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Sentencing Disparities
Different jurisdictions or states will give a different sentence for the same offense (not consistent)
Aversion Therapy
stimulant used to have a physical repugnant response to a different stimulus (AN EXAMPLE IS ANTABUSE- a pill that makes someone sick if they drink alcohol)
Boston's Female Focus Program
Designed to promote female connections to strength based community programs uses acupuncture, job training/placement, housing
Behavior Modification
to change a behavior by rewarding good behavior and punishing the bad
SCRAM
Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor – a bracelet that monitors the BAC in perspiration
Co-occuring disorder
two disorders happening at the same disorder (example: mental health disorder and drug disorder)
Status Offense
an offense that only applies to a certain group of people (ex. Underage drinking only chargeable to delinquents)
Aggression Replacement Therapy
How one deals with anger and raises awareness on why it’s not okay to use violence and how it will affect them.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
therapy that finds out why you’re making the decisions you’re making and then can make changes to your behavior (ex. Sex offender- before you offend what are you thinking?)
Voices Curricula
12 week curriculum for Women who are in exploited relationships, homeless, with low self-esteem
Sister's Rising
Program created by woman who have been behind bars, to have children stay out of the juvenile justice system by providing jobs/work training
Disenfranchisement
states forbidding voting by felons
Parens Patriae
State becomes the legal guardian (parent) of a child that’s been abused, neglected, or abandoned.
Kiosk Reporting
allows low end offenders to report to a publicly located kiosk rather than having to see a probation officer face·to·face. Asks random questions and gives random drug tests.
Weed and Seed
Federal program that brings resources to the community Seed-(beautification project, clean up the neighborhood, open gyms longer) weed- police go in and remove offenders
Habeus Corpus
the right to be brought in front of a judge
DALY's
Disability Adjusted Life Years, Measures lost years of health of life.
Compassion Fatigue
Professionals who take on some manifestations of the traumatized population
Identify 5 symptoms of depression that clinicians should screen offenders for when completing an assessment? (5 points)
o Feeling of chronic sadness or irritability
o Loss of interest in doing things they once enjoyed
o Significant change in weight and appetite
o Change in sleep patterns (sleep a lot)
o Feeling guilty, hopeless, or worthless
o Inability to concentrate or remember things
o Withdrawn behavior
o Chronic Fatigue/loss of energy
o Thoughts of death or suicide
Identify 4 potential adaptive strategies clinicians might utilize when treating traumatized offenders? (5 points)
o Dream Therapy
o Use of Avatars
o Online Therapy
o Talk Therapy
Identify and define 3 types of drugs ordered by the court for release of offenders into the community (what type of offender gets what type of drug) (10 points)
o Antabuse- makes someone physically ill if consuming alcohol – DUI offender
o Depro-Provera- known as “chemical castration” reduces sexual urges- Sex offenders
o Methadone- reducing the desire for other opioid drugs while preventing withdrawal symptoms – Heroin Addicts
Identify 4 factors that contributed to the increase of prison population in the 90’s and 4 factors contributing to reduction in the last 5 years. (10 points)
4 factors for the increase
1.) War on Drugs
2.) Tougher Sentences (3 strikes law)
3.) Methamphetamine
4.) Sentencing Disparity

4 factors for the reduction
1.) More evidence that community based programs are working
2.) Cost Effective- cheaper to keep people in the communities
3.) Early mandatory releases
4.) More ability to monitor outside of prisons with the use of technology (GPS, fences, microchips, kiosks)
Identify, and summarize, a minimum of 5 electronic adaptations used to release offenders into the community?
o Voice activation: Your voice has octaves that are specific to you, stored in computer, and intermittent phone calls to determine your location
o Breathalyzer: a DUI offender has to breathe into a tube in order to start engine and intermittently blow into it every 15 minutes a camera to make sure that it’s you,
o Kiosks: low end offenders to report to a publicly located kiosk rather than having to see a probation officer face·to·face. Asks random questions and gives random drug tests
o Electronic Monitoring: Bracelet worn by offender that uses GPS to track their movement (House Arrest)
o Electronic Fence: House arrest, can’t cross a certain point or risk being zapped because they wear
Identify and define at least 5 key components for effective gender responsive programs? (10 points)
1.) Office of Girls Justice Services Administrator to make policies for women
2.) Girls Group Program separate from men and women
3.)Health Service Expansion more exposed to trauma, more likely to self medicate and engage in risky behavior
4.) Health and Mental Health Screening and Assessment Physical Health and Mental health
5.) Integrated Health and Mental Health Service Teams same person treating the health and mental health services drug interactions are working together
6.) Female Living Units
Define the 4 traditional purposes of corrections (5 points)
o Retribution–punishment is proportionate to the seriousness of the crime
o Deterrence - provides a basis for deterring other people to commit those offenses
o Incapacitation–society removes the offender from the community
o Rehabilitation –Restoring offender to comply with community norms
Identify a minimum of 3 requirements that correctional staff must provide mental health inmates. (5 points)
1.) services by mental health officials
2.) maintain accurate mental health records
3.) provide appropriate medications
Identify 3 types of Aversion Stimuli and how might they be beneficial in changing behavior. (5 points)
-Aversive Stimuli- have a bad reaction to a stimulus
-Covert Stimuli- immersion with images that cause revulsion
-Shame Aversion Therapy- subjecting offender to public shame
Identify Primary job responsibilities of a probation officer (5 points)
o Investigations/Assessments
o Differential Supervision
o Referrals and monitor the referrals
o Court Appearances
o Monitor arrest check, check if you paid fines/restitution before termination
What are the primary profiles of the individuals incarcerated in the United States? (5 points)
o More men
o More people of color
o Low socio-economic status
o Single
o Addiction
o Victims of Abuse
o Homelessness
What is the predicted impact of children born to runaway mothers? (5 points)
o Sexual activity and drug/alcohol abuse at a young age 10-11
o More behavioral problems
o More cognitive problems
o State raises the child
o Arrested more often
o Low self-esteem, self-control
o Lower IQ’s
What are the key program elements of the crossroads program, who is the target population? (10 points)
Key Program Elements:
• Survivor group sessions
• HIV/AIDS services
• Acceptance to detox and relapse prevention
• Job readiness- vocational counseling, employment placement
• Parenting and life skills training

Target population: women involved in prostitution who have a problem with substance abuse (alcohol or drugs)
Define the distinction between race and ethnicity – disparity and discrimination (4 definitions) (10 points)
o Race: physical features, skin color,
o Ethnicity: cultural characteristics; language, religion, traditions
o Disparity: Unequal treatment of one group compared to another group
o Discrimination: differential treatment based on a particular group without reference to their behavior
telescoping
o drugs have more of an affect on girls
o weight and high water composition
Second Chance Act
provides funds to ex-cons for job training, housing, etc get them back into society after release
Identify and define predictive indicators of potential violent behavior in young adults? (10 points)
Social workers tell the court if an offender is a good candidate for early release:
• Denial of Responsibility
• Denial of injury
• High incident rates of violence in neighborhood
• Chronic (prolonged) exposure to inappropriate materials
• Abuse animals at an early age
Identify and provide a short summary of 5 community justice strategies. (how can they promote collaboration between community and law enforcement) (10 points)
-Community Policing- police collaboration with community groups, deployed to where the community wants them

-Community Mapping- grid that looks at the assets and deficits in blocks (assets- churches/hospitals deficits- crime hot spots/ abandoned building)

-Hot Spots- buildings, blocks high-density location where crimes occurring

-Community Courts- misdemeanors/status offenses

-Community Service/Restitution-
Identify potential (social, psychological) impact on young female runaways? And challenges to treat them (10 points)
o Increase risk of arrest
o Lower IQ’s due to malnutrition, injury
o Low self-esteem and self-control
o Less learning of social and psychological developmental skills
o Leads to sensation seeking (violence – sexual behavior)

Challenges:
include developing a social support system (family) and access to medical care.
What are the impacts and ways to treat insomnia
Impacts on life if you had insomnia?
• Memory Deficiency
• Productivity Decreases
• Depression
• Irritability
• Ineffective Communication
• Decrease concentration

Primary Ways to treat insomnia

• Self-Medicate Drink, Smoke Marijuana
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (change thinking about thinking)
• Physical Exercise
• Medication like ambient
Identify the four primary sections of a probation officers pre-sentence investigation (5 points)
o Identifiers
o Risk
o Treatment Needs
o Ask Victim for their opinion on release plan