Question 1

If the judge orders you to stay in you residence during specified hours as part of your probation, you have been given a curfew.

Accepted Answer

A curfew is a requirement to remain indoors during specified hours, often imposed as a condition of probation.

Question 2

If a condition of your probation requires you to stay home except for pre-approved activities such as work, education, or medical or religious purposes, you have been given home incarceration.

Accepted Answer

The condition described is more accurately termed "home confinement" or "house arrest," not "home incarceration," which typically involves stricter restrictions and monitoring.

Question 3

If a condition of your parole requires you to stay home at all times with limited exceptions such as medical or religious purposes, you are on home detention.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

If a condition of your community supervision requires you to wear an ankle bracelet, you are under remote location monitoring.

Accepted Answer

An ankle bracelet is a device used for electronic monitoring, allowing authorities to track an individual's location remotely as part of community supervision conditions.

Question 5

"Fines" and "restitution" mean the same thing

Accepted Answer

The statement "Fines" is incomplete and does not provide enough context or information to determine its truth value.

Question 6

Fines are financial sanctions paid to the court; restitution may be made through the court, but goes to the victim.

Accepted Answer

Fines are penalties paid to the court as punishment for an offense, while restitution is compensation paid to the victim for their loss or injury, often facilitated through the court system.

Question 7

Community service is sometimes called a "fine of time."

Accepted Answer

Community service is often referred to as a "fine of time" because it requires individuals to spend their time performing unpaid work for the community as a form of restitution or punishment, similar to how a monetary fine requires payment.

Question 8

If the judge sentences an offender to a structured and military-like punishment that focuses on discipline, physical labor, and education, the offender has been sentenced to a boot camp.

Accepted Answer

Boot camps are correctional programs that emphasize discipline, physical labor, and education, resembling military training.

Question 9

Work release centers are a type of residential community centers.

Accepted Answer

Work release centers are facilities where inmates can transition from prison life to community life, often involving employment opportunities, and are considered a type of residential community center.

Question 10

Drug courts are more punitive than regular courts.

Accepted Answer

Drug courts are designed to be more rehabilitative than punitive, focusing on treatment and recovery rather than punishment.

Question 11

Only convicted offenders are given intermediate sanctions.

Accepted Answer

Intermediate sanctions can be applied to both convicted offenders and individuals who are awaiting trial or sentencing, as they are alternatives to traditional incarceration.

Question 12

Offenders under jail supervision are not given intermediate sanctions.

Accepted Answer

Intermediate sanctions are alternative punishments used to supervise offenders who are not incarcerated, including those under jail supervision.

Question 13

Community corrections acts give economic grants to states to establish community corrections programs.

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Question 14

CCAs transfer some state functions to local communities.

Accepted Answer

Community Choice Aggregations (CCAs) allow local communities to take over certain energy procurement functions from the state, giving them more control over their energy sources and pricing.

Question 15

The goal of CCAs in most states is to divert certain prison-bound offenders into local-, city-, or county- level programs.

Accepted Answer

Community Corrections Acts (CCAs) aim to reduce prison populations by providing alternative programs for offenders at the local level, focusing on rehabilitation and reintegration.

Question 16

The first state to adopt a CCA was Minnesota.

Accepted Answer

The first state to adopt a CCA was California, not Minnesota.

Question 17

The majority of Minnesota's offenders are sentenced to prison.

Accepted Answer

Most offenders in Minnesota are sentenced to probation rather than prison, as the state emphasizes rehabilitation and community-based corrections.

Question 18

Retributive justice is a theory of justice that states that everyone should get what they deserve.

Accepted Answer

Retributive justice is based on the idea that punishment should be proportionate to the offense and that offenders deserve to be punished for their wrongdoing.

Question 19

Retributive justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

Retributive justice focuses on punishment for the offender, while restorative justice emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior.

Question 20

The goal of revenge usually consists of forcing the offender to suffer the same or greater pain than that which was originally inflicted on the victim.

Accepted Answer

Revenge typically aims to inflict harm or suffering on the offender as a form of retribution, often matching or exceeding the original harm experienced by the victim.

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