Question 1

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

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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 2

_____ programs require participants to plead guilty to the charges against them and have their sentences deferred or suspended while they are in the program.

Accepted Answer

A)   Postplea
B)   Pretrial diversion
C)   Preplea
D)   Perennial diversion

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of drug-addicted offenders who enter deferred prosecution programs?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are always required to plead guilty to the charges against them.
B)   They are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted.
C)   They are prosecuted, irrespective of whether they complete the program or not.
D)   Their offenses are expunged from their records the moment they enroll for the programs.

Question 4

Which of the following is a key component of drug courts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ongoing schedules of judicial status hearings
B)   Daily health checkups by physicians
C)   Monthly drug testing
D)   Rare but strict monitoring and evaluation measures

Question 5

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the crime is called a _____.

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Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of intermediate sanctions?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are most often used for high-risk offenders.
B)   They tend to be more restrictive than prison.
C)   They are generally used as a way to reduce the correctional population.
D)   They are never used as alternatives to incarceration at initial sentencing.

Question 7

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

Comprehensive Crime ...

Question 8

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 9

A day fine gets its name from how much a burglar can steal in one day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A philosophy of correctional treatment that embraces decentralization of authority, citizen participation, redefinition of the population for whom incarceration is most appropriate, and emphasizes rehabilitation through community programs is called _____.

Accepted Answer

community ...

Question 11

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the offense is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)   bond.
B)   bail.
C)   parole.
D)   day fine.

Question 12

People who enter a(n) _____ are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted.

Accepted Answer

deferred p...

Question 13

Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in 1966 in:

Accepted Answer

A)   Ohio.
B)   Florida.
C)   California.
D)   New York.

Question 14

Which of the following is a goal of day reporting centers?

Accepted Answer

A)   To reduce jail and prison crowding
B)   To decrease supervision and surveillance of offenders
C)   To keep prisoners away from community treatment programs
D)   To restrict offenders to a single location

Question 15

Identify a factor that distinguishes boot camps from other correctional programs.

Accepted Answer

A)   Separation of boot camp participants from the general prison population
B)   Absence of a rigorous daily schedule of hard labor in boot camps
C)   The idea that boot camps are different from long-term confinement but other correctional programs are not
D)   Absence of physical training and military drill in boot camps

Question 16

_____ is a new intermediate sanction that uses the power of the court to treat, sanction, and reward drug offenders with punishment more restrictive than regular probation but less severe than incarceration.

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The answer of _____ is a new intermediate sanction that...

Question 17

Family Drug Court targets parental substance abuse in juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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The answer of Community service as a criminal sanction began...

Question 19

Intermediate sanctions are more restrictive than prison but less restrictive than traditional probation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In comparison with the aims of other types of courts, those of the drug court are much less punitive and more healing and restorative in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the crime is called a _____.

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Which of the following is the most inexpensive correctional option?

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Which of the following statements is true of drug-addicted offenders who enter deferred prosecution programs?

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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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Which of the following is a key component of drug courts?

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Which of the following statements is true of intermediate sanctions?

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Community service as a criminal sanction began in the United States in 1966 in:

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

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

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People who enter a(n) _____ are diverted into the drug court system before being convicted.

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In comparison with the aims of other types of courts, those of the drug court are much less punitive and more healing and restorative in nature.

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_____ is a new intermediate sanction that uses the power of the court to treat, sanction, and reward drug offenders with punishment more restrictive than regular probation but less severe than incarceration.

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A day fine gets its name from how much a burglar can steal in one day.

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Intermediate sanctions are more restrictive than prison but less restrictive than traditional probation.

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A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the offense is called a:

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Family Drug Court targets parental substance abuse in juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency cases.

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_____ programs require participants to plead guilty to the charges against them and have their sentences deferred or suspended while they are in the program.

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A philosophy of correctional treatment that embraces decentralization of authority, citizen participation, redefinition of the population for whom incarceration is most appropriate, and emphasizes rehabilitation through community programs is called _____.

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Which of the following is a goal of day reporting centers?

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