Probation, Parole and Community
Corrections Final Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
Alex, a parole officer, suffers from ______, which comes from having to be both empathetic
and understanding enough to help offenders, yet firm, consistent, and objective enough to
make tough decisions. - ANS Role conflict
Which of the following offenders may be considered for house arrest? - ANS Offenders who
cannot afford bail.
Which of the following assessments seems to more accurately predict recidivism in adult men
than adult women? - ANS Level of Service Inventory-Revised
Which of the following is most effective for nonviolent crimes committed by juveniles or first-
time adult felony offenders partly because the victim is compensated for property losses? -
ANS Restorative Justice
Which of the following is a reason a court might order correctional supervision of a defendant
who is not yet convicted? - ANS So the defendant can continue working and supporting
dependents
What is the main concept of determinate sentencing? - ANS Sentence length is determined
by time served
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,Wanda thinks that rehabilitation should focus on treating high-risk offenders and implementing
treatment according to offenders' learning styles and personal characteristics. Her belief closely
aligns with the ______ theory. - ANS risk/need/responsivity
Which of the following was the primary sentencing philosophy in the United States through the
mid-1970s? - ANS Indeterminate sentencing
_______ are community-based punishments that offer graduated levels of supervision. -
ANS Intermediate sanctions
_____ refer(s) to any problem or deficit that is directly related to criminal behavior. -
ANS Criminogenic needs
Halfway houses, boot camps, and therapeutic communities located separately inside a prison
are all examples of ______. - ANS Prerelease programs
Which of the following describes community-based corrections? - ANS When offenders serve
their sentence in the community
_______ laws require that offenders serve at least 85 percent of their original sentence length
before becoming eligible for release. - ANS Truth-in-sentencing
Participation process theory suggests that the three goals of community supervision are
offender accountability, offender risk/need reduction, and ______. - ANS Public safety
The three major decision points in the corrections system are _______. - ANS Bail,
sentencing, and reentry
______ refers to any activity or program that prepares former prisoners to live as law-abiding
citizens upon their return to the community. - ANS Reentry
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, After his booking, Trevor was released on pretrial supervision. Which of the following is
something that Trevor could have experienced? - ANS Electronic monitoring
Which of the following describes evidence-based practices? - ANS Practices shown through
systematically evaluated research studies to be most effective
The ______ theory assumes that offenders consider the costs and benefits of their actions, and
if the consequences of misbehavior are severe enough that the sanctions outweigh the
benefits, the offender will refrain from committing violations and new crimes. - ANS Specific
deterrence
One of the basic underlying assumptions of rehabilitation is that ______. - ANS Behavioral
change is possible
Jack pleaded guilty to drug possession and received a community corrections sentence. Which
of the following would most likely be required for him because of this plea? - ANS Probation
supervision
When evaluating the effectiveness of a program, the most rigorous method compares
offenders who are randomly selected to receive a treatment compared to random assignments
to a ______ group. - ANS Control
Which of the following was found to be one of the problems of indeterminate sentencing? -
ANS Sentencing disparity
Which statement best describes the organization of juvenile probation in the United States? -
ANS Juvenile and adult probation are separate in about half of the states.
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Corrections Final Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
Alex, a parole officer, suffers from ______, which comes from having to be both empathetic
and understanding enough to help offenders, yet firm, consistent, and objective enough to
make tough decisions. - ANS Role conflict
Which of the following offenders may be considered for house arrest? - ANS Offenders who
cannot afford bail.
Which of the following assessments seems to more accurately predict recidivism in adult men
than adult women? - ANS Level of Service Inventory-Revised
Which of the following is most effective for nonviolent crimes committed by juveniles or first-
time adult felony offenders partly because the victim is compensated for property losses? -
ANS Restorative Justice
Which of the following is a reason a court might order correctional supervision of a defendant
who is not yet convicted? - ANS So the defendant can continue working and supporting
dependents
What is the main concept of determinate sentencing? - ANS Sentence length is determined
by time served
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,Wanda thinks that rehabilitation should focus on treating high-risk offenders and implementing
treatment according to offenders' learning styles and personal characteristics. Her belief closely
aligns with the ______ theory. - ANS risk/need/responsivity
Which of the following was the primary sentencing philosophy in the United States through the
mid-1970s? - ANS Indeterminate sentencing
_______ are community-based punishments that offer graduated levels of supervision. -
ANS Intermediate sanctions
_____ refer(s) to any problem or deficit that is directly related to criminal behavior. -
ANS Criminogenic needs
Halfway houses, boot camps, and therapeutic communities located separately inside a prison
are all examples of ______. - ANS Prerelease programs
Which of the following describes community-based corrections? - ANS When offenders serve
their sentence in the community
_______ laws require that offenders serve at least 85 percent of their original sentence length
before becoming eligible for release. - ANS Truth-in-sentencing
Participation process theory suggests that the three goals of community supervision are
offender accountability, offender risk/need reduction, and ______. - ANS Public safety
The three major decision points in the corrections system are _______. - ANS Bail,
sentencing, and reentry
______ refers to any activity or program that prepares former prisoners to live as law-abiding
citizens upon their return to the community. - ANS Reentry
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, After his booking, Trevor was released on pretrial supervision. Which of the following is
something that Trevor could have experienced? - ANS Electronic monitoring
Which of the following describes evidence-based practices? - ANS Practices shown through
systematically evaluated research studies to be most effective
The ______ theory assumes that offenders consider the costs and benefits of their actions, and
if the consequences of misbehavior are severe enough that the sanctions outweigh the
benefits, the offender will refrain from committing violations and new crimes. - ANS Specific
deterrence
One of the basic underlying assumptions of rehabilitation is that ______. - ANS Behavioral
change is possible
Jack pleaded guilty to drug possession and received a community corrections sentence. Which
of the following would most likely be required for him because of this plea? - ANS Probation
supervision
When evaluating the effectiveness of a program, the most rigorous method compares
offenders who are randomly selected to receive a treatment compared to random assignments
to a ______ group. - ANS Control
Which of the following was found to be one of the problems of indeterminate sentencing? -
ANS Sentencing disparity
Which statement best describes the organization of juvenile probation in the United States? -
ANS Juvenile and adult probation are separate in about half of the states.
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