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Nationwide, approx 12% of parolees successfully complete parole
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False
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In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit police officers from conducting a warrantless search of a person who is subject to a parole search condition, even when there is no suspicion of criminal wrongdoing and the sole reason for the search is because the person is on parole
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True
Samson v. California |
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The Serious Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) provides additional services,such as education and skills training to offenders who are most likely to pose a risk to the community upon release.
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True
There are 89 reentry sites |
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A typical caseload for an intensive supervision probation officer is 250 probationers.
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False
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The U.S. Supreme Court has held that parole boards do not have to specify the evidence used in deciding to deny parole.
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True
Greenholtz v. Nebraska Penal inmates |
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A probation officer does not need a search warrant or probable cause to search a probationer's residence
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True
Griffin v. Wisconsin |
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There are far mor offenders in prison today than are serving community-based programs
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False
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Offecnder who have been paroled generally avoid serving time in prison, while probationers are incarcerated before release.
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False
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Split Sentencing involves a brief period of incarceration in prison and shock probation involves a brief period of incarceration in jail.
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False
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Split sentences and shock probation result from decisions made by judicial authority
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True
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If a probationer does not claim a right against self-incrimination, any statements made to a probation officer may be used as evidence
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True
Minnesota v. Murphy |
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Working as a probation or parole officer is attractive because of the small caseloads and ample opportunities for career mobility.
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False
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Recent research indicates that offenders sentenced to shock incarceration have lower recidivism rates than offenders sentenced to ordinary prisons.
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False
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Probation, parole, hone confinement, & electric monitoring are examples of:
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community-based corrections
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Who is recognized as the world's first probation officer:
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John Augustus
at first only supervised only drunkards. bailed out over 2,000 convicts |
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Bob is sentenced to probation. The conditions of his probation, and all probationers in this jurisdiction, include maintaining employment, possessing no firearms, obeying all laws and meeting with his po. These are ________ conditions.
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general
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Which of the following statements about probation is false?
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Convicted murderers and rapists cannot be sentenced to probation
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Discretionary parole is granted by
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a parole board
15 states have abolished this type of parole |
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Which of the following is not a function of a probation or parole officers work:
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assistance to prosecutors by conducting arrests and investigations
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All of the following are advantages of using probation instead of imprisonment except:
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increased risk to the community
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Morrissey v. Brewer provides procedural safeguards to parolees at ________ hearings.
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revocations
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Which model, describing the duties of probation and parole officers, see clients as "wards" whom officers are expected to control?
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correctional
emphasizes community protection which officers are supposed to achieve through careful and close supervison |
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Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve weekends in jail and receive probation supervision during the week?
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mixed sentence
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Which of the following sentences is not an example of an intermediate sanction:
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simple probation
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which intermediate sanction resembles a military-style boot camp?
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shock incarceration
primarily used for young first time offenders and usually last for 90 to 180 days |
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Research has shown that shock incarceration programs:
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can save money
Georgia was first to establish this. reduces expenditures for care and custody, avoids capital costs for new prison construction |
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What type of probation might require face-to-face contacts between the officer and the probationer five times a week, a mandatory curfew, having a job and submitting to weekly alcohol and drug testing?
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intensive
Georgia was first state to implement ISP strictest form of probation for adults in the U.S. |
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Revocation of probation or parole:
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requires procedural safeguards including a hearing
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Which of the following is not cited as a disadvantage of probation and parole?
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Probation and parole programs are underused, enabling practitioners to adequately supervise.
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Mempa v. Ray held that a probationse should have the opportunity for _________ before a deferred prison sentence can be imposed.
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counsel
both notice and a hearing are required before revocation and the probationer should have representation. |
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Probation is ordered by:
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the court
goal is to retain some control over criminal offenders while using community programs to help rehabilitate them. |
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What is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the U.S.?
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probation
between 20% to 60% of those found quilty of crimes are sentenced to some form of probation. |
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According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics study, about what percentage of people convicted of homocides are placed on probation?
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5
violent offenders stand a 1 in 5 chance of receiving a probationary term |
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Which of the following sentences is a prisoner reentry strategy?
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parole
a correctional strategy whose primary purpose is to retain offenders gradually to productive lives |
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What is the most common method of release from prison?
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statutory release
usually involves a brief mandatory period of post release supervision |
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What percentage of inmates successfully completes parole?
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44
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Who makes federal parole decisions?
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United States Parole Commission
They employ hearing examiners to visit federal prisons |
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Which of the following is not one of the most frequent violations for which revocation occurs?
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committed a new crime
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to extend the exclusionary rule to searches conducted by whom?
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parole officers
Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole v. Scott |
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Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve time in a local jail before a period of supervised probation?
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split sentence
90 days in jail followed by 2 years of supervised probation, is a typical split sentence. frequently given to minor drug offenders |
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Who makes the release decision when an offender is sentenced to shock parole?
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the parole board
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Which of the following intermediate sanctions exposes offenders to a highly regimented environment involving strict discipline, physical training, and hard labor?
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shock incarceration
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Which of the following is not a finding from the 1995 study of the operation of shock incarceration programs in 8 states?
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the impact of recidivism is significant
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What is often described as the strictest form of probation for adults in the United States?
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intensive probation supervision
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What kind of parole hearing determines whether the parolee has violated the conditions of his or her parole?
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revocation hearing
24% of adults on parole, as well as 24% on probation have their conditional release revoked |
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Whichof the following is not a disadvantafe of probation or parole?
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increased opportunities for rehavilitation
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Virtually every person incarcerated in jail and 97% of those incarcerated in prison?
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will eventually be released back into society
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The release of an inmate from prison that is determined by a statute or sentencing guidelines and is not decided by a parole board or other authority.
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mandatory release
has increased 91% since 1990 |
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Federal Probation officers have the authority to arrest probation violators, but they are encouraged to obtain an arrest warrant from a court and have the warrant executed by:
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The U.S Marshals Service
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