Deck 1: The Criminal Justice System

Question 1

The largest segment of offenders under correctional control on any day can be found in the __________ system.

A) probation
B) jail
C) prison
D) parole

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A split sentence:

A) mandates a long wait before execution
B) requires the offender to serve time both in jail and prison for the instant offense
C) combines electric shock with incarceration in jail
D) combines jail with probation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

An example of the pre-adjudication level of the justice system is a:

A) pretrial release program
B) probation
C) parole
D) day fine

Answer 3

A

Question 4

__________ is the release of an offender from incarceration prior to expiration of sentence on condition of good behavior and supervision in the community.

A) probation
B) diversion
C) parole
D) restitution

Question 5

Which of the following, is an example of an intermediate sanction?

A) house arrest
B) day reporting center
C) community service
D) all of the above

Question 6

Before 1969, the study of post-adjudication processing of criminal law offenders was commonly referred to as penology.

Question 7

For criminal convictions, more offenders are placed on probation than all the other sentencing alternatives combined.

Question 8

The "abandon" parole movement began in the 1970s.

Question 9

As the prison populations have risen, the number of persons on parole has dropped sharply.

Question 10

One out of every 38 adult residents in the United States is under correctional control every day.

Question 11

Which of the following is not included in the criminal justice system?

A) law enforcement
B) prosecution
C) congress
D) courts
E) corrections

Question 12

Match each corresponding item.
-Violation of a criminal statute=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 13

Match each corresponding item.
-Court sentence not usually involving confinement, generally requires supervision in community=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 14

Match each corresponding item.
-Short-term confinement facility=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 15

Match each corresponding item.
-State-level confinement facility for offenders serving sentence of at least one year=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 16

Match each corresponding item.
-Pre-imprisonment community correctional program=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 17

Match each corresponding item.
-Home detention=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 18

Match each corresponding item.
-Jail followed by probation=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 19

Match each corresponding item.
-Release of an offender from confinement prior to expiration of sentence, on condition of good behavior

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 20

Match each corresponding item.
-Earlier term for the study of post-adjudication processing of criminal law offenders=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 21

Match each corresponding item.
-Criminal sanctions falling short of confinement=

A) crime
B) probation
C) jail
D) prison
E) intermediate punishments
F) house arrest
G) split sentence
H) parole
I) penology
J) deferred prosecution

Question 22

Explain the difference between a jail and a prison.

Question 23

Discuss the relationship between the prison rate and the parole population.

Question 24

If probation and parole were abolished completely, what effect would this have on the prison systems?

Question 25

Develop an argument for increased use of community corrections.

Question 26

Why does law enforcement and the courts play a part in corrections?

Question 27

Define probation, parole, prison and jails.

Question 28

What is the difference between pre-adjudication and post-adjudication?

Question 29

Have you ever known someone on probation? What conditions did they have to meet?

Question 30

Define the following terms: community corrections, corrections, criminal justice system, incarceration, intermediate sanctions, jail, parole, post-adjudication, pre-release, prison, probation, and split sentence.

Question 31

How does corrections in the community differ from institutional corrections?