Alternatives to Incarceration Mock Exam
Course Introduction
This course explores the various strategies and programs designed to divert individuals from traditional incarceration, with a focus on community-based alternatives, restorative justice, probation, parole, and treatment-oriented interventions. Students will examine the philosophy, development, and effectiveness of these alternatives in reducing recidivism, addressing underlying causes of offending behavior, and promoting public safety. The course also considers the social, psychological, and economic impacts of alternative sanctions, as well as the challenges and ethical considerations in their implementation within the criminal justice system.
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Community Based Corrections A TextReader 1st edition by Shannon M. Barton-Bellessa
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Chapter 1: The Ethics of Community-Based Sanctions
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Q1) Based upon his review of both the proportionality of sanctions and the intrusiveness into the daily lives of individuals, Andrew von Hirsch devised what he termed the _______________.It is within this framework that he argued we should consider both custodial and noncustodial sanctions.
A) utilitarian
B) punishment
C) panopticon
D) acceptable penal content
Answer: D
Q2) One of the earliest forms of leniency was known as _______________ which came in two forms-one that was largely secular in nature and the other that had its roots in Christian religion.
A) benefit of clergy
B) judicial reprieve
C) sanctuary
D) recognizance
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: What Influences Offenders' Willingness to Serve
Alternative Sanctions?
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Q1) _______________ are designed to ensure that nonviolent mentally ill offenders are not warehoused in prisons; however, at the same time, the goal of these courts is to ensure that these offenders are not being a nuisance for the community.
A) Mental health courts
B) Drug courts
C) Reentry courts
D) Civil courts
Answer: A
Q2) The term _______________ refers to the study of the role of the law as a therapeutic agent.It essentially focuses on the law's impact on emotional life and on psychological well-being.In this regard, it focuses on the human, emotional, and psychological side of law and the legal process.
A) diversion
B) therapeutic jurisprudence
C) collective efficacy
D) pretrial supervision
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: When the Policy Becomes the Problem
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Q1) The primary goal of _______________ is to hold young offenders accountable for their behavior while requiring reparation for the harm inflicted against the victim and the community. The basic theory behind the use of young people in court is that youths will respond better to prosocial peers than to adult authority figures.
A) teen courts
B) reintegrative shaming
C) labeling
D) environmental crime prevention
Answer: A
Q2) The notion behind the premise of _______________ is that stigmatizing an offender is counterproductive to the reintegration process.The more stigmatizing the offense, the more likely the offender is to reoffend.
A) teen courts
B) reintegrative shaming
C) labeling
D) environmental crime prevention
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: The Impact of Gender and Race-Ethnicity in the
Pretrial Release Process
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Q1) With _______________, a principle of effective correctional intervention, the agency routinely conducts program audits, consumer satisfaction surveys, process evaluation of changes in criminogenic need, and follow-ups of recidivism rates.The effectiveness of the program is evaluated by comparing the respective recidivism rates of risk-control comparison groups of other treatments or those of a minimal treatment group.
A) Program characteristics
B) Core correctional practice
C) Inter-agency communication
D) Evaluation
Q2) _______________ programs are designed to decrease the likelihood of crime after a crime or aberrant behavior has been detected and processed.
A) Prevention
B) Treatment
C) Reality therapy
D) Operant conditioning
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Chapter 5: State Administration of Drug Courts
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Q1) With _______________, the main concern revolves around the protection of society.Within the treatment scheme, this system will ensure that hardcore offenders are not in the same treatment regimen as less serious offenders.This may seem to be a topical distinction, but it can be critical to long-term success.
A) subjective assessment
B) objective assessment
C) risk-principled assessment
D) needs-principled assessment
Q2) According to Fass, Heilbrun, and Fretz, _______________ risk factors may include impulsiveness, negative affect, psychosis, antisocial attitudes, current substance use, interpersonal relationship problems, and poor treatment compliance.
A) static
B) dynamic
C) lethargic
D) constant
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Chapter 6: Restorative Practices in Instituttional Settings and
at Release
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Q1) _______________ are criminal offenders who have been sentenced to a period of correctional supervision in the community in lieu of incarceration.
A) Probationers
B) Felons
C) Misdemeanants
D) Death row inmates
Q2) The issue of _______________ refers to the fact that many probation officers have few options for promotion and feel stuck in their current service capacity.
A) role identity confusion
B) lack of promotional opportunities
C) professional accountability
D) changing or conflicting policies and/or procedures
Q3) According to your textbook authors, one way of looking at the success of probation is by analyzing the _______________ rate.
A) recognizance
B) suspended sentence
C) recidivism
D) caseload delivery
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Chapter 7: The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices
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Q1) Concurrently, federal spending on parole services has _______________ while parole officers' caseloads have _______________.
A) increased; decreased
B) decreased; increased
C) increased; increased
D) decreased; decreased
Q2) _______________ are programs that are designed to equip offenders with the opportunity to seek employment and/or maintain employment, while also engaging in educational or vocational training, as well as other treatment services that might be available at the facility.These programs are often used in replacement of jail sentences.These programs most often provide day and night supervision, job referral services, and counseling for residents.
A) Halfway houses
B) Community residential treatment centers
C) Restitution centers
D) Work release programs
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Chapter 8: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Thinking for a Change
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Q1) Instrumented analysis has the advantage of _______________
A) being automated
B) providing precise and accurate documentation
C) lending itself to convenient storage of samples in the event that subsequent retesting may be required
D) All of the above
Q2) According to Padgett, Bales, and Blomberg, in theory, _______________was/were to divert offenders from prison, while providing a greater level of offender accountability and surveillance than would be provided by traditional probation supervision.The end result, therefore, would be less penal control imposed on individual offenders and less expense to the taxpayer, without any compromise to public safety.
A) intermediate sanction programs
B) incarceration
C) parole
D) the death penalty
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Chapter 9: Offender Coercion in Treatment: A
Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness
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Q1) _______________ view the offender more as a client rather than a supervisee on their caseload. These individuals believe that ultimately the best way they can enhance the security and safety of the community is by reforming the offender so that further crime will not occur.These officers will attempt to Achieve objectivity that is similar to a therapist and will thus avoid judging the client.These officers will be most inclined to consider the needs of their offender-clients and their potential capacity for change.
A) Paternal officers
B) Punitive officers
C) Welfare workers
D) Passive agents
Q2) According to your textbook author, there is/are (a) basic service(s) that tend(s) to be provided by a parole agency:
A) parole release
B) parole supervision
C) executive clemency
D) All of the above
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Q1) Child _______________ occurs when a parent or caretaker of the child does not provide the proper or necessary support, education, medical or other remedial care that is required by a given state's law, including food, shelter, and clothing.It also occurs when adult caretakers abandon a child they are legally obligated to support.
A) abuse
B) assault
C) neglect
D) None of the above
Q2) _______________ are factors that have a high likelihood of leading to delinquent behavior.
A) Risk factors
B) Protective factors
C) Fear factors
D) Hazard factors
Q3) Juvenile courts fall into the following category/categories:
A) that of a separate court
B) a part of the family court
C) a component of the local trial court system
D) All of the above
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Chapter 11: Can 14,737 Women Be Wrong?
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Q1) The _______________ rapist demonstrates neither strong sexual nor aggressive features but engages in spontaneous rape when an opportunity presents that makes it look like an easy prospect.This form of rape is usually conducted during the commission of another crime, such as robbery or burglary.
A) opportunistic
B) power assertive
C) pedophilia
D) containment
Q2) The _______________ approach is based on the idea that multiple dimensions of supervision are necessary to optimize public safety, and this therefore requires numerous actors within the criminal justice and community setting.
A) opportunistic
B) power assertive
C) pedophilia
D) containment
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