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Study Guide for CJC 111 801
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- 1___________ is the use of a variety of officially ordered program-based sanctions that permit convicted offenders to remain in the community and a conditional supervision as an alternative to an active prison sentence.Community Corrections
- 2__________ is a sentence of imprisonment that is suspended. It also consist of the conditional freedom granted by a judicial officer to a convicted offender, as long as the person meets that and conditions of behavior.Probation
- 3Who is generally regarded as the worlds first probation officer?John Augustus
- 4How old is the federal probation system?More than 80 years old
- 5__________ is the supervised and a release of inmates from correctional confinement.Parole
- 6The federal parole decisions are made by who?The U.S. Parole Commission (USPC)
- 7What are the advantages of probation and parole over incarceration?-lower costs
-increased employment
-restitution
-community support
-reduced risk of criminal socialization
-increased use of community services
-increased opportunity for rehabilitation - 8what are the disadvantages of probation and parole?-relative lack of punishment
-increased risk to the community
-increased social costs
-discriminatory and unequal effects - 9What are the functions of probation/parole work?1) Intake procedures
2) Diagnosis and needs assessment
3) Client supervision
4) Presentence Investigation - 10_________ is the form of probation supervision involving frequent face-to-face contact between the probationer and the probation officer.Intensive probation supervision
- 11Historically, the most widely used of physical punishment was known asFlogging
- 12_______ is primarily a strategy of specific deterrence that makes it difficult or impossible for individuals to commit future crimes.Mutilation
- 13The ________ was a form of imprisonment developed by the Pennsylvania Quakers around 1790 as an alternative to corporal punishments.Pennsylvania System
- 14The federal legislation of 1935 that effectively ended the industrial prison era by restricting interstate commerce in prison-made goods is known as the ___________Ashurst-Sumners Act
- 15The ______ model is a therapeutic perspective on correctional treatment that applies the diagnostic perspective of medical science to the handling of criminal offenders.Medical
- 16This belief was popularized by Robert Martinson in the 1970's, that correctional treatment programs have had little success in rehabilitating offenders.Nothing-Works Doctine
- 17________ is an imprisonment strategy that is based on the desire to prevent recurrent crime and that has abandoned all hope of rehabilitation.Warehousing
- 18_______ capacity is the number of inmates a prison can handle according to the judgement of experts.rated
- 19Women account for _____ percent of the country's jail population7
- 20What type of jail is built and run using the combined resources of a variety of local jurisdictions.Regional Jail
- 21_________ consists of the values and behavioral patterns characteristic of prison inmatesPrison Subculture
- 22What are the five elements of prison code recognized by Gresham Sykes and Sheldon Messinger?1. Don't interfere with the interests of other inmates. Never rat on a con.
2. Don't lose your head. Play it cool and do your own time.
3. Don't exploit inmates. Don't steal. Don't break your word. Be right.
4. Don't whine. Be a man.
5. Don't be a sucker. Don't trust the guards or staff. - 23The _______ sees confinement as a natural consequence of criminal activity and as an unfortunate cost of doing business.Realist
- 24The ________ takes advantage of the positive experiences prison has to offer.Opportunist
- 25What percent of women entering prison are mothers?80%
- 26Statistically speaking, 1 out of every ___ American children has a parent in prison today, and ethnic variation in the number is striking.43
- 27___________ refers to the process of understanding and taking into account the differences in characteristics and life experiences that women and men bring to the criminal justice system, and adjusting strategies and practices in ways that appropriately respond to those conditions.Gender Responsiveness
- 28According to the federal government, how many people are employed in corrections748,000 people
- 29A ________ is a formalized arrangement, usually involving a neutral hearing board, whereby institutionalized individuals have the opportunity to register complaints about the conditions of their confinement.Grievance Procedure
- 30One study by the BJS found that the nation's prisons and jails hold an estimated ______ million inmates with mental illness.1.25
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