1. True False In order to impose intermediate sanctions on an offender, they need not already be under some form of correctional supervision (probation, parole, prison, etc.). In other words, an intermediate sanction is a penalty in and of itself.
2. Which of the following is not one of the five (5) types of probation in Texas?
a. Deferred Adjudication
b. Pre-Trial Diversion
c. Bond Supervision
d. Double Supervision
e. All of the above are forms of probation in Texas
3. CSCD stands for:
a. Community Supervision and Coddling Department
b. Correctional Supervision and Custody Department
c. Community Supervision and Corrections Department
d. Custodial Supervision and Corrections Department
4. Which of the following is a standard condition of probation?
a. participate in substance abuse counseling
b. obtain a GED
c. avoid individuals with a criminal record
d. attend AA meetings
5. Which of the following is a special condition of probation?
a. do not break the law
b. remain in the county unless you receive a travel permit
c. participate in sex offender counseling
d. pay probation fees
6. Which of the following represents a type of probation in which an offender is not convicted?
a. deferred adjudication
b. bond supervision
c. pre-trial diversion
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
7. In Texas, a juvenile is legally defined as being someone between the ages of ____ and _____.
a. 10, 17
b. 10, 16
c. 8, 16
d. 10, 18
8. Parens patriae is:
a. a legal principle in which the state can assume the role of a parent
b. a legal principle in which a parent assumes the role of the state
c. a legal principle in which a child is declared an adult
d. all of the above
9. Which of the following represents a type of probation in which an offender is convicted?
a. regular probation
b. shock probation
c. either of the above
d. none of the above
10. True False Probation and parole are separate agencies in Texas even though they perform work that is highly similar.
11. The prison building boom is most correctly identified with which decade?
a. 1970s
b. 1980s
c. 1990s
d. 2000s
12. This model of prison management emphasizes security, discipline, and order?
a. due process model
b. trustee model
c. medical model
d. custodial model
13. Females make up the largest group of individuals being supervised in which branch of corrections?
a. probation
b. parole
c. jail
d. prison
e. all of the above
f. none of the above
14. Which method of execution has Texas never used?
a. electric chair
b. hanging
c. gas chamber
d. lethal injection
15. What is an expiration release?
a. being released from prison on parole
b. being released from probation via revocation
c. being released from prison at the end of a sentence
d. an early termination from probation