Question 1

Which of the following was the primary purpose of the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative (MPRI) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  To promote and enable net widening
B)  To diminish reentry programs for parolees
C)  To plan,support,and sustain parole supervision
D)  To increase incarcerations

Question 2

Which of the following is the most inexpensive correctional option?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boot camp
B)  Incarceration
C)  Community service
D)  Intensive parole supervision

Question 3

A community correctional center,which an offender visits each day to file a daily schedule with a supervision officer,showing how each hour will be spent is called a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  halfway house.
B)  residential treatment center.
C)  workhouse.
D)  day reporting center.

Question 4

A major benefit of remote-location monitoring is that it costs significantly less than incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Boot camps are promoted as a means of reducing prison crowding and corrections costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People who enter a ______________ are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of community corrections?

Accepted Answer

A)  It embraces centralization of authority from local to state levels.
B)  It strongly discourages the use of community programs for offender rehabilitation.
C)  It redefines the offender population for whom incarceration is most appropriate.
D)  It cannot involve citizens in program planning,design,implementation,and evaluation. C

Question 8

The first step in the process of setting a day fine is:

Accepted Answer

A)  to create a valuation table.
B)  to determine the number of fine units to be imposed.
C)  to increase recidivism rates.
D)  to establish the dollar amount per unit for a given offender.

Question 9

Under a typical community corrections act,the state provides local agencies the funds to create or expand intermediate sanctions for certain offenders in the community,and in return,the state benefits by avoiding the costs of incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Congress passed the ______________,which mandated that felons who receive a sentence for less serious offences must be ordered to pay a fine,make restitution,and/or work in community service.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in the state of ______________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The planning process for introducing day fines is unique for each jurisdiction,depending on its organizational structure,traditions,personalities,and legal culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A medium-security correctional setting that offenders are permitted to leave regularly-unaccompanied by staff-for work,education,or vocational programs,or treatment in the community but require them to return to a locked facility each evening is called a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  house of correction.
B)  residential reentry center.
C)  intensive confinement center.
D)  day reporting center.

Question 14

In the United States,fines are rarely regarded as a tough criminal sanction:

Accepted Answer

A)  because judicial and legislative attitudes always allow the use of fines for several major felonies.
B)  because judges always have enough reliable information on an offender's personal wealth to impose a just fine.
C)  because,in practice,it is a criminal justice tool that often neglects to punish ordinance violations and minor misdemeanors.
D)  because many believe that fines work a hardship on the poor while affluent offenders often feel no sting.

Question 15

The community corrections philosophy recognizes the importance of partnership with the community in responding to crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

______________ uses technological systems such as the GPS,voice verification,and other tracking systems to verify a person's physical location,either periodically or continuously,24 hours a day.

Accepted Answer

Remote-loc...

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of the Community Corrections Acts (CCAs) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Under a typical CCA,the cost of correctional programs is significantly higher than the annual cost of housing a state prisoner.
B)  CCAs typically support residential corrections programs but not nonresidential corrections programs.
C)  Under a typical CCA,the state is solely responsible for establishing community corrections goals and policies.
D)  CCAs decentralize authority and engage communities in the process of reintegrating offenders into society.

Question 18

Intermediate sanctions are sometimes referred to as ______________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

A day reporting center (DRC)allows participants to return home in the evenings,but they are required to maintain a strict schedule that is closely monitored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 20

A sentence to serve a specified number of hours working in unpaid positions with nonprofit or tax-supported agencies is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  community service.
B)  a workhouse.
C)  a day fine.
D)  intensive supervision probation. A

Exam 5: Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration

Which of the following was the primary purpose of the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative (MPRI) ?

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Which of the following is the most inexpensive correctional option?

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A community correctional center,which an offender visits each day to file a daily schedule with a supervision officer,showing how each hour will be spent is called a(n) :

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A major benefit of remote-location monitoring is that it costs significantly less than incarceration.

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Boot camps are promoted as a means of reducing prison crowding and corrections costs.

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People who enter a ______________ are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted.

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Which of the following statements is true of community corrections?

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The first step in the process of setting a day fine is:

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Under a typical community corrections act,the state provides local agencies the funds to create or expand intermediate sanctions for certain offenders in the community,and in return,the state benefits by avoiding the costs of incarceration.

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The Congress passed the ______________,which mandated that felons who receive a sentence for less serious offences must be ordered to pay a fine,make restitution,and/or work in community service.

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Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in the state of ______________.

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The planning process for introducing day fines is unique for each jurisdiction,depending on its organizational structure,traditions,personalities,and legal culture.

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A medium-security correctional setting that offenders are permitted to leave regularly-unaccompanied by staff-for work,education,or vocational programs,or treatment in the community but require them to return to a locked facility each evening is called a(n) :

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In the United States,fines are rarely regarded as a tough criminal sanction:

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The community corrections philosophy recognizes the importance of partnership with the community in responding to crime.

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______________ uses technological systems such as the GPS,voice verification,and other tracking systems to verify a person's physical location,either periodically or continuously,24 hours a day.

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Which of the following statements is true of the Community Corrections Acts (CCAs) ?

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Intermediate sanctions are sometimes referred to as ______________.

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A day reporting center (DRC)allows participants to return home in the evenings,but they are required to maintain a strict schedule that is closely monitored.

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A sentence to serve a specified number of hours working in unpaid positions with nonprofit or tax-supported agencies is called:

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