Quiz & Worksheet - Characteristics of Community Service

Instructions:

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Which of the following are benefits of community service?

An offender repairs damage to society caused by his/her actions.

The community benefits from free labor and improvements.

Jail population is reduced.

All of the above

Worksheet

Print What Is Community Service? - Definition, Programs, Benefits & Examples Worksheet

1. Community service is an appropriate alternative to jail for those offenders charged with:

Sexual assault
Robbery
Shoplifting
Kidnapping

2. Community service can be used as _____.

A jail sentence
An intermediate sanction of probation
A component of diversion
B and C

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

With this quiz/worksheet, you'll be tasked with answering questions about things like community service's benefits, uses, and history.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

The purpose here is to ask you about:

Benefits of community service
The type of crime that community service can be used as a substitute for jail time
Ways in which community service can be used
The decade when community service started being used by the criminal justice system

Skills Practiced

Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding community service's application
Critical thinking - apply relevant concepts to examine information about pros of community service in a new way
Interpreting information - verify that you can read information regarding who can be sentenced community service and interpret it correctly

Additional Learning

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