Parole and Prisoner Reentry MCQs

Parole and Prisoner Reentry MCQs

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1: Places where offenders reside when correctional authorities deem them not yet ready to live completely freely

A.   Community Residential Centers

B.   Discretionary parole

C.   Therapeutic committees

D.   All of the above

2: Places where offenders reside when correctional authorities deem them not yet ready to live completely freely

A.   Community Residential Centers

B.   Discretionary parole

C.   Therapeutic committees

D.   All of the above

3: Discretionary Parole is granted at the discretion of a parole board for ____ inmates

A.   All

B.   Selected

C.   Elite

D.   None

4: Electronic Monitoring (EM) is a system by which offenders under _________ can be monitored for compliance

A.   Arrest

B.   Parole

C.   House arrest

D.   Probation

5: Global Positioning System (GPS) Monitoring is a system of _________ supervision

A.   Probation

B.   Parole

C.   Both

D.   None

6: Houses are transitional places of residence for correctional clients who are “halfway” between the constant supervision of prison and the much looser supervision in the community

A.   True

B.   False

7: House Arrest are programs that require offenders to remain in

A.   Halfway houses

B.   Therapeutic committees

C.   Homes

D.   A & B

8: Irish System was a prison system used in the 19th century. This system involved _____ stages

A.   One

B.   Two

C.   Three

D.   Four

9: Mandatory Parole is automatic parole after a set period of time for almost all inmates

A.   True

B.   False

10: Therapeutic committee makes judgments about the suitability of a prisoner for release from prison after having served some specified time of his or her sentence

A.   True

B.   False

11: The release of prisoners from prison before completing their full sentence is called

A.   Parole

B.   House arrest

C.   Probation

D.   All of the above

12: Unconditional release is a release with no further parole

A.   True

B.   False

13: Inmates cannot speak at their parole hearing.

A.   True

B.   False

14: Inmates cannot speak at their parole hearing.

A.   True

B.   False

15: Inmates cannot speak at their parole hearing.

A.   True

B.   False

16: Some employers are reluctant to hire parolees.

A.   True

B.   False

17: It is difficult for a parolee to find employment.

A.   True

B.   False

18: Parolees rarely get high paying jobs.

A.   True

B.   False

19: According to the textbook, which program requires offenders to remain in their homes except for approved period of travel?

A.   Electronic monitoring

B.   Global positioning system

C.   House arrest

20: Sex offenders have the lowest recidivism rate.

A.   True

B.   False

21: House arrest is a last resort for probationers.

A.   True

B.   False

22: According to the text, halfway houses have been viewed as coddle method for offenders.

A.   True

B.   False

23: According to the text, halfway houses have been viewed as coddle method for offenders.

A.   True

B.   False

24: The parole board cannot have access to inmates mental health records.

A.   True

B.   False

25: Which type of offender has the highest recidivism rate?

A.   Burglary

B.   Murder

C.   Sex offender

26: Parole eligibility date is when an inmate can be released from prison.

A.   True

B.   False

27: Job prospects for inmates who return to the community are limite

A.   True

B.   False

28: African Americans represent the largest number of inmates released on parole.

A.   True

B.   False

29: Female inmates are automatically paroled from prison.

A.   True

B.   False