Chapter 6

Question 1

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Answer 1

A receiver that uses 24 military satellites to determine the exact location of a coordinate. Through the use of satellite monitoring and remote tracking, offenders can be tracked to their exact location

Question 2

Hearing Stage

Answer 2

Stage of a revocation proceeding that allows the probation agency to present evidence of the violation while the offender is given the opportunity to refute the evidence provided

Question 3

John Augustus

Answer 3

Recognized as the father of modern probation

Question 4

Passive Agent

Answer 4

Views his/her job as just that, a job. These individuals will tend to do as little as possible, and they do not have passion for their jobs

Question 5

Paternal Officer

Answer 5

Use a great degree of both control and assistance techniques in supervising offenders

Question 6

Preliminary hearing

Answer 6

Initial examination of the facts of the arrest to determine if probable cause does exist for a violation

Question 7

Presentence Investigation Report

Answer 7

A thorough file that includes a wide range of background information on the offender

Question 8

Probation

Answer 8

A control valve mechanism that mitigates the flow of inmates sent directly to the jailhouse

Question 9

Punitive Officer

Answer 9

See themselves as needing to use threats and punishment in order to get compliance from the offender

Question 10

Sentencing Stage

Answer 10

When a judge requires either that the offender be incarcerated or, when the violation is minor, that the offender continue his/ her probation sentence but under more restrictive terms

Question 11

Technical Violations

Answer 11

Actions that do not comply with the conditions and requirements of a probationer’s sentence, as articulated by the court that acted as the sentencing authority

Question 12

Welfare Worker

Answer 12

Views the offender more as a client rather than a supervisee on his or her caseload