Who is a probation officer, and what are his or her duties?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The answer should include the following points:
- aftercare administered by probation officers (aftercare officers)—correspond with or may even visit the institutionalized youth in training school
- monitoring the behavior of youths under supervision in community
- providing each youth with a list of rules resembling those given to adult parolees
- ensuring that youth reports as requested
- controlling youth's release—youth's release dependent on aftercare officer's approval of the home placement plan submitted by the institutional home worker
- locating an alternate placement, such as a foster home, group home, or halfway house in case institutional home isn’t a suitable option
- Intensive Aftercare Program (IAP)—involving parolees in community services
- controlling revocation of aftercare—based on the testimony of the aftercare officer—investigating the charge and reporting to the supervisor
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A) Mandatory drug testing of public and private employees B) Auto junkyards C) Gun dealerships D) Arson investigations E) All of the above
As a way to save money, some states have contracted with ______ to house their prisoners.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is not a correct statement pertaining to Baskin and Sommers’ research on the desistance process for their sample of violent female offenders:
a. Desistance is a simpler and shorter process than initial involvement in deviance. b. Concepts important in initiation of deviance were also present in the process of desistance. c. Aging offenders took the threat of punishment seriously. d. The decision to desist was triggered by a sudden event.
Microsoft was prosecuted for engaging in monopolistic practices for providing a free internet browser with its operating system. This practice is known as bundling. Why was free bad?
A. Consumers were forced into buying a low-quality browser.
B. Microsoft had a secret agreement with other browser manufacturers.
C. Consumers got no choice of browser.
D. After competition was eliminated, there was no restraint on pricing.