Chapter 10 Exam : Probation, Parole, and Community
Corrections Questions and Answers with 100% Correct
Answers
Question 1.
community corrections
Correct Answer: use of a variety of official- ly ordered program-based sanctions the
termite con- victed offenders to remain in the community under condi- tional
supervision as an al- ternative to an active prison sentence
Question 2.
enhance desistance from crime reduce the likelihood of recidivism
Correct Answer: what is the goal of communi- ty corrections?
Question 3.
probation
Correct Answer: sentence of imprisonment that is suspended; a court-ordered
period of cor- rectional supervision in the community, generally as an alternative to
incarceration; sentence served while under supervision in the communi- ty
Question 4.
retain some control over criminal offenders while us- ing community programs to help
rehabilitate them
Correct Answer: what is probations goal?
Question 5.
certain conditions while remaining free in the com- munity
Correct Answer: what most offenders abide by while on probation?
Question 6.
"binding over for good behavior"
Correct Answer: offenders could be entrust- ed into the custody of willing citizens
Question 7.
John Augustus
Correct Answer: recognized as the worlds first probation officer; attended sessions
of criminal court in the 1850s and offered to take carefully selected offenders into
his home as an alterna- tive to imprisonment
Question 8.
probation
Correct Answer: what is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the US?
, Question 9.
court mandated conditions of probation, with a vi- olation of conditions possibly leading to
probation revocation
Correct Answer: those sentenced to proba- tion must agree to abide by...
Question 10.
probation revocation
Correct Answer: a court order takin away a convicted offender's proba- tionary
status and usually withdrawing the conditional freedom associated with that status
in response to a viola- tion of the conditions of pro- bation
Question 11.
general probation conditions
Correct Answer: apply to all probationers in a given jurisdiction and usually require
that the probationer obey all laws, maintain em- ployment, remain within ju-
risdiction of the court, pos- sess no firearms, allow pro- bation officer to visit at
home or at work, etc..
Question 12.
special probation conditions
Correct Answer: may be mandated by a judge who feels that the probation- er is in
need of particular guidance or control
Question 13.
federal probation and pretrial service officers
Correct Answer: federal law enforcement of- ficers who have statutory authority to
arrest or de- tain individuals suspected or convicted of federal offens- es and to
arrest probationers for violations of conditions of probation
Question 14.
prisoner reentry
Correct Answer: the managed return to the community of individuals from prison
Question 15.
parole
Correct Answer: a period of condition- al supervised release in the community
following a prison term; term ap- plies to parolees released through discretionary
or mandatory supervised re- lease from prison, those re- leased through other
types of post-custody conditional supervision, and those sen- tenced to a term of
super- vised release
Corrections Questions and Answers with 100% Correct
Answers
Question 1.
community corrections
Correct Answer: use of a variety of official- ly ordered program-based sanctions the
termite con- victed offenders to remain in the community under condi- tional
supervision as an al- ternative to an active prison sentence
Question 2.
enhance desistance from crime reduce the likelihood of recidivism
Correct Answer: what is the goal of communi- ty corrections?
Question 3.
probation
Correct Answer: sentence of imprisonment that is suspended; a court-ordered
period of cor- rectional supervision in the community, generally as an alternative to
incarceration; sentence served while under supervision in the communi- ty
Question 4.
retain some control over criminal offenders while us- ing community programs to help
rehabilitate them
Correct Answer: what is probations goal?
Question 5.
certain conditions while remaining free in the com- munity
Correct Answer: what most offenders abide by while on probation?
Question 6.
"binding over for good behavior"
Correct Answer: offenders could be entrust- ed into the custody of willing citizens
Question 7.
John Augustus
Correct Answer: recognized as the worlds first probation officer; attended sessions
of criminal court in the 1850s and offered to take carefully selected offenders into
his home as an alterna- tive to imprisonment
Question 8.
probation
Correct Answer: what is the most common form of criminal sentencing in the US?
, Question 9.
court mandated conditions of probation, with a vi- olation of conditions possibly leading to
probation revocation
Correct Answer: those sentenced to proba- tion must agree to abide by...
Question 10.
probation revocation
Correct Answer: a court order takin away a convicted offender's proba- tionary
status and usually withdrawing the conditional freedom associated with that status
in response to a viola- tion of the conditions of pro- bation
Question 11.
general probation conditions
Correct Answer: apply to all probationers in a given jurisdiction and usually require
that the probationer obey all laws, maintain em- ployment, remain within ju-
risdiction of the court, pos- sess no firearms, allow pro- bation officer to visit at
home or at work, etc..
Question 12.
special probation conditions
Correct Answer: may be mandated by a judge who feels that the probation- er is in
need of particular guidance or control
Question 13.
federal probation and pretrial service officers
Correct Answer: federal law enforcement of- ficers who have statutory authority to
arrest or de- tain individuals suspected or convicted of federal offens- es and to
arrest probationers for violations of conditions of probation
Question 14.
prisoner reentry
Correct Answer: the managed return to the community of individuals from prison
Question 15.
parole
Correct Answer: a period of condition- al supervised release in the community
following a prison term; term ap- plies to parolees released through discretionary
or mandatory supervised re- lease from prison, those re- leased through other
types of post-custody conditional supervision, and those sen- tenced to a term of
super- vised release
