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The most restrictive level of home monitoring is:


A) curfew.
B) home detention.
C) home incarceration.
D) electronic monitoring.

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Probationers who commit technical violations are very likely to have their probation revoked.

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In shock incarceration, the offender is first sentenced to a prison or jail term and then released and resentenced to ____________________.

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What are three justifications given for community corrections? Explore how they provide reasoning for the use and existence of community corrections in society today.

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Reintegration:

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A goal of corrections that focuses on preparing the offender for a return to the community is ______________.

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______________is a technique of probation supervision in which the offender's whereabouts are kept under surveillance by an electronic device.

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In_____________ an offender is sentenced to prison or jail with the understanding that after a period of time, he or she may petition the court to be released on probation.

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Offenders sentenced to shock incarceration usually spend_______ in prison or jail before being released and resentenced to probation.


A) 90 days
B) 6 months
C) 9 months
D) 1 year

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Which of the following is true regarding intermediate sanctions?


A) Intermediate sanctions are less restrictive than probation and more restrictive than imprisonment.
B) Intermediate sanctions provide a number of additional sentencing options for wrongdoers who require stricter supervision than that supplied by standard probation.
C) Intermediate sanctions are not designed to match specific punishment and treatment of an individual offender with a corrections program that reflects the offender's situation.
D) Intermediate sanctions are not intended to alleviate pressure on overcrowded facilities and understaffed probation departments.

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During this hearing, the probation agency presents evidence to support its claim of violation, and the probationer can attempt to refute this evidence.


A) preliminary hearing
B) revocation hearing
C) preliminary sentencing
D) revocation sentencing

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Reporting regularly to the probation officer is an example of a__________ condition.

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A _______________ is an agreement between the state and the offender that establishes the conditions of parole.

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What level of home monitoring requires offenders to be in their homes at specific hours, usually at night?


A) curfew
B) home detention
C) home incarceration
D) home probation

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In ___________, judges attempt to address problems such as drug addiction, mental illness, and homelessness that often lead to the eventual rearrest of the defendant.

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Because of good-time credits and parole, most prisoners do not serve their entire sentence in prison.

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What level of home monitoring requires the offender to remain home at all times, save for medical emergencies?


A) curfew
B) home detention
C) home incarceration
D) home probation

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Which of the following reasons could contribute to an offender being denied probation?


A) conviction of multiple charges
B) on parole at the time of he or she arrest
C) using a weapon during the commission of a crime
D) all of these

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Most probationers are repeat offenders who have committed nonviolent crimes.

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What is a judicially imposed condition in which an offender is sentenced after being convicted of a crime, but is not required to begin serving the sentence immediately?


A) community corrections
B) probation
C) split sentence probation
D) suspended sentence

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The power designated to an agent of the law over a person who has broken the law is _________________________.

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