Question 1

A(n) _____ is a nonresidential facility that is used as a form of intermediate sanction for offenders as a condition of probation or service delivery for offenders released from prison.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Question 4

Nonresidential facilities that are used as a form of intermediate sanction for offenders as a condition of probation or service delivery for offenders released from prison are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   halfway houses.
B)   residential treatment centers.
C)   workhouses.
D)   day reporting centers.

Question 5

A body of evidence-based corrections literature shows that the military atmosphere of correctional boot camps does not bring about individual-level changes in thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 6

Intensive supervision probation (ISP)  involves:

Accepted Answer

A)   strict enforcement of conditions.
B)   random drug and alcohol testing.
C)   frequent contact between an offender and his/her probation officer.
D)   all of these.

Question 7

Community service is a burdensome penalty that is inexpensive to administer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

The _____ believes that intermediate sanctions, not prison, should be the backbone of the corrections systems.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The control of offenders in a community under strict conditions, by means of frequent reporting to a probation officer whose caseload is generally limited to 30 offenders is called a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   informal probation.
B)   unsupervised probation.
C)   intensive supervision probation.
D)   court probation. C

Question 11

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 12

Which of the following statements is true about a residential reentry center?

Accepted Answer

A)   It restricts defendants from continuing their employment.
B)   It offers a low-cost housing alternative to incarceration of nonviolent offenders.
C)   It allows offenders to leave the facility only if they are accompanied by a staff member.
D)   It permits offenders to return to their homes in the evenings.

Question 13

Among all the correctional programs, boot camps are primarily promoted as a means of:

Accepted Answer

A)   raising corrections costs.
B)   alleviating prison crowding.
C)   increasing recidivism rates.
D)   aggravating revocation rates.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of drug courts?

Accepted Answer

A)   The aims of drug courts are much more punitive than the aims of other types of courts.
B)   Drug courts are less cost-effective compared to probation and/or incarceration.
C)   The aims of drug courts are nonadversarial and more healing and restorative in nature than the aims of other types of courts.
D)   Drug courts award punishments that are more severe than punishments awarded during incarceration.

Question 15

Community service that takes away an offender's time and energy is called a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Community service cannot be scaled to the seriousness of the crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 17

Identify a feature of day reporting centers.

Accepted Answer

A)   They offer educational courses, employment training, and referrals for additional services to offenders.
B)   They supervise offenders in a setting that is less secure than probation.
C)   They generally require offenders to attend the facility for two hours each week.
D)   They keep offenders away from halfway houses, restitution centers, and work release centers.

Question 18

Identify a correct statement about intermediate sanctions.

Accepted Answer

A)   They prevent the reintegration of offenders into the community.
B)   They are a more expensive correctional option than jail sentencing.
C)   They are generally more restrictive than prison.
D)   They promote rehabilitation of offenders in society.

Question 19

Day reporting centers differ from other intermediate sanctions by:

Accepted Answer

A)   a marked concentration on rehabilitation of offenders.
B)   the lack of treatment and referral programs to assist offenders.
C)   a restriction on participants to return home in the evenings.
D)   correctional options that are more inhibiting than incarceration.

Question 20

Drug courts are less cost-effective when compared to incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration

A(n) _____ is a nonresidential facility that is used as a form of intermediate sanction for offenders as a condition of probation or service delivery for offenders released from prison.

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

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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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Nonresidential facilities that are used as a form of intermediate sanction for offenders as a condition of probation or service delivery for offenders released from prison are called:

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A body of evidence-based corrections literature shows that the military atmosphere of correctional boot camps does not bring about individual-level changes in thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.

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Intensive supervision probation (ISP) involves:

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Community service is a burdensome penalty that is inexpensive to administer.

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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 _____ believes that intermediate sanctions, not prison, should be the backbone of the corrections systems.

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The control of offenders in a community under strict conditions, by means of frequent reporting to a probation officer whose caseload is generally limited to 30 offenders is called a(n) :

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

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Which of the following statements is true about a residential reentry center?

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Among all the correctional programs, boot camps are primarily promoted as a means of:

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Which of the following statements is true of drug courts?

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Community service that takes away an offender's time and energy is called a(n) _____.

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Community service cannot be scaled to the seriousness of the crime.

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Identify a feature of day reporting centers.

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Identify a correct statement about intermediate sanctions.

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Day reporting centers differ from other intermediate sanctions by:

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Drug courts are less cost-effective when compared to incarceration.

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