Chapter_15_Release_from_Incarceration

Chapter_15_Release_from_Incarceration

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. Probation release is often tied to shock incarceration.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	Release Mechanisms
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.15.03 – Discuss the different mechanisms that are used to release offenders from correctional facilities.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

2. The number of felons on parole has decreased since 1980.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	Origins of Parole
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.15.01 – Discuss parole and explain how it operates today.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

3. Parole boards always welcome public criticism.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	The Decision to Release
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.15.04 – Explain how releasing authorities are organized.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

4. Release on parole has had little impact on other parts of the system, such as plea bargaining and sentencing.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	Release Mechanisms
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.15.03 – Discuss the different mechanisms that are used to release offenders from correctional facilities.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

5. States retaining indeterminate sentencing allow discretionary release by the parole board within the boundaries of the sentence and the law.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	Release Mechanisms
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.15.03 – Discuss the different mechanisms that are used to release offenders from correctional facilities.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

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