co-20 quiz 4 prep

A risk assessment may be used to determine if an inmate is ready for release

The first successful prisoners' rights case in 1967 involved brutality and inhumane living conditions

Parole officers do not help offenders readjust to the community.

Missing the physical safety of prison is one of the possible harsh realities that a newly released prisoner may face

Prior criminal record is not a criteria parole boards consider.

Treatment, mission, & methods are 3 of the five major dilemmas the U.S. correctional system faces?

prisoners accused of serious prison violations have a right to a hearing before a felony court judge

legal assistance has NOT been incorporated into state correctional systems as an alternative to litigation ?

Developing a support group with other ex-­felons is one of the elements of successful reentry

sentences set by the court have no impact on an inmate’s eligibility for release to community supervision

Legal rules produced by judges’ decisions are referred to as common law

judge's order asking officials to produce the prisoner & give reasons to justify continued custody is writ of actus reus

Personal right is NOT one of the three concepts that comprise the foundation of parole?

Doctrines are laws that are created by local, state, and federal governments. 

Parole is the continuation of correctional supervision in the community.

Attracting, motivating, and retaining outstanding personnel is key to an effective correctional system

Inmate released on expiration parole don't require correctional supervision & can't return to prison on current charges

Inmates that have “maxed out” are released only if they completed treatment

for several decades, inmates have pursued Constitutional rights by filing Section 1983 petitions in federal courts

The Fourth Amendment protections cover prison cells.

Getting a job is one of the critical needs for parolees to make it in the community.

Parole officers are usually asked to play the roles of cop and teacher

In Roper v. Simmons the Supreme Court decided that offenders can't get death penalty for a crime they committed as a juv

Rational Basis Test requires that a regulation provide a reasonable method of advancing a legitimate institutional goal

Combination of factors that fed. court examine to see if cruel & unusual punish. apply are called Totality of Conditions

In Hudson v. Palmer,the Supreme Court held that the rules of the 4th Amendment apply to a search of a convict's cell

the term incapacitation has referred to both a method of community supervision and a release mechanism

Prior criminal record is NOT one of the major release criteria considered for a potential parolee 

Reclaiming the moral and ethical high road is one of the major challenges of the correctional system

Restrictions that parolees must legally obey after being released are referred to as conditions of release.

Institutional codes is one of the foundations that support the legal rights of individuals under correction supervision

execution of mentally ill, effective counsel, are lethal injections painless, part of legal issues w/ death penalty

1 of the 4 substantial trends that we hope can help shape the future of the U.S. correctional system is professionalism

Case law decisions create precedence (legal rules that are used to make future judgments on cases w/ similar circumstanc

The Second Chance Act of 2007 is designed to assist offenders with a. chemical health programming while in prison

Mandatory Release is NOT one of the five basic mechanisms for release from prison