Community-Based Corrections 10th Edition Test Bank

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1. How many people are currently under some form of correctional supervision in the United States?
a. 7 million b. 1.2 million
c. 42 million d. 5 million
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: The Correctional Dilemma
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.3 - 5
2. The release of an offender under conditions imposed by the court for a specified period of time during which the
court retains the authority to modify the conditions or to resentence the offender if he or she violates the conditions
is:
a. Probation b. Parole
c. Mandatory conditional release d. Electronic monitoring
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: The Correctional Dilemma
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.4 - 5
3. ______ refers to any sanction in which offenders serve all or a portion of their entire sentence in the community.
a. Community corrections b. Social justice
c. Restorative justice d. Halfway house
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: The Correctional Dilemma
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.4 - 5
4. The most common form of community corrections is:
a. Boot camp b. Community restitution
c. Probation d. Parole
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: The Correctional Dilemma
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.4 - 5
5. From the 1930s to the 1970s, _____ was the primary sentencing philosophy in the United States.
a. determinate sentencing b. three-strikes
c. indeterminate sentencing d. retribution
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Indeterminate Sentencing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.3 - 5Page 1Chapter_1__An_Overview_of_Community_Corrections__Goals_and_Evidence_Based_Practices
6. What type of sentence would a judge give an offender under an indeterminate sentencing model?
a. 20 years b. Life
c. 5 to 10 years d. Death
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Indeterminate Sentencing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.3 - 5
7. Which of the following is NOT considered a determinate sentencing philosophy?
a. mandatory minimums b. truth-in-sentencing
c. discretionary parole d. three strikes laws
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Origins of Determinate Sentencing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.3 - 5
8. Lack of confidence in correctional programming peaked in 1974 when _____ _____ publication concluded that,
“with few exceptions, the rehabilitative efforts that have been reported so far had no appreciable effect on
recidivism.”
a. Robert Martinson’s b. Andrew von Hirsch’s
c. Herbert Packer’s d. James Marquart’s
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Indeterminate Sentencing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.3 - 5
9. Determinate sentencing is often referred to as:
a. unconstitutional b. flat-time
c. round time d. a range
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Origins of Determinate Sentencing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.3 - 5
10. In 1975, _________ was the first state to return to a philosophy of determinate sentencing.
a. Texas b. Maine
c. Oklahoma d. Florida
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Origins of Determinate Sentencing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: COBC.ALAR.13.3 - 5Page 2Chapter_1__An_Overview_of_Community_Corrections__Goals_and_Evidence_Based_Practices

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