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A parolee can be searched by the police without probable cause.

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The conditions attached to the probation must be accepted by the ________,otherwise probation may be withheld.

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Thirty-one states have state victims' rights as ________amendments.

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What are the five categories of sentencing? Explain which sentencing goals and objectives they accomplish and provide examples of how they do so.

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The five categories of sentencing are: (...

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Under the new philosophy of prisoners' rights which of the following government interests does NOT justify a different treatment of prisoners?


A) Maintaining internal order and discipline
B) Securing the institution against unauthorized access or escape
C) Punishing prisoners
D) Rehabilitating prisoners

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In the thirty-one states that have state victims' rights,usually a basic right for victims is ________treatment in court.

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Returning a person to his or her original situation prior to loss or injury is


A) fining.
B) restitution.
C) apologizing.
D) remorse.

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A monetary penalty is defined as


A) a sum of money exacted for the doing of or failure to perform some act.
B) equal to the cost of the crime.
C) a monetary punishment imposed by lawful tribunal upon a person before being convicted of a crime.
D) money given to a judge to prevent conviction.

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Which of the following is a type of probation?


A) Shock
B) Intensive
C) Secure
D) Both shock and intensive

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Prisoners released on parole are technically under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and therefore can be treated as though they are still in _________.

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Blended sentences are given to ________that combine juvenile and adult sentences.

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In most states that have victims' rights,there are five rights common to those states.What are they? Discuss how this has affected sentencing hearings.

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Victims have the following rights during...

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Which of the following sentences constitutes cruel and unusual punishment?


A) A disproportionate sentence
B) A grossly disproportionate sentence
C) A grossly proportionate sentence
D) Lethal injection

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The execution of racial minorities based on studies of________discrimination is not unconstitutional.

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__________is a privilege,not a right.

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Intermediate sanctions comprise the fourth type of sentence discussed in the text.What is the common theme of these sanctions? What are some common intermediate sanctions? What do they try to accomplish.

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The common theme of intermediate sanctio...

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Sentencing is important to police officers because it represents the culmination of their day-to-day work in_________ offenders.

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In which of the following ways are probation and parole NOT similar?


A) Both are community-based corrections programs
B) Both are less expensive than imprisonment
C) Both are subject to conditions
D) Both are usually state agencies

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Probation revocation is discretionary with the judge.

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Cruel and unusual punishment is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution,but does not generally apply to which of the following?


A) Conditions in jails
B) Conditions in federal prisons
C) Conditions in state prisons
D) Sentences

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