all of the above
F) none of the above

Question 19

Why would a probation and parole agency create specialized caseloads?

Question 20

Given the effectiveness of sex offender treatment, should more sexual offenders remain in the community to receive treatment?

Question 21

Why would it be important to have sex offenders on specialized caseloads?

Question 22

If mentally ill offenders have no higher recidivism rates than those without mental illness, explain why there are more mentally ill offenders in jail and prison.

Question 23

What could a probation agency do to reduce the technical violations that are applied to mentally ill offenders?

Question 24

The recidivism rate for a 1st DUI driver to get a second DUI in 5 years is less than 5%. Given this low percentage, should 1st time DUI drivers get diversion. Defend your answer.

Question 25

The Duluth Model for domestic violence offenders has shown to be ineffective. Why do you think agencies still use the curriculum?

Question 26

Why are there national registries for sex offenders but not other types of offenders? Should there be national registries for domestic violence offenders?

Question 27

As we begin to understand adolescent development, we are learning that juveniles' brains are not fully developed until age 25. In contrast, most states juvenile system stops at 18. Should the juvenile system be extended to 25 years of age? Defend your answer.