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Match the intermediate sanction to its definition or characteristic. A)Essentially involves a resentencing decision by the court. B)An offender serves a period of time in jail and is then placed on supervised probation. C)Boot camp D)The strictest form of probation for adults in the U.S. E)A form of house arrest calling for 24-hour-lockdown,except for court appearances F)An offender is on probation during the week but spends weekends in jail. G)A form of house arrest requiring participants to remain at home every day during certain times -Mixed sentence

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Probation and parole officers may be responsible for making sentencing recommendations to judges.

A) True
B) False

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Parole boards make decisions about ________ parole.

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Match the intermediate sanction to its definition or characteristic. A)Essentially involves a resentencing decision by the court. B)An offender serves a period of time in jail and is then placed on supervised probation. C)Boot camp D)The strictest form of probation for adults in the U.S. E)A form of house arrest calling for 24-hour-lockdown,except for court appearances F)An offender is on probation during the week but spends weekends in jail. G)A form of house arrest requiring participants to remain at home every day during certain times -Split sentencing

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Violation of special conditions of probation can result in revocation of probation.

A) True
B) False

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________ involves the responsibility of probation and parole officers to identify the services necessary for an offender to have a successful experience on probation or parole.

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Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve time in a local jail before a period of supervised probation?


A) Shock probation
B) Split sentence
C) Shock incarceration
D) Mixed sentence

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Probation is a sentence imposed by the court.

A) True
B) False

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What was the main purpose of the 2008 Second Chance Act?


A) To create alternatives to prison for convicted offenders
B) To give judges greater discretion in sentencing nonviolent repeat offenders
C) To reduce the number of parolees being returned to prison for technical violations
D) To reduce the use of parole

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Research suggests that electronic monitoring reduces the risk of parole revocation.

A) True
B) False

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GPS monitoring has been very successful and is the latest tool being adopted by almost all states to track sex offenders.

A) True
B) False

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A mixed sentence includes elements of both probation and parole.

A) True
B) False

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In ________,the Supreme Court ruled that parolees facing revocation are entitled to certain procedural safeguards.

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In ________,the Supreme Court ruled that probation officers may conduct searches of a probationer's residence without either a search warrant or probable cause.

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Offenders on home detention are on full-time lockdown at home except to go to court or medical appointments.

A) True
B) False

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________ is an early release option under which an inmate who is deemed "low risk," due to a serious health condition is released from prison earlier than he or she might have been under normal circumstances?


A) Discretionary release
B) Prisoner reentry
C) Medical parole
D) Mandatory parole

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Explain the purpose of the Second Chance Act.Identify the common characteristic of the types of programs funded by the Act.What impact has the Act had? Include statistics where relevant in your response.

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The goal of offender reentry program is to show ________ from crime,or the cessation of offending.

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The primary purpose of probation is ________.

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Match the intermediate sanction to its definition or characteristic. A)Essentially involves a resentencing decision by the court. B)An offender serves a period of time in jail and is then placed on supervised probation. C)Boot camp D)The strictest form of probation for adults in the U.S. E)A form of house arrest calling for 24-hour-lockdown,except for court appearances F)An offender is on probation during the week but spends weekends in jail. G)A form of house arrest requiring participants to remain at home every day during certain times -Home incarceration

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