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Chapter_3_History_of_Paroles_and_Mandatory_Release

 

True / False

 

1. The terms “parole” and “mandatory release” are synonymous terms.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

2. Discretionary release is decided by the parole board.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

3. Georg Michael von Obermaier was the Warden at Norfolk Island in 1842, and implemented humane prison reforms and a rudimentary form of parole.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

4. Credit for developing the world’s very first parole system goes to Alexander Maconochie, who was in charge of the English penal colony at Norfolk Island.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

5. Convicted criminals were transported to early American colonies as a partial solution to the poverty and unemployment found in England.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

6. The English government designated Australia as a settlement for prisoners, and paid for the transportation and maintenance of English prisoners to be shipped and housed there.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

7. The Irish system of parole was developed by Sir Walter Crofton, and involved the conditional release of offenders into the community where they would continue to be supervised.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

8. Parole was first used in the United States at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

9. Reduction of the nation’s prison population was one of the four major justifications for the development of a formal parole system in the United States.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

10. Between the 1840s and 1940s, American prisons were supported by taxpayers.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

11. The community model of corrections made the assumption that all criminality was caused by psychiatric problems, and the undesirable behaviors could be modified only through professional counseling.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

12. In the 1970s, there was a dramatic change from a focus on individualism, rehabilitation, and indeterminate sentences to determinate sentencing.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

13. In contrast to the rehabilitative model of corrections, the just deserts or justice model changes the focus of the system from the offender to the offense.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

14. There are three types of parole: discretionary release, mandatory release, and rehabilitative release.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

15. Under discretionary release, offenders are released no matter how many disciplinary reports they have had or how they acted while incarcerated.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

16. Parolees typically serve more than one year of time on supervision.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

17. Less than half of all U.S. parolees are able to successfully complete their parole term.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

18. Most correctional authorities agree that it is not feasible to control prison populations in the long term by the use of specific parole board actions.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

19. Medical parole occurs when medical doctors and experts in the community advise the prison officials that they must release a prisoner because his or her medical condition is such that the prisoner is going to cost more than the average offender per day to incarcerate.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

Multiple Choice

 

20. Each year in the United States, approximately __________ state and federal prisoners are released from prison and placed under community supervision.​

 

a.

​200,000

 

b.

​500,000

 

c.

​850,000

 

d.

​1 million

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

21. Release from prison after 100% of a sentence has been served is known as _____ release.​

 

a.

​expiration

 

b.

​mandatory

 

c.

​discretionary

 

d.

​surety

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

22. A parole board makes decisions about _____ release.​

 

a.

​discretionary

 

b.

​expiration

 

c.

mandatory​

 

d.

​surety

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

23. _____ is the conditional release of a convicted offender from a correctional institution, under the continued custody of the state, to serve the remainder of his or her sentence under supervision in the community.​

 

a.

​Probation

 

b.

Parole

 

c.

​Work release

 

d.

​Furlough

 

ANSWER:  

b

REFERENCES:  

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

24. The word “parole” is derived from the French parole d’honneur, which means​

 

a.

​“word of honor.”

 

b.

​“contract of consent.”

 

c.

​“ticket-of-leave.”

 

d.

​“discretionary release.”

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

25. Three European prison administrators are credited for implementing the first modern-day parole practices in their home countries, one of which was _____, the first Spanish prison administrator to institute a system of parole in his home country of Spain.​

 

a.

​Sir Walter Dali

 

b.

​Manuel Montesinos

 

c.

​Alexander Maconochie

 

d.

​Jorge Augustus

 

ANSWER:  

b

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

26. Sir Walter Crofton, who had studied Maconochie’s innovations on Norfolk Island, became the chief administrator of the __________ prison system in 1854.​

 

a.

​British

 

b.

​American

 

c.

​Irish

 

d.

​Australian

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

27. Alexander Maconochie used a _____ system, whereby the duration of a sentence would be decided by the prisoner’s good conduct.​

 

a.

​determinate

 

b.

​demerit

 

c.

​checks-and-balances

 

d.

​marks

 

ANSWER:  

d

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

28. The American prison reformer who introduced parole to the Elmira Reformatory in New York in 1876 was​

 

a.

​Walter Crofton.

 

b.

​William Penn.

 

c.

​Zebulon R. Brockway.

 

d.

​Jeremy Bentham.

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

29. Which of the following is not one of the four concepts underlying the development of parole in the United States?​

 

a.

​Reduction in length of incarceration as reward for good conduct

 

b.

​Supervision of parolee

 

c.

​Imposition of indeterminate sentence

 

d.

​Reduction of prison populations

 

ANSWER:  

d

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

30. The first state legislature to pass a law recognizing “good time” as a reward for a good behavior was​

 

a.

New York.​

 

b.

​Pennsylvania.

 

c.

​Massachusetts.

 

d.

​Vermont.

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

31. Under the system established at the Elmira Reformatory, volunteer citizens known as _____ supervised parolees.​

 

a.

​trustees

 

b.

​sureties

 

c.

​guardians

 

d.

​bobbies

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

32. Under the medical model, the court set a minimum and maximum release date and the parole board determined when the appropriate time was to release the offender back into the community. This is a(n) _________ sentence.​

 

a.

​indeterminate

 

b.

​determinate

 

c.

​mandatory

 

d.

​presumptive

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

33. In the 1970s, there was a move away from individualism, rehabilitation, and sentence indeterminacy toward giving the offender a more punitive sentence based on the offense. This type of sentencing practice is known as _________ sentencing.​

 

a.

​indeterminate

 

b.

​determinate

 

c.

​split

 

d.

​rehabilitative

 

ANSWER:  

b

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

34. The _____ is based on the concept of just deserts and even-handed punishment that calls for fairness in criminal sentencing, in that all persons convicted of a similar offense will receive a like sentence.​

 

a.

​justice model

 

b.

​casework era

 

c.

​medical model

 

d.

​service broker model

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

35. Under ____________ release, offenders reentered society when correctional authorities and board members believed they were ready or they had improved their lives enough to earn the privilege to be released.​

 

a.

​exclusionary

 

b.

​mandatory

 

c.

​discretionary

 

d.

​good-time

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

36. Studies have shown that first-time offenders in states without discretionary parole actually served _____ time in prison than offenders in states that retained parole boards.​

 

a.

​less

 

b.

​more

 

c.

​the same amount of

 

d.

​10 years more

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

37. Which of the following reason(s) presented by the American Probation and Parole Association and the Association of Paroling Authorities have been used to justify the continued usage of parole in America?​

 

a.

​Parole boards can impose prisoner participation in treatment programs.

 

b.

​Victims have a greater say in parole board hearings than the automatic releases.

 

c.

​Release decisions are made by a computer under automatic release.

 

d.

​All of these choices are correct.

 

ANSWER:  

d

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

38. About one-third of U.S. states have a(n)____________ structure that limits the discretion of parole boards for felonies.​

 

a.

​truth-in-sentencing

 

b.

​indeterminate

 

c.

​determinate

 

d.

​rehabilitative

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

39. The _____ has the highest concentration of parolees in the United States.​

 

a.

​Northeast

 

b.

​South

 

c.

​Southeast

 

d.

​Northwest

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

40. ​Parolees typically serve _____ under supervision in the community.

 

a.

​three months

 

b.

​six months

 

c.

​one to two years

 

d.

​more than three years

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

41. About _____ of all parolees in the United States are removed from parole for too many rule violations.​

 

a.

​10%

 

b.

​30%

 

c.

​50%

 

d.

​75%

 

ANSWER:  

b

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

42. Parole success rates are _____ probation success rates.​

 

a.

​somewhat higher than

 

b.

​equal to

 

c.

​somewhat lower than

 

d.

​more than double

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

43. The function of parole has changed from its traditional role. It is now tasked primarily with​

 

a.

​protecting the public from released offenders.

 

b.

​rehabilitating the offender.

 

c.

​providing community help services for the offender.

 

d.

​meeting the multiple treatment needs of the offender.

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

44. Using parole for population control has had detrimental effects on post-release supervision because of escalating ________ sizes.​

 

a.

caseload​

 

b.

​court docket

 

c.

​jail population

 

d.

​resource agency

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

45. ​The conditional release of an inmate with a terminal illness is

 

a.

​a mercy pardon.

 

b.

​a conditional pardon.

 

c.

​medical parole.

 

d.

​mandatory release.

 

ANSWER:  

c

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

46. Another name for medical parole is ________________ release.​

 

a.

​compassionate

 

b.

​sympathetic

 

c.

​redemptive

 

d.

​restorative

 

ANSWER:  

a

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

47. _______________ refers to a form of release from prison where the offender has served 100% of their actual sentence and there is no mandated post-release supervision.​

 

a.

​Mandatory release

 

b.

​Discretionary release

 

c.

​Pardon

 

d.

​Expiration

 

ANSWER:  

d

REFERENCES:  

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

48. ____________ parole is a way to control medical costs and allow low-risk offenders to live out their remaining days with their families in a structured release setting.​

 

a.

​Conditional

 

b.

​Medical

 

c.

​Proscriptive

 

d.

​Rehabilitative

 

ANSWER:  

b

REFERENCES:  

Contemporary Functions of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

Completion

 

49. ________________ is the conditional release of an offender from confinement in a correctional institution by a parole board.​

ANSWER:  

Discretionary release​

REFERENCES:  

Introduction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

50. The English word “parole” is derived from the French phrase ___________, which means “word of honor.”​

ANSWER:  

parole d’honneur

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

51. The _____ system was used by Alexander Maconochie and granted credits to inmates for good behavior and hard work.

ANSWER:  

marks

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

52. Alexander Maconochie was in charge of the penal colony at _____, an island situated off the coast of Australia.

ANSWER:  

Norfolk Island

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

53. ____________________ was the governor of the prison at Valencia, Spain in the early 1830s, where he instituted and encouraged inmate involvement in education and vocational training. Through active participation, inmates could reduce their actual sentence by up to one-third.

ANSWER:  

Manuel Montesinos

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

54. The ___________ system of parole, created by Sir Walter Crofton, was renowned for its three classes of penal servitude: strict imprisonment, indeterminate sentences, and ticket-of-leave.​

ANSWER:  

Irish

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

55. Federal parole began in June 1910, due to legislation that established the nation’s first three federal __________.

ANSWER:  

penitentiaries

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

56. The rehabilitative model of parole, known also as the __________ model, dominated American corrections between the 1930s and the 1960s.

ANSWER:  

medical

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

57. The _____ model emphasizes the seriousness of the crime when determining release.​

ANSWER:  

justice or just deserts

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

58. First-time offenders on __________ release serve less time on average in prison than do first timers with discretionary release.

ANSWER:  

mandatory

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

59. The lowest parole rates in the United States tend to be in the __________ region of the country.

ANSWER:  

Southern

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

60. More parolees are removed from parole because of _____ than for the commission of new crimes.

ANSWER:  

technical violations or rule violations

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

61. Medical parole is also known as _____.

ANSWER:  

compassionate release

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

62. The conditional release from prison to the community for prisoners with terminal illnesses who do not pose an undue risk to public safety is referred to as a ________ release.

ANSWER:  

medical/compassionate

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

Essay

 

63. Discuss Manuel Montesinos and Georg Michael von Obermaier and their contributions to discretionary release and the development of parole.

ANSWER:  

In 1835, Col. Manuel Montesinos was appointed governor of the prison at Valencia, Spain, which held about 1,500 convicts. He organized the institution using military-type discipline, and he encouraged prisoner vocational training and education. The novelty of his plan was that there were practically no officers to watch the prisoners, who nevertheless made few, if any, attempts to escape. Each prisoner could earn a one-third reduction in the term of his sentence by good behavior and positive accomplishments. The number of prisoner recommitments while Montesinos was governor was significantly reduced. Despite all his efforts, the law that allowed this program was subsequently repealed, and Montesinos ultimately resigned.

Georg Michael von Obermaier became governor of a prison in Munich, Germany, in 1842, where he found approximately 700 rebellious prisoners being kept in order by more than 100 soldiers (Wines, 1919). In a short time he gained the men’s confidence, removed their chains, discharged nearly all of their guards, and appointed one of them superintendent of each of the industrial shops. His success in reforming prisoners was so great that reportedly only 10% of prisoners relapsed into crime after their discharge. He was aided by two favorable circumstances: Many of the men had no fixed term of imprisonment, and discharged inmates were supervised by prison aid societies.

 

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.01 – Explain how transport and ticket-of-leave influenced the development of parole, including how parole was inspired by Alexander Maconochie on Norfolk Island.

KEYWORDS:  

Apply

 

64. Compare and contrast Crofton’s ticket-of-leave and Maconochie’s marks system.

ANSWER:  

In 1837, Alexander Maconochie proposed to the House of Commons a system whereby the duration of the sentence would be determined not by time but by the prisoner’s industry and good conduct. He proposed a marks system by which “marks” or credits would be credited daily to prisoners in accordance with their behavior and the amount of labor they performed. As prisoners demonstrated evidence of good behavior and a good work ethic, their freedom and privileges gradually increased. Marks were deducted for negative behavior. Maconochie’s system allowed prisoners to move from strict imprisonment, to labor in work gangs, through conditional release around the island, and finally to complete restoration of liberty (Morris, 2002). It should be noted that the primary condition attached to the release was to not incur further law violations, and the behavior of the releasee was not supervised in the sense that it is today.

Sir Walter Crofton, who had studied Maconochie’s innovations on Norfolk Island, became the administrator of the Irish prison system in 1854. Crofton adopted the use of the marks system inside the prison. Under Crofton’s administration, the Irish system became renowned for its three levels: strict imprisonment, indeterminate sentence, and ticket-of-leave. Each prisoner’s classification was determined by the marks he or she had earned for good conduct and achievement in industry and education, a concept borrowed from Maconochie’s experience on Norfolk Island. The ticket-of-leave system was different from the one in England. The general written conditions of the Irish ticket-of-leave were supplemented with instructions designed for closer supervision and control and thus resembled the conditions of parole in the United States today. Ticket-of-leave men and women residing in rural areas were under police supervision, but a civilian employee called the inspector of released prisoners supervised those living in Dublin. The inspector had the responsibility of securing employment for the ticket-of-leave person, visiting his or her residence, and verifying employment. The Irish system of ticket-of-leave had the confidence and support of the public and of convicted criminals.

 

REFERENCES:  

The Origins of Parole

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.02 – Discuss how parole was subsequently implemented by Walter Crofton in Ireland and Zebulon R. Brockway in New York’s Elmira Reformatory.

KEYWORDS:  

Apply

 

65. Describe the medical model of parole. What were its primary goals? Why did it lose favor?

ANSWER:  

Parole was seen as a major adjunct to the rehabilitation philosophy that dominated American corrections from the 1930s through the 1960s. This rehabilitative ideal, called the medical model, assumed that criminal behavior had its roots in environmental and psychosocial aspects of the offender’s life and that these behaviors could be corrected. This meant that every offender would be dealt with on an individual basis to determine the causes of his or her criminal behavior.

Under the old punitive model of corrections, the question was “What did he do?” The medical model was more concerned with why criminals commit crime and what can be done to improve the convict’s situation. According to the medical model, if prison staff could diagnose and treat “badness,” then the lawbreaker should be released when “cured.” The mechanisms for accomplishing this were the indeterminate sentence and parole. The release decision was thus shared between the court, which sets a minimum and a maximum period of incarceration, and the correctional system. The parole board’s responsibility was to determine the optimal release time at which the inmate is most ready to reenter the community as a responsible citizen.

 

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.03 – Identify the reasons why discretionary parole was replaced by mandatory release in many states.
COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Apply

 

66. What is the justice model of corrections? What factors were associated with its emergence in the 1970s?

ANSWER:  

In the 1970s, individualism, rehabilitation, sentence indeterminacy, and parole all seemed to fall from grace and appeared to be on their way out. A national commission stated, “One of the movements we are currently witnessing in the criminal justice field is the trend toward the establishment of determinate or ‘fixed’ sentencing of criminal offenders” (National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals, 1973). The correctional system’s failure to reduce the steadily increasing crime rate and its inability to reduce recidivism, rehabilitate offenders, or make predictive judgments about offenders’ future behavior brought about public disillusionment, disappointment, and resentment. Concern also arose that wide and unfair disparities existed in sentencing based on the offender’s race, socioeconomic status, and place of conviction (Petersilia, 2000b). The pendulum began to swing, and by the late 1970s it seemed to have moved 180 degrees from the rehabilitative ideal to the “just deserts” approach to criminal correction.

In contrast to the rehabilitative ideal, the just deserts or justice model changes the focus of the system from the offender to the offense. Liberals and conservatives alike embraced determinate sentencing and the abolition of parole, but for different reasons (Cullen & Gilbert, 1982). The Vietnam War, the Kent State shootings, and the Attica prison uprising convinced many liberals that the state could not be trusted to administer rehabilitation in a just and humane manner. The indeterminate sentence was too vague and without due process protections to limit discretion. The just deserts approach was perceived as providing fair punishment. For conservatives, the 1974 publication by Robert Martinson was interpreted as noting that few correctional treatment programs worked and the indeterminate sentence, parole, and treatment programs were too “soft” on crime. Determinate sentencing and the “just deserts” approach were seen as a return to a punishment-oriented correctional system (Cullen & Gilbert, 1982).

 

REFERENCES:  

The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Apply

 

67. Differentiate between mandatory release and discretionary release and explain the role of parole.

ANSWER:  

There are two types of post-prison supervision: discretionary and mandatory release. Individuals on mandatory release enter the community automatically at the expiration of their maximum term minus credited time off for good behavior. Mandatory release is decided by legislative statute or good-time laws. In contrast to mandatory release, an individual released on discretionary release enters the community because members of a parole board have decided that the prisoner has earned the privilege of being released from prison while still remaining under supervision of an indeterminate sentence.

Parole is the conditional release of a convicted offender from a correctional institution, under the continued custody of the state, to serve the remainder of his or her sentence in the community under supervision. Historically, parole referred only to discretionary release. But as laws and release methods changed, “parolees” became a more general concept that has incorporated mandatory supervision. Parole is a broad concept that refers to post-prison supervision of both mandatory- and discretionary-release offenders. Parolees on both mandatory release and discretionary release are supervised by a parole officer and adhere to similar conditions. If these conditions are not followed, either type of parolee (mandatory or discretionary) can be returned to prison for the remainder of the sentence.

 

REFERENCES:  

Introduction and The Development of Parole in the United States

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.04 – Describe the demographic characteristics of parolees today.

KEYWORDS:  

Apply

 

68. Explain the concept of medical parole and discuss the pros and cons of releasing offenders due to medical conditions.

ANSWER:  

Medical parole, also known as compassionate release, is an option for some elderly prisoners or prisoners with terminal illnesses who are no longer viewed as a risk to public safety if released to the community. Due to the high costs of health care and the increased age of prisoners in America, there has been an increase in the discussion surrounding medical parole. To be eligible for medical parole, prisoners must have a medical condition that is terminal, that permanently limits them from movement, or that could be treated less expensively in a community treatment facility instead of a prison.

Medical parole is not widely used, despite the arguments showing it to be a more cost-effective and humane approach to hospice care for inmates and their families. Two-thirds of prison systems and nearly half of all city/county jails have a medical parole policy, but only about 300 people are released each year on medical parole (Hammett, Harmon, & Maruschak, 1999).

Pros of medical parole include a decrease in health-care costs for prison/jail systems, as well as a more humane approach for inmates who are suffering from terminal illnesses or who are very elderly. Cons are that the public often does not support medical parole due to the type of crime committed. The victim and his or her family may also oppose medical parole. This lack of public and victim support was evident in the Susan Atkins case. Susan Atkins was a follower of Charles Manson and was convicted for highly publicized murders. She developed brain cancer and was transferred to community hospice to live out her final days, rather than being released on medical parole, because of the victim’s family’s wishes that she remain incarcerated.

 

REFERENCES:  

Parole Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.03.05 – Argue the pros and cons of medical parole.

KEYWORDS:  

Apply

 

Chapter_5_Case_Management_Using_Risk_Needs_Responsivity

 

 

True / False

 

1. Community corrections departments serve both a supervisory and rehabilitative function in the criminal justice system.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Identifying Risks and Criminogenic Needs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.01 – Identify the importance of assessment in identifying risk and needs.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

2. Each new client under community supervision must first be interviewed.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Identifying Risks and Criminogenic Needs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.01 – Identify the importance of assessment in identifying risk and needs.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

3. No matter whether the programs were treatment-oriented or supervision-oriented, mixing low-risk offenders with high-risk offenders in the same program has been shown to decrease recidivism.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Identifying Risks and Criminogenic Needs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.01 – Identify the importance of assessment in identifying risk and needs.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

4. Age is a dynamic risk factor.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Identifying Risks and Criminogenic Needs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.01 – Identify the importance of assessment in identifying risk and needs.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

5. Criminal history is a static risk factor.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Identifying Risks and Criminogenic Needs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.01 – Identify the importance of assessment in identifying risk and needs.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

6. To identify treatment needs, an officer must conduct a needs assessment.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Identifying Risks and Criminogenic Needs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.01 – Identify the importance of assessment in identifying risk and needs.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

7. Surveillance is an important element of supervision that provides a means of ascertaining whether probationers and parolees are continuing to meet the conditions imposed by the court or the parole board.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Supervision Component

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.02 – Describe techniques that lead to defining the level of supervision and development of a treatment plan.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

8. Probation and parole officers are not police officers, thus they are never permitted to conduct a warrantless search of their client’s homes.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

The Supervision Component

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.02 – Describe techniques that lead to defining the level of supervision and development of a treatment plan.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

9. At the lowest level of supervision, there may be no requirement that the probationer personally visit or contact a probation officer, referred to as administrative supervision or banked probation.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Supervision Component

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.02 – Describe techniques that lead to defining the level of supervision and development of a treatment plan.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

10. One of the principles of effective supervision entails differentiating offenders who need closer supervision from those who require less.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

The Supervision Component

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.02 – Describe techniques that lead to defining the level of supervision and development of a treatment plan.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

11. According to the principles of effective intervention, treatment should be intensive and occupy 40–70% of each day for three to nine months.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Implementing the Case Treatment Plan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.03 – List the principles of effective correctional intervention in offender treatment.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

12. Effective supervision must always involve some sort of treatment component or referrals to outside resources in order to truly assist offenders.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Implementing the Case Treatment Plan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.03 – List the principles of effective correctional intervention in offender treatment.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

13. Central to the concept of evidence-based practice is the concept that it does not matter how large the caseload is as long as it is properly classified.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Implementing the Case Treatment Plan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.03 – List the principles of effective correctional intervention in offender treatment.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

14. Cognitive-behavioral programs are a specific category of therapy programs that have not shown promising results thus far, when applied to today’s correctional clients.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Implementing the Case Treatment Plan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.03 – List the principles of effective correctional intervention in offender treatment.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

15. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps offenders replace unhealthy thinking processes and criminal behavior with a sense of responsibility, empathy, and prosocial behavior.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Implementing the Case Treatment Plan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.03 – List the principles of effective correctional intervention in offender treatment.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

16. The single most important element in preventing recidivism for adult probationers and parolees is having strong family ties.

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Implementing the Case Treatment Plan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.03 – List the principles of effective correctional intervention in offender treatment.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

17. The elements of neighborhood-based supervision include assignment of offenders according to type of offense perpetrated, required church participation, required full-time employment for all offenders, and total abstention from alcohol for all probationers.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

False

REFERENCES:  

Implementing the Case Treatment Plan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.03 – List the principles of effective correctional intervention in offender treatment.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

18. Women under community supervision have usually entered the criminal justice system because of a crime they committed alongside a male partner.​

 

a.

True

 

b.

False

 

ANSWER:  

True

REFERENCES:  

Working with Female Offenders

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

COBC.ALAR.17.05.04 – Explain the similarities and differences of supervising female offenders in the community.

KEYWORDS:  

Remember

 

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