Midterm 3: Community corrections

Question 1

how do electronic monitoring systems affect families?

Answer 1

doesnt help with family tensions that are already existant

Question 2

diversion programs highten the possiblity of ____ (con)

Answer 2

net widening

Question 3

what are the probation officers primary responsibilities?

Answer 3

assessment of clients needs/risks

provision of individualized case management

Question 4

intensive supervision and conditional sentences are used for diversion programs

Answer 4

FALSE: intermediate sanctions

Question 5

define persistence reports

Answer 5

detailed reports about an offenders background, criminal history, victim impact info, and mental health assessments

Question 6

recently, there has been an increase/emphasis on surveilance/control and and enforcement. Why?

Answer 6

True

increasing case loads, increasing demands for accountability, and growing number of special categories

Question 7

Diversion programs may use electronic monitoring

Answer 7

False: intermediate sentences

Question 8

what are intermediate sanctions?

Answer 8

variety of correctional programs that fall b/w traditional probation and incarceration (striking a balance)

Question 9

probation officers use the ___ model

Answer 9

RNR model

Question 10

what are the 2 sets of objectives for intermediate sanctions?

Answer 10

1. offender-oriented: sentences should be perceived as punishment -> element of retribution ​
2. system-oriented: reduce incarceration which reduced offender population -> wants to reduce recidivism

Question 11

what are the 3 conditions that have to be met for a probation sentence

Answer 11

1. keep the peace
2. attend court
3. alert officer

Question 12

what do diversion programs typically require of offenders ?

Answer 12

acknowledge responsibility and agree to fulfill certain conditions

Question 13

“designed to keep offenders from being prosecuted further into the formal criminal justice system”. This is the definition of …

Answer 13

Diversion Programs

Question 14

Community Sanctions are a common way to serve a sentence. T or F

Answer 14

True

Question 15

the use of community sanctions are driven by: (4 things)

Answer 15

• escalating costs of incarceration
• questionable detterent value of incarceration
• community sanctions help with rehabilitation and reintegration
• target scarce resources to high risk offenders

Question 16

probation officers have to acheive a balance in … (dual role)

Answer 16

enforcement and support

Question 17

what are common criticisms of community sanctions?

Answer 17

• soft on crime
• seen as the hardest sanction (offenders say its worse then incarceration)

Question 18

Electronic monitoring has traditionally been used with high risk offenders which goes against the RNR model

Answer 18

FALSE: they use it for low-risk offenders

Question 19

Offenders can avoid trail time or even a criminal record if they agree to use ______

Answer 19

Diversion programs through specialized courts

Question 20

what are the several ways an adult offender can be on probation?

Answer 20

1. stand alone sentence
2. conditional discharge
3. condition of a suspended sentence
4. intermittent sentence
5. following a prison term (no longer than 2 years)