Question 1

Critics of have argued that prisons debilitate rather than rehabilitate offenders.What evidence is there to support this claim?

Accepted Answer

Answers could include:
-Recidivism rates
-Access (or lack of) to rehabilitation programs in jail
-Effects of prisonisation

Question 2

What is meant by 'net widening' as used by Worrall (2009)?

Accepted Answer

Responses could include:
-The use of non-custodial sentences was intended to reduce the prison population; despite its intentions, it didn't have the desired effect.
-Non-custodial sentences led to more people falling under the supervision of corrective services and therefore more people under their notice; failure to adhere to supervisory conditions results in penalties being applied.
-Maintaining this supervisory role takes significant resources; it is argued that funding for these resources could be better applied elsewhere (like addressing the underlying causes of crime).

Question 3

Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham argued that punishment should be severe, even more so than is necessary, in order to discourage further offending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following can be specific or general?

Accepted Answer

A) Retribution 
B) Deterrence 
C) Incapacitation 
D) Rehabilitation 
A) Retribution 
B) Deterrence 
C) Incapacitation 
D) Rehabilitation

Question 5

Which of the following is when the staff member has insufficient information about how to perform his or her job?

Accepted Answer

A) Role conflict 
B) Role ambiguity 
C) Role overload/underload 
D) Role constriction 
A) Role conflict 
B) Role ambiguity 
C) Role overload/underload 
D) Role constriction

Question 6

What is also called 'just deserts'?

Accepted Answer

A) Retribution 
B) Deterrence 
C) Incapacitation 
D) Rehabilitation 
A) Retribution 
B) Deterrence 
C) Incapacitation 
D) Rehabilitation

Question 7

What are responsivity considerations?

Accepted Answer

Answers should include: Responsivity con

Question 8

What is 'recidivism'? What does the research reveal about recidivism?

Accepted Answer

Answers should include:
-Reconviction or

Question 9

What is community corrections? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Responses could include:
-Usually refers

Question 10

Which of the following can be selective or collective?

Accepted Answer

A) Retribution 
B) Deterrence 
C) Incapacitation 
D) Rehabilitation 
A) Retribution 
B) Deterrence 
C) Incapacitation 
D) Rehabilitation

Question 11

Which Australian state/territory has the largest imprisonment rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Queensland 
B) New South Wales 
C) Western Australia 
D) Northern Territory 
E) Victoria 
A) Queensland 
B) New South Wales 
C) Western Australia 
D) Northern Territory 
E) Victoria

Question 12

Outline the characteristics of offenders in Australian prisons.

Accepted Answer

Responses should include:
-Young
-Male
-

Question 13

The prison system in Australia has been expanding rapidly.Why is this so?

Accepted Answer

Responses could include:
-December 2017,

Question 14

Which of the following aims to change the factors within an individual that led him or her to commit the crime in the first place?

Accepted Answer

A) Retribution 
B) Deterrence 
C) Incapacitation 
D) Rehabilitation 
A) Retribution 
B) Deterrence 
C) Incapacitation 
D) Rehabilitation

Question 15

Which of the following is when a staff member cannot exercise as much authority as desired?

Accepted Answer

A) Role conflict 
B) Role ambiguity 
C) Role overload/underload 
D) Role constriction 
A) Role conflict 
B) Role ambiguity 
C) Role overload/underload 
D) Role constriction

Question 16

Most people who are detected committing crimes in Australia are dealt with by non-custodial measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What does the term 'remand' refer to? What are some of issues related to holding people on remand?

Accepted Answer

Responses could include:
-Those held on

Critics of have argued that prisons debilitate rather than rehabilitate offenders.What evidence is there to support this claim?

What is meant by 'net widening' as used by Worrall (2009)?

Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham argued that punishment should be severe, even more so than is necessary, in order to discourage further offending.

Which of the following can be specific or general?

Which of the following is when the staff member has insufficient information about how to perform his or her job?

What is also called 'just deserts'?

What are responsivity considerations?

What is 'recidivism'? What does the research reveal about recidivism?

What is community corrections? Give examples.

Which of the following can be selective or collective?

Which Australian state/territory has the largest imprisonment rate?

Outline the characteristics of offenders in Australian prisons.

The prison system in Australia has been expanding rapidly.Why is this so?

Which of the following aims to change the factors within an individual that led him or her to commit the crime in the first place?

Which of the following is when a staff member cannot exercise as much authority as desired?

Most people who are detected committing crimes in Australia are dealt with by non-custodial measures.

What does the term 'remand' refer to? What are some of issues related to holding people on remand?

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Defining Crime

Measuring Crime

The Nature and Prevalence of Crime

Victim and Offender Characteristics

Violent and Street Crimes

White-Collar Crime

Internet and Cybercrimes

International Crime

The Role of Theory

Psychological Explanations

Social Explanations

Interactionist Explanations

The Criminal Justice System

The Police

The Criminal Courts

Victims, Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice

Crime Prevention

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Exam 17: Corrections

Critics of have argued that prisons debilitate rather than rehabilitate offenders.What evidence is there to support this claim?

What is meant by 'net widening' as used by Worrall (2009)?

Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham argued that punishment should be severe, even more so than is necessary, in order to discourage further offending.

Which of the following can be specific or general?

Which of the following is when the staff member has insufficient information about how to perform his or her job?

What is also called 'just deserts'?

What are responsivity considerations?

What is 'recidivism'? What does the research reveal about recidivism?

What is community corrections? Give examples.

Which of the following can be selective or collective?

Which Australian state/territory has the largest imprisonment rate?

Outline the characteristics of offenders in Australian prisons.

The prison system in Australia has been expanding rapidly.Why is this so?

Which of the following aims to change the factors within an individual that led him or her to commit the crime in the first place?

Which of the following is when a staff member cannot exercise as much authority as desired?

Most people who are detected committing crimes in Australia are dealt with by non-custodial measures.

What does the term 'remand' refer to? What are some of issues related to holding people on remand?

The Media and Crime

Defining Crime

Measuring Crime

The Nature and Prevalence of Crime

Victim and Offender Characteristics

Violent and Street Crimes

White-Collar Crime

Internet and Cybercrimes

International Crime

The Role of Theory

Psychological Explanations

Social Explanations

Interactionist Explanations

The Criminal Justice System

The Police

The Criminal Courts

Victims, Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice

Crime Prevention

Careers in Criminal Justice

Filters