Study Guide for Chapter 11 -- Alternatives to Incarceration CRJU 4200

Chapter 11 -- Development of Parole: From its Origin to the Present

1. Define Parole?

2. What are the concepts that underlie the development of parole in the United States.

3. Describe the medical model?

4. What is the indeterminate sentence as it operates under the medical model?

5. Describe the relationship between the medical model and the move to Determinate sentencing?

6. Describe the sentencing philosophy under the justice model?

7. Describe the Just deserts philosophy of corrections and punishment?

8. How has the movement to abolish parole impacted sentence length?

9. Describe the offenders under the supervision of the federal probation office?

10. Name the arguments reasons defending the continuation parole?

11. In what part of the country are the highest concentration of parolees found.

12. Which type of parolees are the most numerous under community supervision (nationwide): Mandatory releasees or discretionary releasees?

13. Describe the current trend towards abolishing parole boards?

14. What is Medical Parole?

15. What are the characteristics of discretionary parole releasees in those jurisdictions that have not abolished Parole.