1. What fraction of the probation growth in the United States do probationers account for?
a. more than 1/2
b. about 2/3
c. about 1/4
d. about 1/3
2. White males make up what fraction of the adults on probation in the United States?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 55%
d. 73%
3. What percent of all probationers have been convicted of a felony?
a. about 34%
b. about 50%
c. about 72%
d. about 84%
4. What percent of probationers include drug law violations?
a. 18%
b. 45%
c. 66%
d. 3%
5. In the United States today, how many identified individuals with mental illness does the
community corrections population serve?
a. 248,000 individuals
b. 1.4 million individuals
c. 700,000 individuals
d. 45,000 individuals
6. How many adult probation agencies are there in the United States?
a. approximately 890
b. approximately 3,200
c. approximately 4,800
d. approximately 2,000
7. How many of the probation agencies are primarily a local responsibility?
a. 1/4
b. 1/2
c. 3/4
d. 2/3
8. When a motion is submitted on behalf of an offender requesting that the remainder of a
sentence is suspended after the felon has served a period of time in prison, this is called:
a. judicial reprieve
b. diversion
c. split sentencing
d. shock probation
9. What is it called when a judge suspends judgment until offenders can seek a pardon or
gather new evidence?
a. judicial reprieve
b. shock incarceration
c. deferred sentence
d. temporary diversion