CJUS EXAM 4 with answers
Justifications for community-based corrections programs - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Reintegration: preparing offenders to return
to the community unmarred by further criminal behavior
-Diversion: diverting those who qualify away from prison/jail and
toward community-based and intermediate sanctions; less serious
offenders are diverted from incarceration b/c it is impossible and
unnecessary to imprison EVERY offender for EVERY offense
-The "Low-cost alternative:" community corrections offers an
enticing alternative to imprisonment, community based criminals
finance their own supervision (for instance, $40/month to cover
costs of community corrections). It costs a lot to build prisons,
house and care for inmates
Conditions which an offender is most likely to be denied probation -
** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Are convicted on multiple charges
-Were on probation or parole at the time of arrest
-Have two or more prior convictions
-Are addicted to narcotics
-Seriously injured the victim of the crime
-Used a weapon in the commission of a crime
General categories of conditions placed on a probationer and
EXAMPLES - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Standard conditions: Imposed
on all probationers, examples: regular reporting to the officer,
notifying of change of address, not leaving the jurisdiction without
permission, remaining employed
-Punitive conditions: designed to reflect the seriousness of the
offense and increase punishment; includes fines, community
service, drug testing, restitution, and home confinement
-Treatment conditions: which are imposed to reverse patterns of
self-destructive behavior. Such treatment can include: counseling
, for drug and alcohol abuse, anger management, and mental health
issues
PROFESSOR:
-Offense specific conditions: computer restrictions, residential
restrictions
Main differences between probation and parole - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔-[THIS] is a sentence handed down by a judge
following a conviction and does NOT usually include incarceration
-[THIS 2] occurs AFTER an offender has already served some time in
a correctional facility
Factors that influence the decision to grant probation or parole - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. The nature and circumstances of the
underlying offense and the offender's current attitude toward it
2. The offender's prior criminal record
3. The offender's attitude toward the victim and the victim's family
members
4. The offender's physical, mental, and emotional health
5. The offender's behavior behind bars, including his or her
participation in programs for self-improvement
Authority - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The power designated to an
agent of the law over a person who has broken the law
Caseload - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The number of individual
probationers or parolees under the supervision of a probation or
parole officer
Community corrections - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The correctional
supervision of offenders in the community as an alternative to
sending them to prison or jail
Justifications for community-based corrections programs - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Reintegration: preparing offenders to return
to the community unmarred by further criminal behavior
-Diversion: diverting those who qualify away from prison/jail and
toward community-based and intermediate sanctions; less serious
offenders are diverted from incarceration b/c it is impossible and
unnecessary to imprison EVERY offender for EVERY offense
-The "Low-cost alternative:" community corrections offers an
enticing alternative to imprisonment, community based criminals
finance their own supervision (for instance, $40/month to cover
costs of community corrections). It costs a lot to build prisons,
house and care for inmates
Conditions which an offender is most likely to be denied probation -
** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Are convicted on multiple charges
-Were on probation or parole at the time of arrest
-Have two or more prior convictions
-Are addicted to narcotics
-Seriously injured the victim of the crime
-Used a weapon in the commission of a crime
General categories of conditions placed on a probationer and
EXAMPLES - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔-Standard conditions: Imposed
on all probationers, examples: regular reporting to the officer,
notifying of change of address, not leaving the jurisdiction without
permission, remaining employed
-Punitive conditions: designed to reflect the seriousness of the
offense and increase punishment; includes fines, community
service, drug testing, restitution, and home confinement
-Treatment conditions: which are imposed to reverse patterns of
self-destructive behavior. Such treatment can include: counseling
, for drug and alcohol abuse, anger management, and mental health
issues
PROFESSOR:
-Offense specific conditions: computer restrictions, residential
restrictions
Main differences between probation and parole - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔-[THIS] is a sentence handed down by a judge
following a conviction and does NOT usually include incarceration
-[THIS 2] occurs AFTER an offender has already served some time in
a correctional facility
Factors that influence the decision to grant probation or parole - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. The nature and circumstances of the
underlying offense and the offender's current attitude toward it
2. The offender's prior criminal record
3. The offender's attitude toward the victim and the victim's family
members
4. The offender's physical, mental, and emotional health
5. The offender's behavior behind bars, including his or her
participation in programs for self-improvement
Authority - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The power designated to an
agent of the law over a person who has broken the law
Caseload - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The number of individual
probationers or parolees under the supervision of a probation or
parole officer
Community corrections - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The correctional
supervision of offenders in the community as an alternative to
sending them to prison or jail
