PO deals with offenders & monitors their behaviour (general)
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True
False
Question 2
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Federal correctional system deals mainly with individuals who are serving sentences of 2 or more years
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True
False
Question 3
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Community-based Parole Officers:
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supervise prisoners who have been released (parole)
supervise prisoners in jail
ensure safety of community by not letting offenders be released from jail
none
Question 4
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[blank_start]Day[blank_end] Parole: required to reside in a community residential centre for a community correctional centre (halfway house)
[blank_start]Full[blank_end] Parole: a conditional release to community, with offender residing in a location he has chosen an the PBC has approved
[blank_start]Statutory Release[blank_end] (SR): offenders who have not applied for or been denied release on day parole or full parole will usually be released on SR at the 2/3's mark of their sentence
Answer
Day
Night
Part
Full
day
Partial
Statutory Release
conditional release
absolute release
Question 5
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Parole Board of Canada (PBC) is:
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composed of appointed members who decide which inmates are to be granted release on parole & the conditions of release
responsible for managing & enforcing an offenders sentence
is the main point of Parole
none
Question 6
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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC):
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provides an assessment report about each prisoner applying for parole
recommendations about whether or not to grant parole
responsible for managing & enforcing an offender's sentence of imprisonment
monitoring offenders behaviour
Question 7
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Principle duties of a PO include:
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monitoring offender's behaviour
performing ongoing risk assessments
get to know offender by being aware of all significant areas of their life (risk is affected through interpersonal relationship)
stable relationships= less likely to relapse, more to lose if sent back to jail
Question 8
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To supervise a caseload effectively, a PO must consider many issues:
e.g. [blank_start]Medication[blank_end] and their effects, medical diagnoses, physical & mental diseases & disorders, legal requirements & legislation, law enforcement, psychology & financial accounting