CCM Community Corrections & Reentry 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that parolees are entitled to written notice of claimed violations and a hearing before parole can be revoked?
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex
- Morrissey v. Brewer (Correct answer)
- Gagnon v. Scarpelli
- Wolff v. McDonnell
Correct answer: Morrissey v. Brewer
Morrissey v. Brewer (1972) established minimum due process requirements for parole revocation, including written notice and a revocation hearing.
Question 2: A corrections manager wants to reduce recidivism through cognitive-behavioral programming. Which intervention has the strongest empirical support?
- Scared Straight programs
- Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) (Correct answer)
- Boot camp programs
- Intensive drug testing alone
Correct answer: Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
Moral Reconation Therapy and similar cognitive-behavioral interventions have strong meta-analytic evidence supporting their effectiveness in reducing recidivism.
Question 3: What is 'swift certainty' as applied to community supervision under the HOPE (Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement) model?
- Guaranteeing that all violations result in maximum sanctions
- Delivering immediate, predictable, and consistent consequences for every violation (Correct answer)
- Ensuring that probationers are swiftly transferred to prison for technical violations
- Rapidly discharging offenders who comply with conditions
Correct answer: Delivering immediate, predictable, and consistent consequences for every violation
The HOPE model demonstrated that swift and certain (though modest) sanctions deter violations more effectively than severe but delayed or inconsistent responses.
Question 4: Under the ACA Standards for adult community residential services, what is the primary purpose of a halfway house?
- To serve as a pre-trial detention alternative exclusively
- To provide transitional housing and support services that bridge incarceration and independent community living (Correct answer)
- To house offenders sentenced to short terms of less than 90 days only
- To permanently house offenders on electronic monitoring
Correct answer: To provide transitional housing and support services that bridge incarceration and independent community living
Halfway houses (community residential facilities) are designed to facilitate graduated transition from confinement to independent community living by providing housing, supervision, and support services.
Question 5: Which assessment tool is most widely used by U.S. probation and parole agencies to determine risk and needs for community supervision planning?
- Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)
- Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) (Correct answer)
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
- Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
Correct answer: Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R)
The LSI-R is the most widely adopted actuarial risk/needs tool among U.S. probation and parole agencies for guiding supervision and case planning.
Question 6: A corrections manager is reviewing electronic monitoring options. Which technology uses GPS tracking to create inclusion and exclusion zones for offenders?
- Radio frequency (RF) monitoring
- Voice recognition telephonic reporting
- Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring (Correct answer)
- Biometric check-in kiosks
Correct answer: Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring
GPS monitoring allows agencies to establish geographic inclusion zones (where the offender must be) and exclusion zones (where they are prohibited), with real-time location tracking.
Question 7: According to research on reentry, which factor is most strongly associated with successful community reintegration among released prisoners?
- Geographic proximity to the releasing prison
- Prosocial family and social support networks (Correct answer)
- Age at first arrest
- Length of most recent sentence
Correct answer: Prosocial family and social support networks
Strong prosocial family ties and support networks are consistently identified as one of the most powerful protective factors against recidivism during reentry.
CCM Community Corrections & Reentry 3
Which U.S.
Supreme Court case established that parolees are entitled to written notice of claimed violations and a hearing before parole can be revoked?