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Chapter 6 Self-Check
Community Corrections
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Correctional agencies are the end of the criminal justice process and have a sole duty to handle those sentenced to incarceration.
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Zebulon Brockway was responsible for the first official version of parole in American corrections.
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Resources dedicated to punishment typically suffer most during periods of budget problems.
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The term "sanction" is often used interchangeably with punishment and refers to a specific punishment (e.g., fine, probation, prison) imposed by a court.
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Jail remains the most frequently imposed penalty for criminal offenders.
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A central premise of Intensive Supervised Probation (ISP) is that it provides closer supervision by frequent contact between offenders and officers.
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Programmed contact devices use bracelets that emit a signal to receivers that are placed within offenders' residences.
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A common research finding has been that boot camps with longer and more intensive aftercare services have been associated with more positive outcomes among their graduates.
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The lack of adequate and meaningful employment for released prisoners is one of the major characteristics associated with a return to prison.
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The early beginnings of probation were spearheaded in:
New York.
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England.
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Massachusetts.
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Virginia.
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The ___________ system of Maconochie was the early beginnings of parole.
Mark.
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Good time.
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Chain gang.
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Sanction.
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The United States has recently experienced ___________ of the correctional population.
An increase.
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Little or no growth.
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A decrease.
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Perhaps the most common intermediate sanction is:
Boot camps.
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Intensive supervised probation.
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Parole.
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Electronic monitoring.
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When a new program is used for less serious offenders, rather than the originally targeted population, it is called
net widening.
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criminogenic.
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rehabilitation expansion.
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shifting treatment.
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_______________ use random automated telephone or beeper calls that require offenders to contact a centralized call center within a limited period of time.
Continuous signal devices.
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Interactive pagers.
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Programmed contact devices.
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Leg bracelets.
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The central premise of ___________ is that the highly structured environment of military-like training can provide a unique experience for offenders.
Day reporting centers.
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Boot camps.
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Probation.
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Work release programs.
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The process of adjusting to a law-abiding lifestyle after returning to the community from prison is called:
Prisoner reentry.
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Parole.
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Shock release.
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Responsivity.
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What is the most important role of a community supervision officer?
Ensuring that offenders abide by the conditions of supervision.
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Protecting the public.
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Collecting and distributing court ordered restitution.
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Assisting the offender in finding a home and job.
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________ percent of all prisoners will eventually be released from prison.
Roughly 50%.
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60%.
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75%.
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Over 90%.
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