Administration of Criminal Justice-

Question 1 - Probation officers have been called "referral agents" due to their responsibilities. What does mean as it relates to their everyday responsibilities?

Question 2 - Court-ordered conditions are common in the administration of probation. Identify four conditions often imposed by the court on probationers.

Question 3 - What is the difference between mandatory parole and discretionary parole?

Question 4 - Probation and parole officers serve dual, often conflicting, roles. What are those roles?

Question 5 - The number of services available to parolees is declining across the country. Why are parolees getting fewer and fewer of the services that are presumably linked to successful transitions from prison to the community?

Question 6 - What is the difference between parole and probation?

Question 7 - Briefly describe the purpose of an adult transitional center.

Question 8 - Many states experience high levels of correctional turnover. What challenges does high turnover present to the correctional organization?

Question 9 - Explain the concept of unit management. Why would a prison administrator want to adopt a unit management approach?

Question 10 - List three differences between jail and prison.

Question 11 - List three similarities between jail and prison.