QUESTION 1. In the wake of the "tough on crime" over the past three decades, the number of parolees has:
A. doubled
B. Tripled
C. decreased
D. remained the same
QUESTION 2. The decision to release an inmate is made in the context of:
A. analytical clarity.
B. political fairness.
C. public support.
D. competing goals.
QUESTION 3. From 1920 to 1973, sentencing and release procedures involved:
A. determinate sentencing.
B. mandatory minimums.
C. indeterminate sentences.
D. mandatory release.
QUESTION 4. Parole is also known as:
A. conditional release.
B. freedom.
C. reentry.
D. punishment.
QUESTION 5. After an inmate has served time equal to the total sentence minus "good time," if any, he or she will receive:
A. conditional release.
B. discretionary release.
C. mandatory release.
D. none of these.
QUESTION 6. A parole board organized inside a department of corrections is an example of a/an __________ parole board.
A. autonomous
B. independent
C. consolidated
D. none of these
QUESTION 7. An inmate's eligibility for release into community supervision depends on requirements set by the law and _________.
A. sentence status
B. rehabilitation status
C. Offense
D. victim status
QUESTION 8. Because of ______, many states have devised ways to get around the rigidity of mandatory release.
A. prison population growth
B. public pressure
C. labor shortages
D. Expenses
QUESTION 9. Most parole boards cite an inmate's progress in ________________as one criterion for release.
A. self-improvement programs
B. family visitations
C. solitary confinement
D. religious practices
QUESTION 10. Which of the following is a release criteria used by the parole board?
A. Prior criminal record
B. Attitudes toward victims
C. History of community adjustment
D. All of these
QUESTION 11. Parole is revoked for the following reasons:
QUESTION 12. The four elements of successful reentry are:
QUESTION 13. An important strategy for improving supervision effectiveness is ____________