False: Nationwide, approximately 12% of parolees successfully complete patrol

In 2006, the U. S. Supreme Court found that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit police officers from conducting a warantless search of a person who is subject to a parole search condition, even when there is no suspicion of criminal wrongdoing and the sole reason for the search is because the person is on parole.

The Serious Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) provides additional services, such as education and skills training to offenders who are most likely to pose a risk to the community upon release.

A typical caseload for an intensive supervision probation officer is NOT 250 probationers.

The U. S. Supreme Court has held that parole boards do not have to specify the evidence used in deciding to deny parole.

A probation officer does not need a search warrant or probable cause to search a probationer's residence.

There are NOT far more offenders in prision today than are serving community-based sentences.

False: Offenders who have been paroled generally avoid serving time in prison, while probationers are incarcerated before release.

False: Split sentencing involves a brief period of incarceration in prison and shock probation involves a brief period of incarceration in jail.

Split sentences and shock probation result from decisions made by judicial authority.

If a probationer does not claim a right against self incrimination, any statements made to a probation officer may be used as evidence.

False: Working as a probation or parole officer is attractive because of the small caseloads and ample opportunities for career mobility.

False: Recent research indicates that offenders sentenced to shock incarceration have lower recidivism rates than offenders sentenced to ordinary prisions.

Who is recognized as the world's first probation officer?

Bob is sentenced to probation. The conditions of his probation, and all probationers in this jurisdiction, include maintaining employment, possessing no firearm, obeying all laws, and meeting with his probation officer. These are _______ conditions.

Which type of sentence requires that offenders serve weekends in jail and receive probation supervision during the week?

What type of probation might require face-to-face contacts between the officer and the probationer five times a week, a mandatory curfew, having a job, and submitting to weekly alcohol and drug testing?

Mempa v. Ray held that a probationer should have the opportunity for _____ before a deffered prision sentence can be imposed.

False: The Auburn system was a form of imprisionment  developed as an alternative to corporal punishments that made use of solitary confinement and encouraged rehabilitation.

False: The Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP) has placed significant restrictions on the sale of inmate goods.

False: The reformatory era of imprisonment was based upon a medical model of corrections.

False: Research conducted by Robert Martinson concludes that offender participation in rehabilitation programs substantially reduces recidivism rates.

False: The Pennsylvania system of imprisonment focused on hard labor, enforced silence, and corporal punishments.

False: Parole, indeterminate sentencing, and good time were innovations developed in America during the punitive era of inprisonment.

False: Because of the Ashurst Summers Act, prison industries are experiencing rapid growth.

False: Inmates suffering from significant mental illness do not account for a significant number of those imprisoned.

Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind muslem cleric and spiritual leader for many Islamic terrorists, including Osama Bin Laden, has continued to motivate terrorist acts even as a prisoner of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

False: Research indicates that prison subcultures have been stable over time despite changes in wider culture.

A writ of habeas corpus directs the person detaining a prisoner to bring him or her before a judicial officer to determine the lawfulness of imprisonment.

False: The primary concern of correctional officers today is the effective rehabilitation of inmates. 

False: The majority of offenses committed by women who are in prisons and jails are violent offenses.

False: Inmates have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cells.

Class Notes:

Parole: served part of time, out on good behavior

Probation: in lieu of jail time.
(4.3 million people are on probation of some sort)

Class Notes:

Unlikely to get probation:

5 % murderers get probation

12% robbers "

30% Aggrivated Assault "

60% probationers complete/fullfill probation requirement

Probation requirements: obey the law, keep job, stay in jurisdiction, no fire arms, pay back-fines,court costs/lawyer costs...

Class Notes:

Additional Probation Requirements/Special Circumstances: 15 year old, may require GED,
be subject to drug testing, community service

Class Notes:

Probation Advantages: not in jail, cost effective (40k to keep prisoner vs 1.3k per year for probation), employment - they pay taxes.

Probations Disadvantages: lack of punishment, risk to the community. See women note below

Women prisoners discriminated against: They must have a job - they lack skills, heavy lifting, etc... blah blah ;-)

Class Notes:

Parole: incentive to improve life. rehabilitation: substance abuse treatment.

Class Notes:

Intermediate Sanctions: (Other)

Split Sentence - Time/Home/Time

Mixed Sentence - Weekend jail, work during wk/curfew

Intensive Supervision.

Shock probation/Shock parole: "think you are going to jail but they let you go - you're shocked and do not repeat the crime because you are grateful.

Class Notes:

Prison: very small space, overcrowded, treated badly.

We have evolved from killing,torture,hard labor...to rehabilitation.

1960's prisoners began obtaining rights.

Class Notes:

Classification system: seperates offenders into different categories women, men, types of crime committed,etc.

Classified prisoners sent to 4 different types facilities:

ADMAX/SuperMax - unltra maximum security

Maximum Security

Medium Security

Minimum Security

Class Notes:

Jail - arrested awaiting trial, misdemeanor serving not more than 1 yr.

Prison - felony. More than one year...

#1 concern of correctional staff: custody and control.

Class Notes:

5 things that are hurt when you go to jail:

1. Freedom/Liberty

2. Goods/Services

3. Heteral Relations

4. Personal Atonomy

5. Security/Safety (personal)

Class Notes:

Womens Prisons are not adept at dealing with:

womens specific health issues

less opportunity for rehabilitation

*womens prisons, use to be out of date mens prisons, not equipped for women.

Women prisoners: mothers, higher rate of sexual disease, sexually/physically assaulted, poverty rate, mental health issues...

Class Notes:

23k per prisoner per yr/8,128 AL per year per prisoner.

Basic prisoner rights:

right to marry

religious rights (certain extent)

limited communication

due process (sort of)

cruel and unusual punishment (sort of)

Class Notes:

Prisoners do not have right to:

Privacy, Firearms, Association....

Felons: cannot vote, No federal housing benefit...

Class Notes:

Private Prisons: contracted by government

Benefits:

• Government bad at managing
• more efficient
• Do not have to follow contracts
• Do not have to employ certain employees
• the more prisoners, the better for business

Class Notes:

Disadvantages: less accountability, easier to be more corrupt, less humanitarian.

Prison Workers/Labor:
Sell them for labor/state made money

**no longer able to sell prisoners to make money (international trade) - prisoner labor can only benefit the state - etc. license plates.
**AL was last state that moved away from practice.