Final Exam Flashcards
________ has been described as a “transient state between liberty and commitment.”
Reentry
States and counties pay approximately _______ or more annually to cover cost of holding each prisoner in a secure facility.
$25,000
A Pew Center report stated that 40% of offenders are reimprisoned within ______ years.
3
The conditional release of an offender from incarceration is called _______.
Parole
When an offender is released from prison on parole, he or she is still considered the government’s responsibility. A concept that is referred to as ______.
Custody
The foundational concept of parole in which the government may continue to incarcerate the prisoner, but instead extends the privilege of release, is known as _______.
Grace
The governmental enters into an agreement with the prisoner whereby the prisoner promises to abide by certain conditions in exchange for being released is known as ________.
Contract
The release of an inmate from prison to conditional supervision is referred to as ________ release.
Discretionary
________ release occurs when an inmate has served his or her time.
Mandatory
Prisoners who are released from prison after serving the maximum sentence and cannot be returned to prison for their current offense will receive an _________.
Expiration release
State parole boards are typically composed of citizens who are appointed for fixed terms in office by the ________.
Governer
Parole board hearings and interviews are much less _________ than court proceedings.
Formal
Crime _________ have become much more important participants in the parole decision process in recent decades.
Victims
The legally binding restrictions placed on parolees’ conduct in exchange for their release are know as _________.
Conditions of Release
The release of inmates to attend college classes is known as _________ release.
Educational
The release of inmates to work is known as ________ release
Work
The temporary release of an inmate for a visit home is known as a(n) ________.
Furlough
A parolee’s principal contact with the criminal justice system is through his or her __________.
Parole officer
Some convicted felons live in a ________ while attending work during the day.
Halfway house
NIMBY stands for ____ __ __ _____ _____, which means that housing facilities for parolees would be limited in certain neighborhoods.
Not in my back yard
Parole officers enforcing the conditions of release on parolees are acting in the role of ______.
Cop (police)
Parole officers working to find employment for parolees are acting in the role of ________.
Social Worker
Released inmates can have great difficulty finding jobs after release, and some are not allowed to vote. These are referred to as _________ punishments.
Invisible
If a parolee violates the conditions of his or her parole, their parole will be _______.
Revoked
The likelihood of rules violations by released offenders is affected by the intensity and _________ of their supervision.
Duration
Pepper spray and nightsticks are considered types of _______ weapons.
less-lethal
Crimes committed through the use of computers or the Internet are classified as _____ ______.
Cyber Crime
Some casinos use ________ recognition technology to identify people known to be skilled cheaters.
Facial
The analysis of DNA allows people to be identified through their _______ patterns.
Gene
The crime of ________ occurs when criminals steal the social security numbers of others personal use.
Identity theft