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Chapter 1 (adj 145- Intro to corrections) Test Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ANY activity or program that prepares former prisoners to live as law-abiding citizens

upon their return to society is called:

a)

Pre-release program

b)

prisoner reentry

c)

initial arraignment

d)

intermediate sanctions

2.

a (a)   is monetary payment deposited with the court to ensure their return.

3.

Although probation is still allowed at the federal level, federal parole has been

replaced by "supervised release".

a)

true

b)

false

4.

One example of a community corrections progam is...

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5.

Restorative justice is centered on the victims of crimes throughout the criminal

justice process.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Residential community correction facilities are NOT partially subsidized (paid for) by

the offender.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Recidivism can be measured through rates of rearrest, reconviction, or

reincarceration.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Community based punishments that offer graduated levels of supervision are called (a)  

9.

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)?

a)

The United States Committee

b)

The American Friends Committee

c)

The American Sentencing Committee

d)

The Justice of the Peace Committee

10.

One goal of determinate sentencing was to disconnect release date from prison

program participation.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Out of all of the options in community corrections, the jails/prison are proven to be

the MOST expensive.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

According to the text, which of the following was one of the least familiar options for community based corrections?

a)

Probation

b)

parole

c)

house arrest

d)

day reporting

13.

Judges have LESS discretion under indeterminate sentencing.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

There are considerably MORE male and female offenders under community supervision than those incarcerated in jail and prison.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

The vast majority of crimes are nonviolent or related to ___________.

a)

Drug offenses

b)

domestic occurrences

c)

fines

d)

traffic convictions

16.

The most common form of community relations is (a)  

17.

According to the text, what is truth-in-sentencing laws?

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18.

Which is a form of correctional supervision of a defendant who has not yet been convicted?

a)

direct sentencing

b)

pre adjudication

c)

post adjudication

d)

pretrial supervision

19.

Once an arrest is made, and the offender is brought to jail, WHO determines whether to charge the suspect with the crime?

a)

the correctional officer

b)

the police officer

c)

the magistrate

d)

the victim

20.

What is determinate sentencing?

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21.

Three strike laws mandate a longer sentence term for a third felony conviction.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

What does the acronym "RNR" mean?

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23.

According to the text: When a crime is committed, who does the offender harm?

a)

the victim

b)

the victim and their family

c)

the victim and their community

d)

the victim and their workplace

24.

In what year did David Fogul draft the legislative change that we now call "determinate sentencing"

a)

1969

b)

1979

c)

1970

d)

1989

25.

What are “evidence-based practices?”

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26.

Community corrections provide many options for individuals who have not committed a crime nor do they pose a serious threat to community safety.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

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.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Another word for reintegration is reentry.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

In addition to questions about rehabilitation, indeterminate sentencing created a problem called what?

a)

sentencing disparity

b)

excessive sentencing

c)

unfair justice

d)

re-sentencing culpability

30.

(a)   is the discretionary release of an offender before the expiration of his or her

sentence under conditions established by the releasing authority.

31.

In the year of _________the Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement and

Administration of Justice introduced the term "Reintegration".

a)

1967

b)

1976

c)

1999

d)

1945

32.

Between the 1930's and the 1970's, when prisons became too crowded, the (a)   rate increased to make more room in prison

33.

A prerelease program is a minimum security institutional setting for imprisoned offenders who are nearing their release from prison.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

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 _ _ _ _

a)

ACPA

b)

ADAA

c)

APAA

d)

APPA

35.

Mandatory minimums, three strike rules, and truth-in sentencing are all examples of

indeterminate sentencing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

In 1975,_______ was the first state to return to a philosophy of determinate sentencing.

a)

Virginia

b)

Texas

c)

Maine

d)

Kansas

37.

A person that stutters is a possible "criminogenic need".

a)

true

b)

false

38.

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.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Explain what the term "criminogenic need" means

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40.

an example of a criminogenic need is......

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41.

What are the three major decision points in the corrections system?

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42.

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?)

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