Deck 5: Probation

Question 1

Which is the first stage of the revocation proceeding?

A) Sentencing stage
B) Preliminary hearing
C) Hearing stage
D) Adjudication hearing

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Probation officers tend to be _________.

A) white and male
B) non-white and male
C) white and female
D) non-white and female

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Probation began when a man being charged with __________ was bailed out and helped to become a functioning and productive member within the community.

A) drunkenness
B) statutory rape
C) burglary
D) trespassing

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Probation is a sanction that serves to reduce prison overcrowding.

Question 5

Which is not a basic category used to describe the probation officer's general tendency when supervising offenders?

A) Paternal officer
B) Maternal officer
C) Punitive officer
D) Welfare worker

Question 6

Which sentence is most likely for offenders of serious crime?

A) Probation
B) Prison
C) Jail
D) Parole

Question 7

Which state was the last to formally establish adult probation?

A) North Dakota
B) Oregon
C) Kentucky
D) Mississippi

Question 8

Which stage of probation revocation proceedings provides the offender an opportunity to refute the evidence provided?

A) Preliminary hearing
B) Hearing stage
C) Arraignment
D) Sentencing stage

Question 9

Applicants for federal probation officer positions may not be older than _____ years old.

A) 45
B) 35
C) 37
D) 40

Question 10

Which is the primary purpose of the presentence investigation report?

A) Provides the court with past history of the defendant
B) Provides the court with prior convictions of the defendant
C) Provides the court with drug and alcohol issues of the defendant
D) Provides the court with the necessary information from which a sentencing decision can be derived

Question 11

Who is often responsible for completing the presentence investigation report?

A) Probation officer
B) District Attorney's office
C) Public Defender's office
D) Sheriff's office

Question 12

Probationers have general conditions of probation that they must meet. Which of the following conditions is not a general condition of probation?

A) The probationer can possess a firearm.
B) The probationer cannot leave the jurisdiction without court approval.
C) The probationer must remain drug-free.
D) The probationer must pay probation fees.

Question 13

From the standpoint of the probation officer, what are the two most important sections of the presentence investigation report?

A) Evaluation and assessment
B) Recommendation and interviews
C) Evaluation and recommendation
D) Assessment and interviews

Question 14

The __________ will view the offender more as a client rather than a supervisee on his or her caseload. These individuals believe that, ultimately, the best way they can enhance security and safety of the community is by reforming the offender.

A) punitive officer
B) welfare worker
C) paternal officer
D) passive agent

Question 15

The recommended caseload size for a probation officer with a low risk adult caseload is:

A) 20.
B) 50.
C) 200.
D) 1,000.

Question 16

Probation has its origins in what country?

A) England
B) France
C) Spain
D) United States

Question 17

The father of modern probation is__________.

A) Cesare Beccaria
B) Alexander Maconochie
C) William Penn
D) John Augustus

Question 18

The __________ tends to view his or her job as just that, a job. These individuals will tend to do as little as possible, and they do not have passion for their jobs.

A) passive agent
B) paternal officer
C) welfare worker
D) punitive officer

Question 19

Which state is known as the home of probation?

A) Pennsylvania
B) Massachusetts
C) New York
D) Connecticut

Question 20

Most probation officers have at least what level of education?

A) High school degree/GED
B) Vocational training
C) College degree
D) Master's degree

Question 21

The presentence investigation (PSI) report is typically the final point of assessment and is rarely utilized when the offender is first brought into a prison facility.

Question 22

Probation does not exist at the federal level.

Question 23

Identify and discuss the qualifications, characteristics, and nature of work of most probation officers.

Question 24

Essentially, there are two primary cases that established due process rights for probationers. Identify and explain each case and their role in the revocation process.

Question 25

Probation offers a dual role: law enforcers and brokers of services. These two spectrums, working in seeming contraction with one another, mean that four basic categories emerge that describe the officer's general tendency when supervising officers. Identify and explain the four categories.

Question 26

In many cases, probation is administered through the same jurisdiction that also oversees the jailhouse.

Question 27

The judge often is not the primary decision-maker in regard to an offender's sentencing and/or the granting probation.

Question 28

Most probation officers do not carry a firearm.

Question 29

Corrections are intended to do more than simply punish the offender but instead seek to reform the offender.

Question 30

Without the use of probation sanctions, jails would simply collapse in their operation.

Question 31

There is rarely agreement between the probation officer's recommendations and the judge's decision when sentencing.