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Suspending the remainder of a sentence after serving a period of time in prison is:


A) shock probation.
B) bench probation.
C) deferred probation.
D) split probation.

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Individuals who would agree to make themselves responsible for offenders who had been released from custody are called:


A) sureties.
B) entities.
C) trustees.
D) fallons.

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Shock probation calls for the shock of a brief period of incarceration in a jail or prison, immediately followed by a standard term of probation.

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The practice that permits convicted offenders to remain free if they agreed to take care of their debt obligation with the state is referred to as:


A) banishment
B) judicial reprieve
C) probation
D) recognizance

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Recidivism rises as probation caseload size ____________________ .


A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains static
D) none of these choices

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The most common form of criminal sanction during the 20th century was:


A) probation.
B) restitution.
C) prison.
D) jail.

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Deferred prosecution programs appear to be a good option for most first offenders because they avoid the stigma of a criminal record and reduce the volume of persons going through the criminal justice process.

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The United States has approximately 2,000 adult probation agencies with more than half regulated and controlled by the federal government.

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What takes place when an offender is referred to a program and the completion of this program will enable him or her to avoid criminal prosecution?


A) absolute diversion
B) real diversion
C) statutory diversion
D) true diversion

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Nearly _ ___________________ of all probationers have been convicted of a violent offense, such as assault, sexual assault, and domestic violence.


A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 50%
D) 60%

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In ____________________ , the U.S. Supreme Court held that probationers have fewer constitutional protections than the general public and specifically that their homes can be searched without a warrant.


A) List v. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
B) Griffin v. Wisconsin
C) Gagnon v. Scarpelli
D) Gardner v. Florida

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Disclosure of PSI report to defense counsel in a death penalty case was held permissible by which U.S. Supreme Court case?


A) Tennessee v. Garner
B) Marcum v. Georgia
C) In re Gault
D) Gardner v. Florida

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that probationers are entitled to the same constitutional protections as other citizens.

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Research shows that the risk-need-responsivity (RNR) model can cut recidivism of high-risk offenders by as much as ____________________ percent.


A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 50

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Recent research has determined that gender does not appear to affect probation's effectiveness.

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A ____________________ occurs when a probationer violates one of the rules of probation, such as not meeting with his or her probation officer.

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Intensive supervised probation (ISP) was created and first implemented in 1982 in the state of:


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

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Deferred prosecution programs have focused on persons suffering from alcohol, drug, or mental health problems who can ask permission of the court to go through an intensive treatment program in lieu of being prosecuted.

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A program to divert drug abusers from the criminal justice system into specialized support services is known as:


A) Drug Abuse Alternatives.
B) Addiction Recovery Program.
C) Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime.
D) Safe House Recovery Program.

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In ____________________ , the Court held that both probationers and parolees have a constitutionally limited right to counsel in revocation proceedings.

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