CC 102- (9) The Professional life of a Federal Parole Officer

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Criminology
Alyssa Elligson
Quiz by Alyssa Elligson, updated more than 1 year ago
Alyssa Elligson
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Question 1

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PO deals with offenders & monitors their behaviour (general)
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Federal correctional system deals mainly with individuals who are serving sentences of 2 or more years
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Community-based Parole Officers:
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  • supervise prisoners who have been released (parole)
  • supervise prisoners in jail
  • ensure safety of community by not letting offenders be released from jail
  • none

Question 4

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[blank_start]Day[blank_end] Parole: required to reside in a community residential centre for a community correctional centre (halfway house) [blank_start]Full[blank_end] Parole: a conditional release to community, with offender residing in a location he has chosen an the PBC has approved [blank_start]Statutory Release[blank_end] (SR): offenders who have not applied for or been denied release on day parole or full parole will usually be released on SR at the 2/3's mark of their sentence
Answer
  • Day
  • Night
  • Part
  • Full
  • day
  • Partial
  • Statutory Release
  • conditional release
  • absolute release

Question 5

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Parole Board of Canada (PBC) is:
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  • composed of appointed members who decide which inmates are to be granted release on parole & the conditions of release
  • responsible for managing & enforcing an offenders sentence
  • is the main point of Parole
  • none

Question 6

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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC):
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  • provides an assessment report about each prisoner applying for parole
  • recommendations about whether or not to grant parole
  • responsible for managing & enforcing an offender's sentence of imprisonment
  • monitoring offenders behaviour

Question 7

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Principle duties of a PO include:
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  • monitoring offender's behaviour
  • performing ongoing risk assessments
  • get to know offender by being aware of all significant areas of their life (risk is affected through interpersonal relationship)
  • stable relationships= less likely to relapse, more to lose if sent back to jail

Question 8

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To supervise a caseload effectively, a PO must consider many issues: e.g. [blank_start]Medication[blank_end] and their effects, medical diagnoses, physical & mental diseases & disorders, legal requirements & legislation, law enforcement, psychology & financial accounting
Answer
  • Medication
  • Strategies
  • physical symptoms
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