Chapter 10 Flashcards
Which of the following refers to a court order taking away a convicted offender’s probationary status and usually withdrawing the conditional freedom associated with that status in response to a violation of the conditions of probation?
Probation revocation
Which of the following refers to the status of a convicted offender who has been conditionally released from prison by a paroling authority before the expiration of his or her sentence?
Parole
Which of the following refers to the managed return to the community of individuals released from prison?
Prisoner reentry
Which of the following refers to a state paroling authority?
Parole board
Which of the following refers to the release of an inmate from prison to supervision that is decided by a parole board or other authority?
Discretionary release
Which of the following refers to the release of an inmate from prison that is determined by statue or sentencing guidelines and is not decided by a parole board or other authority?
Mandatory release
Which of the following refers to an act or a failure to act by a parolee (or probationer) that does not conform to the conditions of his or her parole (or probation)?
Parole (probation) violation
Which of the following refers to the general and special limits imposed on an offender who is released on parole?
Conditions of parole
Which of the following refers to the administrative action of a paroling authority removing a person from parole status in response to a violation of lawfully required conditions of parole?
Parole revocation
Which of the following refers to a court requirement that an alleged or convicted offender pay money or provide services to the victim of the crime or provide services to the community?
Restitution
Which of the following refers to a hearing held before a legally constituted hearing body to determine whether a parolee or probationer has violated the conditions and requirements of his or her parole or probation?
Revocation hearing
Which of the following refers to the release of an inmate from prison to community supervision with a set of conditions for remaining on parole?
Conditional release
Which of the following refers to the number of probation or parole clients assigned to one probation or parole officer for supervision?
Caseload
Which of the following refers to the use of split sentencing, shock probation, community service, or home confinement in lieu of traditional sanctions?
Intermediate sanctions
Which of the following refers to a sentence explicitly requiring the convicted offender to serve a period of confinement in a local, state, or federal facility, followed by a period of probation?
Split sentence
Which of the following refers to the practice of sentencing offenders to prison, allowing them to apply for probationary release, and enacting such release in surprise fashion?
Shock probation
Which of the following refers to a sentencing option that makes use of “boot camp”-type prisons to impress on convicted offenders the realities of prison life?
Shock incarceration
Which of the following refers to the repetition of criminal behavior?
Recidivism
Which of the following refers to a sentence that requires that a convicted offender serve weekends in a confinement facility while undergoing probationary supervision in the community?
Mixed sentence
Which of the following refers to a sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency?
Community service
When utilizing shock probation, the judge sentences an offender to a prison term, then suspends the sentence before the offender actually starts to serve the sentence in a jail or prison.
False
Community service is a sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency.
True
A split sentence requires an offender to serve at least part of his or her sentence in a jail or prison, followed by a longer period on probation.
True
Restitution is a count requirement that offenders pay money or provide services to the victim of the crime or provide services to the community.
True
Parole is the statue of an offender conditionally released from a prison by a paroling authority prior to the expiration of his or her sentence.
True
Probation is the conditional freedom granted by a judicial officer to an adjudicated adult or juvenile offender after a period of incarceration.
False
Only three states still have parole boards that decide when an incarcerated offender is ready for conditional release. Most of that function has been taken over by prison authorities.
False
If a judge orders that convicted offender’s sentence be suspended and places the offender on probation, no further steps can be taken to reinstate the suspended prison time regardless of the offender’s behavior while on probation.
False
The number of probation and parole clients assigned to one probation or parole officer for supervision is referred to as the caseload of the officer.
True
Any act or failure to act by a probationer (or parolee) that does not conform to the conditions of probation (or parole) is referred to as a violation.
True
In 1979, the case of Greenholtz v Georgia established that parole boards do not have to specify the evidence used in deciding to deny parole.
False
The 1983 US Supreme Court case of Bearden v Georgia established that probation could not be revoked for failure to pay a fine and make restitution if it could not be shown that the defendant was responsible for the failure.
True
According to Minnesota v. Murphy, a probationer’s incriminating statements to a probation officer may be used as evidence if the the probationer does not specifically claim a right against self-incrimination.
True
Shock incarceration requires that offenders serve weekends in jail and receive probation supervision during the week.
False
Mixed sentences utilize military-style “boot camp” prison settings to provide highly regimented environments involving strict discipline physical training, and hard labor.
False
Intensive probation supervision has been described as the “strictest form of probation for adults in the US”.
True
Home confinement can also be referred to as house arrest.
True
Community service usually makes use of a system of remote location monitoring.
False
Parole boards grant parole based on their judgement and assessment.
True
Today, probation is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the US.
True
