Question 1

The most restrictive level of home monitoring is:

Accepted Answer

Home incarceration is the most restrictive level of home monitoring, as it typically requires the individual to remain at home at all times, except for pre-approved activities like medical appointments.

Question 2

Offenders sentenced to shock incarceration usually spend ____ in prison or jail before being released and resentenced to probation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

What type of electronic monitoring involves an offender being contacted periodically by telephone or beeper to verify his or her whereabouts?

Accepted Answer

Programmed contact involves the use of telephones or beepers to periodically verify an offender's location.

Question 4

What level of home monitoring requires that offenders remain home at all times,with exceptions being made for education,employment,counseling,or other specified activities such as the purchase of food,or in some instances attendance at religious ceremonies?

Accepted Answer

The level of home monitoring that requires offenders to remain home at all times, with limited exceptions, is home detention. Curfew allows offenders to be out of the home during specified times, home incarceration is a more severe level of monitoring that may involve electronically locking the offender inside the home at all times, and home probation typically allows for more freedom of movement and activity.

Question 5

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Question 6

What level of home monitoring requires the offender to remain home at all times,save for medical emergencies?

Accepted Answer

Home incarceration is the strictest level of home monitoring, requiring the offender to remain at home at all times except for medical emergencies.

Question 7

The idea that the more effectively offenders are controlled,the more likely they are to be caught violating the terms of their conditional release is called _____________________________.

Accepted Answer

The paradox of community corrections refers to the phenomenon where increased supervision and control of offenders on conditional release leads to a higher likelihood of detecting violations, thus increasing the chances of them being caught and possibly reincarcerated.

Question 8

What type of electronic monitoring involves an offender wearing a device around the wrist,ankle,or neck,which sends out a continuous signal?

Accepted Answer

Continuous signaling involves an offender wearing a device that sends out a continuous signal to monitor their location or compliance with certain conditions.

Question 9

Probation is the least common form of punishment in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Probation is actually one of the most common forms of punishment in the United States, especially for non-violent offenses.

Question 10

This is the criticism that intermediate sanctions designed to divert offenders from prison actually increase the number of citizens who are under the control and surveillance of the American corrections system.

Accepted Answer

"Widening the net" refers to the phenomenon where intermediate sanctions intended to divert offenders from prison end up increasing the number of individuals under correctional control, rather than reducing it.

Question 11

Which form of shock incarceration was modeled after military basic training,emphasizing strict discipline,manual labor,and physical training?

Accepted Answer

Boot camp is the form of shock incarceration that is modeled after military basic training, emphasizing strict discipline, manual labor, and physical training. Intensive supervision probation, pretrial diversion programs, and scared straight programs do not have the same emphasis on military-style training.

Question 12

A punishment-oriented form of probation in which the offender is placed under stricter and more frequent surveillance and control than conventional probation by probation officers with limited caseloads is a(n):

Accepted Answer

Intensive supervision probation is a form of probation that involves stricter and more frequent surveillance and control, with probation officers managing smaller caseloads to closely monitor offenders.

Question 13

Split sentence probation is also known as shock probation.

Accepted Answer

Split sentence probation is also commonly referred to as shock probation, making the statement true.

Question 14

What level of home monitoring requires offenders to be in their homes at specific hours,usually at night?

Accepted Answer

A curfew is a monitoring requirement that requires offenders to be in their homes at specific hours, usually at night. Home detention, home incarceration, and home probation do not necessarily have specific time requirements for being in the home.

Question 15

Community-based corrections programs are more cost efficient than incarceration.

Accepted Answer

Community-based corrections programs such as probation, parole, and electronic monitoring are less expensive than incarceration as they do not involve the high costs of housing, feeding, and providing healthcare to inmates. Additionally, these programs allow individuals to remain in their communities and continue working or attending school, reducing the potential for lost productivity and employment opportunities.

Question 16

A majority of states limit Intensive Supervision Probation to offenders who:

Accepted Answer

Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) is often reserved for offenders who have not violated probation before, as it is a more stringent form of probation meant to closely monitor those who might otherwise be at risk of reoffending.

Question 17

Scared Straight and boot camp are two forms of ____.

Accepted Answer

Scared Straight and boot camp are both forms of shock incarceration, which are designed to deter criminal behavior through intense, short-term experiences.

Question 18

Community-based corrections are an important means of diverting criminals to alternative modes of punishment so that scarce incarceration resources are consumed by only the most dangerous criminals.

Accepted Answer

Community-based corrections, such as probation and parole, aim to reduce the reliance on incarceration for all offenders and help them successfully reintegrate into society, while prioritizing the use of jails and prisons for those who pose the highest risk to public safety. This helps to efficiently manage criminal justice resources and reduce the overall costs of the justice system.

Question 19

A community-based sanction in which offenders serve their terms of incarceration in their homes is called:

Accepted Answer

Home confinement is a sanction where offenders serve their incarceration terms at home, often with electronic monitoring.

Question 20

While Sandra is serving her sentence in the community,she failed to satisfy the conditions of her probation sentence.What would be the first stage in her probation revocation?

Accepted Answer

The first stage in the probation revocation process is a preliminary hearing, where it is determined if there is probable cause to believe that a violation occurred.

Quiz 10: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions