Accounting
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Banking
Biology & Life Science
Business
Business Communication
Business Development
Business Ethics
Business Law
Chemistry
Communication
Computer Science
Counseling
Criminal Law
Curriculum & Instruction
Design
Earth Science
Economic
Education
Engineering
Finance
History & Theory
Humanities
Human Resource
International Business
Investments & Securities
Journalism
Law
Management
Marketing
Medicine
Medicine & Health Science
Nursing
Philosophy
Physic
Psychology
Real Estate
Science
Social Science
Sociology
Special Education
Speech
Visual Arts
Counseling
Q:
Discuss how a prison is organized.
Q:
Describe the three models of corrections that have predominated since the 1940s.
Q:
Explain the use-of-force mechanisms available to correctional officers if needed inside the prison walls.
Q:
Discuss the importance of prison programs in the prevention of future recidivism. How can the general public be encouraged to buy into the concept of programs such as vocational education as well as college degree programs for prisoners?
Q:
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) enacted by Congress in 2004 establishes a zero-tolerance standard for the incidence of rape in prison. Even with the passage of this act, prison rapes continue in the nation's prisons. What steps can a warden take in order to prevent sexual violence in prison?
Q:
Imagine that you are a prison warden and it is your responsibility is to hire and retain a competent correctional staff. What methods would you use to recruit new hires and what incentives would you guarantee your current employees to keep them on staff?
Q:
Compare and contrast two prison gangs. What issues do gangs in prisons pose for correctional staff?
Q:
What special issues do prison administrators have to take into account when implementing programs for female inmates? Should women have a different standard of punishment? Why or why not? Could such differences be considered gender discrimination?
Q:
Discuss how the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission has impacted the rights and treatment of inmates.
Q:
How did the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Plataimpact the constitutional rights of prisoners?
Q:
Federal funding for inmates to obtain higher education has been cut drastically in the past few years. Critics of these programs claim that they take money away from noncriminal students who need funding; however, educational programs may help inmates from committing more crimes after release. Offer two examples of how this problem might be resolved.
Q:
Discuss the different subcultures in a men's and women's prison. How might these differences be explained?
Q:
How can a good classification system help keep order in prisons?
Q:
Discuss the issues that influence the difficulty of recruiting correctional officers.
Q:
_____ separates those inmates being victimized from the general prison population..
Q:
The _______ criminal finds that functioning in the prison society is difficult.
Q:
Prison staff in the ________ group serves inmates and their needs.
Q:
Retribution would be an aspect of _______ model of incarceration.
Q:
Racist attitudes, common in the larger society, have become part of the "________," or implicit rules of life.
Q:
_________ is the choice of those who cut themselves off from the outside and try to construct a life within the prison.
Q:
Often described as the ________, these norms and values develop within the prison social system and help to define the inmate's image of the model prisoner.
Q:
Officers who establish _______, or secret, relationships can be manipulated by prisoners into smuggling contraband or committing other illegal acts.
Q:
________ includes programs designed to improve the lives of inmates, such as vocational training, remedial education, and work opportunities.
Q:
______ include anything that enhances the comfort of the inmates, such as good food, clean cells, and recreational opportunities.
Q:
The _________ model emphasizes maintaining the offender's ties to family and community as a method of reform.
Q:
______ is the concept of male honor and the sacredness of one's reputation as a man.
Q:
In today's prison system, the _______ has the closest contact with prisoners.
Q:
Discuss the philosophical assumptions that underlie community corrections.
Q:
Why would a probation officer elect not to try to revoke a probationer's probation if he or she has had a technical violation. Discuss the ethics of this decision.
Q:
Through the use of examples, illustrate the positive attributes associated with probation.
Q:
Through the use of examples, discuss how the American public can be convinced to support home confinement when so many individuals feel as though such sanctions are a slap on the wrist.
Q:
Discuss the purposes and effectiveness or ineffectiveness of community service as a form of punishment.
Q:
Describe the types of intermediate sanctions and how they are administered.
Q:
How can community engagement promote new ideas in handling offenders on probation?
Q:
Morris and Tonry have stated that intermediate sanctions are rarely used in the United States, and judges tend to rely mostly on incarceration and probation. Discuss why this is the case.
Q:
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of community corrections programs. How are these programs viewed by the public?
Q:
Discuss why many criticsbelieve that boot camps have failed in their attempt to "scare offenders straight."
Q:
Fines are administered by the ______.
Q:
Community corrections still lacks widespread support and is often viewed as being _____ on crime.
Q:
Boot camps are administered in the _____.
Q:
_______ is probation granted under conditions of strict reporting to a probation officer with a limited caseload.
Q:
When comparing the costs of community supervision and incarceration, community supervision is _____ expensive than ______.
Q:
A(n) ____ is a community correctional center where an offender reports each day to comply with elements of a sentence.
Q:
In Sacramento, California, the probation department added to the functionality of its officers' official vehicles by installing _____ that use cameras to automatically examine and scan for license plates of stolen vehicles.
Q:
A(n) _____ sentence requires the offender to perform a certain amount of unpaid labor in the community.
Q:
Studies have shown that the fine is used widely as a criminal sanction and that nationally, well over _____ in fines is collected annually.
Q:
Probation can end when the probationer status is _____because of misbehavior.
Q:
As criminal justice agencies cope with budget cuts, observers anticipate that there may be greater reliance on ____ to handle many of the duties previously managed by professionals.
Q:
____ is the conditional release of the offender into the community, under the supervision of correctional officials.
Q:
Rates of ____ for those ending a community corrections sentence are about the same as those of offenders leaving prison.
Q:
_____ occurs when the use of intermediate sanctions results in more people coming under the control of the criminal justice system than would have otherwise.
Q:
______ suffer from the image of being soft on crime.
Q:
Short-term, intense boot camps are also referred to as _____.
Q:
There are two types of ISP: probation diversion and _____ diversion.
Q:
A sentence requiring the offender to remain inside his or her home during specified periods is called ____.
Q:
Seizure by the government of property and other assets is called ______.
Q:
Repayment by an offender to a victim is called _____.
Q:
A sum of money paid to the state by a convicted person as punishment is called a(n) ____.
Q:
Probation can be revoked when a probationer commits a new crime or a(n) ______.
Q:
In the case of ____ the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that probationers have the right to an attorney.
Q:
The _____ model emphasis reparation to the victim and the community, approaching crime from a problem-solving perspective.
Q:
________ is considered the first probation officer in the United States.
Q:
A conditional sentence allowing the offender to serve the sanctions imposed by the court while having free movement within the community is called _____.
Q:
A return to criminal behavior is called ______.
Q:
From 1995 to 2012, the number of Americans under community supervision grew from 3.7 million to
a. 3.8 million.
b. 4.8 million.
c. 8.8 million.
d. 12.8 million.
Q:
Which is true concerning community corrections?
a. Greater caseload leads to greater pressures.
b. It is supported by the increased use of evidence-based practices.
c. Offenders today require closer supervision.
d. All of the above.
Q:
A sentence requiring the offender to perform a certain amount of unpaid labor in the community is called
a. retribution.
b. restitution.
c. community service.
d. forfeiture.
Q:
Judge Boylen has just sentenced a young adult female after she entered a plea of guilty for the charge of reckless endangerment. She is a first-time offender who is a college student and works part time. Judge Boylen gave the offender a sentence that fit the crime. The offender will be forced to make monetary payment to the court and spend ample time in the community. Which statement is true about evocation and termination ofprobation?
a. Parole officers have some discretion as to whether they will recommend revocation for a technical offense.
b. Revocation could ultimately save $50,000 or more in prison costs.
c. Revocation rates for probationers differ significantly between jurisdictions.
d. All of the above.
Q:
Judge Boylen has just sentenced a young adult female after she entered a plea of guilty for the charge of reckless endangerment. She is a first-time offender who is a college student and works part time. Judge Boylen gave the offender a sentence that fit the crime. The offender will be forced to make monetary payment to the court and spend ample time in the community. Judge Boylen also ordered a portion of female offender's savings account be seized because of the likelihood that it came from the sale of illegal drugs, which is an example of
a. a fine.
b. asset displacement.
c. repayment.
d. forfeiture.
Q:
Judge Boylen has just sentenced a young adult female after she entered a plea of guilty for the charge of reckless endangerment. She is a first-time offender who is a college student and works part time. Judge Boylen gave the offender a sentence that fit the crime. The offender will be forced to make monetary payment to the court and spend ample time in the community. Judge Boylen required that the female offender pay money into the court system as a type of punishment, which is referred to as
a. bond.
b. bail.
c. forfeiture.
d. a fine.
Q:
Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to 6 years of probation based upon manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that he must spend in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to the property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. If Megan's client were to commit a crime, the client would be in _______ violation of their parole.
a. irreversible.
b. specific.
c. technical.
d. general.
Q:
Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to 6 years of probation based upon manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that he must spend in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to the property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. If Megan's client were to commit a crime, this would be referred to as
a. return offender.
b. recriminalization.
c. recidivism.
d. redundancy.
Q:
Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to 6 years of probation based upon manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that he must spend in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to the property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. Megan, most likely, has a small caseload. Her caseload consists of how many clients?
a. Less than 20
b. 21-60
c. 61-80
d. 81-100
Q:
Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to 6 years of probation based upon manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that he must spend in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to the property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. Megan's client must pay for the damages he was responsible for when he was manufacturing drugs. The monies he will pay back will be considered
a. community service.
b. fines.
c. restitution.
d. forfeiture.
Q:
Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to 6 years of probation based upon manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that he must spend in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to the property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. Megan's client is forced to spend a specific, detailed amount of time in his home as part of his probation., which is referredto as
a. restitution.
b. fines.
c. home confinement.
d. day reporting.
Q:
Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to 6 years of probation based upon manufacturing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that he must spend in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to the property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. Megan's client is most likely participating in which type of probation?
a. Probation diversion
b. Institutional diversion
c. Tiered diversion
d. Effective diversion
Q:
Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed by the state. Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and often gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job. In the middle of the night, Chan Le is called to respond to one of his new clients who has been caught shoplifting a small amount of merchandise from a local department store. Two days prior, this client failed a drug test. Which is true about the role Chan plays in the revocation and termination ofprobation?
a. Chan has some discretion as to whether he will recommend revocation for a technical offense.
b. Revocation could ultimately save $50,000 or more in prison costs.
c. Chan's revocation rates for probationers probably differ significantly from other jurisdictions.
d. Only a and c.
Q:
Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed by the state. Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and often gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job. In the middle of the night, Chan Le is called to respond to one of his new clients who has been caught shoplifting a small amount of merchandise from a local department store. Two days prior, this client failed a drug test. Chan Le's client most likely has a(n) ________ rate of recidivism on probation as compared to if he had been incarcerated.
a. increased
b. decreased
c. equal
d. slightly increased
Q:
Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed by the state. Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and often gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job. In the middle of the night, Chan Le is called to respond to one of his new clients who has been caught shoplifting a small amount of merchandise from a local department store. Two days prior, this client failed a drug test. If Chan Le tries to have his client's probation revoked, the client will first need to have a(n)
a. preliminary hearing.
b. disposition.
c. adjudication.
d. finding of fact hearing.
Q:
Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed by the state. Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and often gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job. In the middle of the night, Chan Le is called to respond to one of his new clients who has been caught shoplifting a small amount of merchandise from a local department store. Two days prior, this client failed a drug test. When Chan Le's client failed his drug test, he committed a
a. crime.
b. technical violation.
c. permanent violation.
d. legal violation.