Probation MCQ

Is welfare Worker views the offender more as a client rather than a supervisee on his or her caseload?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as actions that do not comply with the conditions and requirements of a probationer’s sentence.

Answer

Correct Answer: Technical Violations

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as when a judge determines if the offender will be incarcerated or continue his or her probation sentence under more restrictive terms.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sentencing Stage

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is sees himself or herself as needing to use threats and punishment in order to get compliance from the offender.

Answer

Correct Answer: Punitive Officer

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is probation a control valve mechanism that mitigates the flow of inmates sent directly to the jailhouse?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as a thorough file that includes a wide range of background information on the offender.

Answer

Correct Answer: Presentence Investigation Report

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as initial examination of the facts of the arrest to determine if probable cause does exist for a violation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Preliminary Hearing

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is uses a great degree of both control and assistance techniques in supervising offenders.

Answer

Correct Answer: Paternal Officer

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is passive Agent views his or her job dispassionately as just a job and tends to do as little as possible?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as stage of a revocation proceeding that allows the probation agency to present evidence of the violation, which the offender is given the opportunity to refute.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hearing Stage

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as allows offenders to be tracked to their exact location through the use of satellite monitoring and remote tracking.

Answer

Correct Answer: Global Positioning System (GPS)

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

All of the following are accurate statements about revocation except this.

Answer

Correct Answer: The most common reason for revocation is failure to maintain employment.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

The recommended caseload for a probation officer overseeing adults on intensive probationers is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: 20 probationers

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Probation was used in colonial America as it was an inherited practice from England.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Staff turnover is not an issue for probation officers.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

All of the following are typical responsibilities of a probation officer except ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Determining whether probation should be revoked

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

According to Glaser’s research, a probation officer who believes that the best way to protect the community is to rehabilitate the probationer is using which working style?

Answer

Correct Answer: Welfare worker

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Since 2009, the number of individuals on probation has ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreased

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

All of the following are technical violations of probation except ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Committing a new crime

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Probation is the most common sanction given by the courts.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

In Gagnon v. Scarpelli, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the state was not required to appoint counsel for every probationer facing revocation.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Most probation agencies require that applicants be at least ______ years old.

Answer

Correct Answer: 21

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Morrissey v. Brewer?

Answer

Correct Answer: It was the first time the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the revocation process of either probationers or parolees.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

While on the job, most probation officers carry a firearm.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

According to Glaser’s research, this type of officer tends to have limited formal education but a lot of on-the-job experience.

Answer

Correct Answer: Paternal officer

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the demographics of probation officers?

Answer

Correct Answer: The highest level of education for most probation officers is a college degree.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

search
More Correctional System (U.S.) Subjects