Sentencing And Release

Question 1

A bail bondsman fee is usually what percentage of the set bail

Answer 1

10%

Question 2

What type of bond bases release on the defendants signature with a promise to return for trial

Answer 2

Signature bond

Question 3

Under what type of bond is release based on the defendants promise to pay the court an amount similar to a cash bail bond if he fails to fulfill a promise to return for trial

Answer 3

Unsecured bond

Question 4

T/F: the opportunity to post bail is not a guarantee for every defendant

Answer 4

True

Question 5

T/F: a bail bondsman operates as a private sector business and not an arm of the government

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Corporal punishment would involve the administration of

Answer 6

Bodily pain

Question 7

A convicted offenders background, attitude and circumstances surrounding the offense are summarized for the judge by a probation officer prior to sentencing. This report is called

Answer 7

Presentence investigation

Question 8

Comments made by an injured party at an offenders sentencing hearing are known as the

Answer 8

Victim impact statements

Question 9

Sentencing model that gives judges nearly complete discretion in sentencing an offender

Answer 9

Indeterminate sentencing

Question 10

Tough sentencing laws designed to punish repeat offenders more harshly is called the

Answer 10

Habitual offender laws

Question 11

Mandatory sen5enving that gives repeat offenders longer prison terms is known as the

Answer 11

Three strikes law

Question 12

A structured sentencing model that attempts to balance sentencing guidelines with mandatory sentencing and at the same time provide discretion to the judge is called

Answer 12

Presumptive sentencing

Question 13

Since 1976, which method of execution has been used the most by states carrying out the death penalty

Answer 13

Lethal injection

Question 14

T/F: corporal punishment has been abandoned as an official punishment in the u.s.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

The movement of mental I’ll offenders from hospitalization to community-based care is termed

Answer 15

Deinstitutionalization

Question 16

When a defendant is offered an alternative to criminal trial and a possible prison sentence, it’s called a

Answer 16

Diversion

Question 17

Who has the authority to grant a pardon or clemency

Answer 17

The president

Question 18

The conditional release of a convicted offender before he or she serves any prison time is called

Answer 18

Probation

Question 19

Who initiated a process in Boston’s municipal courtroom, which later became known as probation

Answer 19

John Augustus

Question 20

What is not a standard condition for a probationer

Answer 20

Be active in a church of the probationary choosing

Question 21

Imprisonment for violating a condition of probation is called what

Answer 21

Technical violation

Question 22

Who is responsible for the mark system, a forerunner of the parole system

Answer 22

Alexander maconochie

Question 23

The origin of parole based on the concept of releasing prisoners on their honor after serving a portion of their sentence, but before the maximum term is called

Answer 23

Parole d’honneur

Question 24

Who is responsible for deciding whether an inmate is to receive early release

Answer 24

Parole board

Question 25

What’s the role of a parole officer

Answer 25

Law enforcement worker, social worker and community resource broker

Question 26

T/F: the Irish system is the model in which the American parole system is based

Answer 26

True

Question 27

T/F: some probation and parole officers are authorized to carry a concealed weapon

Answer 27

True

Question 28

T/F: probation and parole officers are case workers with law enforcement powers who supervise convicted offenders in the community

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Treatment programs designed to support the transition of offenders from prison back into the community are known as

Answer 29

Community based corrections

Question 30

Ex. of a community based intermediate sanction

Answer 30

Home confinement and electronic monitoring

Question 31

The most difficult issue facing an ex-offender up in his of her return to society is

Answer 31

Finding gainful employment

Question 32

Halfway houses are considered

Answer 32

A transition program moving from prison back to the community in steps

Question 33

Halfway houses typically face

Answer 33

Significant community opposition

Question 34

Drug courts seek to

Answer 34

Stop the revolving door syndrome

Question 35

In contrast to the traditional adjudication process, drug court programs are

Answer 35

Successfully reducing recidivism

Question 36

T/F: a majority of inmate centering prison admitted to using either drugs or alcohol while on release

Answer 36

True