,1. The primary function of parole is
a. to ensure the safety and security of the
community.
b. to provide community resources and services
to the offender.
c. to provide basic supervision of offenders
once they are released from prison.
d. to assist in locating employment. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer A. Maintaining the
safety and security of the community is the main function of commu- nity supervision.
Choices b, c, and d are all important tasks of a parole officer and are byproducts of
choice a. If a parole officer accomplishes these tasks well, then the safety and security
of the community is likely
2. A parolee comes to see you, angry that a poten- tial employer refused to hire him
because he is on parole. He wants you to do something about it. How should you
respond?
a. You should tell the offender it isn't your fault; he is the one with a felony conviction.
b. You should express empathy for the offender and point him to another job lead.
c. You should sympathize with the offender, pick up the phone, and call the business
owner who denied employment, telling him that he discriminated.
d. You should tell the offender that there are all kinds of people who discriminate and
that he has a right to be angry. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer B. Choice a may be
correct, but it is not an appropriate way to handle this type of situa- tion. Choice c is
incorrect because being on parole is not a legal discrimination category. Choice d is
also not an appropriate statement for a parole officer to make.
3. You have decided to impose the special condi- tion, "You will not have any contact
with small children in your home, at work, or any other location in which you frequent,"
upon a partic- ular sex offender on your caseload. He argues it is unconstitutional and
tells you he is going to sue. What grounds do you have to impose this condition?
, a. Simply by being the parole officer, you can impose whatever special condition you
want for whatever reason.
b. The Fourth Amendment provides you with this authority, which has been upheld by
the U.S. Supreme Court.
c. Parole is discretionary, and conditions may be imposed or modified as long as they
are rea- sonable and related to circumstances of the offense and criminal history of the
parolee.
d. You cannot impose this condition. - CORRECT ANSWERS-3. Answer C. Maintaining
the safety and security of the community is the main function of commu- nity
supervision. Choices b, c, and d are all important tasks of a parole officer and are
byproducts of choice a. If a parole officer accomplishes these tasks well, then the safety
and security of the community is likely. Choice a may be correct, but it is not an
appropriate way to handle this type of situa- tion. Choice c is incorrect because being on
parole is not a legal discrimination category. Choice d is also not an appropriate
statement for a parole officer to make.
Parole is a discretionary action and not a right of parolees. Conditions can be modified
or added at any time by a parole officer, as long as the condition is reasonable and fits
the offender, his or her history, etc. Choice b is incorrect because the Fourth
Amendment deals with search and seizure and does not apply in this case. Choice a is
incorrect because there must be a rational reason to add to a parolee's supervision
conditions. Choice d is simply not true.
4. You decide to start revocation proceedings on a parolee on your caseload. The due
process rights afforded to the parolee at this time do NOT include
a. a notice of the violations and time of hearing.
b. the opportunity to be heard at a hearing and
a chance to cross-examine witnesses.
c. the right to counsel.
d. a written statement by the fact finders of the
final decision. - CORRECT ANSWERS-4. Answer C. Under Morrissey v. Brewer,
several due process rights are afforded to parolees who are facing revocation. In
addition to at least one revocation hearing, choices a, b, and d must also be afforded to
the parolee. Morris- sey did not provide the right to have legal counsel at any of the
revocation proceedings, although it is left to the state's discretion to determine the need
for counsel.
revocation proceedings- begins when a probation officer or other person supervising the
sentence, a prosecutor, or a court official develops reason to believe that an individual
is not complying with the conditions of the sentence.
5. A parolee, who is in jail waiting to be trans- ported back to prison, tells you his Eighth
Amendment rights are being violated. What allegation would he be making?
a. The jail is overcrowded.
b. There is a lack of adequate medical care and
treatment.
a. to ensure the safety and security of the
community.
b. to provide community resources and services
to the offender.
c. to provide basic supervision of offenders
once they are released from prison.
d. to assist in locating employment. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer A. Maintaining the
safety and security of the community is the main function of commu- nity supervision.
Choices b, c, and d are all important tasks of a parole officer and are byproducts of
choice a. If a parole officer accomplishes these tasks well, then the safety and security
of the community is likely
2. A parolee comes to see you, angry that a poten- tial employer refused to hire him
because he is on parole. He wants you to do something about it. How should you
respond?
a. You should tell the offender it isn't your fault; he is the one with a felony conviction.
b. You should express empathy for the offender and point him to another job lead.
c. You should sympathize with the offender, pick up the phone, and call the business
owner who denied employment, telling him that he discriminated.
d. You should tell the offender that there are all kinds of people who discriminate and
that he has a right to be angry. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer B. Choice a may be
correct, but it is not an appropriate way to handle this type of situa- tion. Choice c is
incorrect because being on parole is not a legal discrimination category. Choice d is
also not an appropriate statement for a parole officer to make.
3. You have decided to impose the special condi- tion, "You will not have any contact
with small children in your home, at work, or any other location in which you frequent,"
upon a partic- ular sex offender on your caseload. He argues it is unconstitutional and
tells you he is going to sue. What grounds do you have to impose this condition?
, a. Simply by being the parole officer, you can impose whatever special condition you
want for whatever reason.
b. The Fourth Amendment provides you with this authority, which has been upheld by
the U.S. Supreme Court.
c. Parole is discretionary, and conditions may be imposed or modified as long as they
are rea- sonable and related to circumstances of the offense and criminal history of the
parolee.
d. You cannot impose this condition. - CORRECT ANSWERS-3. Answer C. Maintaining
the safety and security of the community is the main function of commu- nity
supervision. Choices b, c, and d are all important tasks of a parole officer and are
byproducts of choice a. If a parole officer accomplishes these tasks well, then the safety
and security of the community is likely. Choice a may be correct, but it is not an
appropriate way to handle this type of situa- tion. Choice c is incorrect because being on
parole is not a legal discrimination category. Choice d is also not an appropriate
statement for a parole officer to make.
Parole is a discretionary action and not a right of parolees. Conditions can be modified
or added at any time by a parole officer, as long as the condition is reasonable and fits
the offender, his or her history, etc. Choice b is incorrect because the Fourth
Amendment deals with search and seizure and does not apply in this case. Choice a is
incorrect because there must be a rational reason to add to a parolee's supervision
conditions. Choice d is simply not true.
4. You decide to start revocation proceedings on a parolee on your caseload. The due
process rights afforded to the parolee at this time do NOT include
a. a notice of the violations and time of hearing.
b. the opportunity to be heard at a hearing and
a chance to cross-examine witnesses.
c. the right to counsel.
d. a written statement by the fact finders of the
final decision. - CORRECT ANSWERS-4. Answer C. Under Morrissey v. Brewer,
several due process rights are afforded to parolees who are facing revocation. In
addition to at least one revocation hearing, choices a, b, and d must also be afforded to
the parolee. Morris- sey did not provide the right to have legal counsel at any of the
revocation proceedings, although it is left to the state's discretion to determine the need
for counsel.
revocation proceedings- begins when a probation officer or other person supervising the
sentence, a prosecutor, or a court official develops reason to believe that an individual
is not complying with the conditions of the sentence.
5. A parolee, who is in jail waiting to be trans- ported back to prison, tells you his Eighth
Amendment rights are being violated. What allegation would he be making?
a. The jail is overcrowded.
b. There is a lack of adequate medical care and
treatment.
