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CRLS 3100 Chapter 4 Questions with complete solution 2024/2025 CRLS 3100 Chapter 4 Define community corrections. - correct answer Those criminal sanctions that involve community supervision of offenders, making use of correctional and program resources available in the community, and required...

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CRLS 3100 Chapter 4
Define community corrections. - correct answer ✔Those criminal sanctions
that involve community supervision of offenders, making use of correctional
and program resources available in the community, and required offenders to
abide by specific conditions to remain in the community.


Who was John Augustus and what was his contribution to the process of
probation? - correct answer ✔A Boston shoemaker who became the "father
of probation;" bailed out drunken man --> first of 1,800.


Define probation. - correct answer ✔A prison sentence is suspended on the
condition that offender follows certain proscribed rules and commits no further
crimes; is a federal, state, and local activity; located in the executive branch of
government.


Probation has grown at a faster rate than incarceration. According to BJS
(2010) data, there were 4,055,514 offenders on probation as compared to
2,266,800 in prison or jail, and 840,676 on parole. - correct answer ✔


Know the characteristics of probationers. - correct answer ✔-decline in the
number of offenders of probation
-number of new probationers declined for three straight years, as did the
number of exits
-Predominately male
-76% male
-24% female
-over half are white, 30% black, 12% hispanic
-65% were discharged early in 2009 and 2010
-Average time on probation: 21.7 months

, -55/100 leave probation
- 35 finish probation
-9 are incarcerated again
-6 unsatisfactorily exit supervision


What are the different styles of supervision? - correct answer ✔1) Casework
style of supervision (Main style until 1960s): helping offender with problems,
providing counseling, ensuring offender completes probation supervision
2) Surveillance Style of Supervision (past 2 decades): monitoring and
enforcing compliance with rules, supervision and detection of violators leading
to revocation and return to custody


What activities do probation officers spend more time on during supervision? -
correct answer ✔Casework activities- 55.9%; 41.4% of time on surveillance


Describe the three major types of probation caseloads and the % of
probationers on each caseload in 2002. - correct answer ✔1) Regular
caseload: caseload made up of standard probationers (89.5%)
2) Intensive Supervision Caseload: offenders with high risk, created as
alternative to prison, caseloads are significantly less and higher required
contact between officers and agents (4.2%)
3) Special Caseload: entire caseload is made up of probationers with a
particular problem, i.e., substance abuse, mental illness, sex offense (15.68%)


What is the average caseload size for regular supervision cases? - correct
answer ✔127


Law Enforcer - correct answer ✔-stresses legal authority, decision making,
and enforcement
-firm, authoritarian, strict demeanor

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