Chapter 10

Question 1

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?

Answer 1

Probation revocation

Question 2

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?

Answer 2

Parole

Question 3

Which of the following refers to the managed return to the community of individuals released from prison?

Answer 3

Prisoner reentry

Question 4

Which of the following refers to a state paroling authority?

Answer 4

Parole board

Question 5

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?

Answer 5

Discretionary release

Question 6

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?

Answer 6

Mandatory release

Question 7

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)?

Answer 7

Parole (probation) violation

Question 8

Which of the following refers to the general and special limits imposed on an offender who is released on parole?

Answer 8

Conditions of parole

Question 9

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?

Answer 9

Parole revocation

Question 10

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?

Answer 10

Restitution

Question 11

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?

Answer 11

Revocation hearing

Question 12

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?

Answer 12

Conditional release

Question 13

Which of the following refers to the number of probation or parole clients assigned to one probation or parole officer for supervision?

Answer 13

Caseload

Question 14

Which of the following refers to the use of split sentencing, shock probation, community service, or home confinement in lieu of traditional sanctions?

Answer 14

Intermediate sanctions

Question 15

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?

Answer 15

Split sentence

Question 16

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?

Answer 16

Shock probation

Question 17

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?

Answer 17

Shock incarceration

Question 18

Which of the following refers to the repetition of criminal behavior?

Answer 18

Recidivism

Question 19

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?

Answer 19

Mixed sentence

Question 20

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?

Answer 20

Community service

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Community service is a sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

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.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Restitution is a count requirement that offenders pay money or provide services to the victim of the crime or provide services to the community.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

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.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Probation is the conditional freedom granted by a judicial officer to an adjudicated adult or juvenile offender after a period of incarceration.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

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.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

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.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

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.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

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.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

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.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

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.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

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.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

Shock incarceration requires that offenders serve weekends in jail and receive probation supervision during the week.

Answer 34

False

Question 35

Mixed sentences utilize military-style “boot camp” prison settings to provide highly regimented environments involving strict discipline physical training, and hard labor.

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Intensive probation supervision has been described as the “strictest form of probation for adults in the US”.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Home confinement can also be referred to as house arrest.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Community service usually makes use of a system of remote location monitoring.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Parole boards grant parole based on their judgement and assessment.

Answer 39

True

Question 40

Today, probation is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the US.

Answer 40

True