WorksheetsChapter 1 (adj 145- Intro to corrections) Test Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 46mins
ANY activity or program that prepares former prisoners to live as law-abiding citizens
upon their return to society is called:
Pre-release program
prisoner reentry
initial arraignment
intermediate sanctions
a (a) is monetary payment deposited with the court to ensure their return.
Although probation is still allowed at the federal level, federal parole has been
replaced by "supervised release".
true
false
One example of a community corrections progam is...
Restorative justice is centered on the victims of crimes throughout the criminal
justice process.
true
false
Residential community correction facilities are NOT partially subsidized (paid for) by
the offender.
true
false
Recidivism can be measured through rates of rearrest, reconviction, or
reincarceration.
true
false
Community based punishments that offer graduated levels of supervision are called (a)
Which committee recommended that sentences be categorized according to severity
of crime based on two scales: the harm done by an offense and an offenders
culpability (guilt or blame that is deserved)?
The United States Committee
The American Friends Committee
The American Sentencing Committee
The Justice of the Peace Committee
One goal of determinate sentencing was to disconnect release date from prison
program participation.
True
False
Out of all of the options in community corrections, the jails/prison are proven to be
the MOST expensive.
True
False
According to the text, which of the following was one of the least familiar options for community based corrections?
Probation
parole
house arrest
day reporting
Judges have LESS discretion under indeterminate sentencing.
true
false
There are considerably MORE male and female offenders under community supervision than those incarcerated in jail and prison.
true
false
The vast majority of crimes are nonviolent or related to ___________.
Drug offenses
domestic occurrences
fines
traffic convictions
The most common form of community relations is (a)
According to the text, what is truth-in-sentencing laws?
Which is a form of correctional supervision of a defendant who has not yet been convicted?
direct sentencing
pre adjudication
post adjudication
pretrial supervision
Once an arrest is made, and the offender is brought to jail, WHO determines whether to charge the suspect with the crime?
the correctional officer
the police officer
the magistrate
the victim
What is determinate sentencing?
Three strike laws mandate a longer sentence term for a third felony conviction.
true
false
What does the acronym "RNR" mean?
According to the text: When a crime is committed, who does the offender harm?
the victim
the victim and their family
the victim and their community
the victim and their workplace
In what year did David Fogul draft the legislative change that we now call "determinate sentencing"
1969
1979
1970
1989
What are “evidence-based practices?”
Community corrections provide many options for individuals who have not committed a crime nor do they pose a serious threat to community safety.
true
false
EBP (Evidence-Based Practices) means that ONLY the best-known practices or interventions, for which there is consistent and solid scientific evidence of success are used.
true
false
Another word for reintegration is reentry.
true
false
In addition to questions about rehabilitation, indeterminate sentencing created a problem called what?
sentencing disparity
excessive sentencing
unfair justice
re-sentencing culpability
(a) is the discretionary release of an offender before the expiration of his or her
sentence under conditions established by the releasing authority.
In the year of _________the Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement and
Administration of Justice introduced the term "Reintegration".
1967
1976
1999
1945
Between the 1930's and the 1970's, when prisons became too crowded, the (a) rate increased to make more room in prison
A prerelease program is a minimum security institutional setting for imprisoned offenders who are nearing their release from prison.
true
false
This association was created to bridge various community supervision programs.
Also, it serves to educate and train members and to develop standards for discipline.
According to the text, the acronym for this association is _ _ _ _
ACPA
ADAA
APAA
APPA
Mandatory minimums, three strike rules, and truth-in sentencing are all examples of
indeterminate sentencing.
TRUE
FALSE
In 1975,_______ was the first state to return to a philosophy of determinate sentencing.
Virginia
Texas
Maine
Kansas
A person that stutters is a possible "criminogenic need".
true
false
Post-adjudication is : The state in which a defendant has not yet pleaded guilty or
been found guilty by a judge or jury. Said defendant is either in a pretrial stage or
has been offered deferred adjudication.
true
false
Explain what the term "criminogenic need" means
an example of a criminogenic need is......
What are the three major decision points in the corrections system?
According to the text, what are the two factors that aid in the MOST
effective/successful restorative justice? (HINT: What type of people, what type of
crimes?)
