Exam 1: The Corrections System

Twenty-five years ago, the "three P's"-probation, prisons, and parole-dominated correctional practice. Today all kinds of activities come under the heading of corrections. Identify at least three other practices or programs that are considered part of corrections. Discuss how their existence has fostered the growth of corrections.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the key issues facing corrections today?

According to the authors, is a method of applying scientific knowledge to practical purposes in a particular field.

Organizations develop to keep operating with inmates having regular and predictable responses to the staff.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -System

The growth in the corrections system has resulted mostly from deliberate policies that have increased the severity of sentences.

Corrections has always struggled with conflicting goals. Identify several corrections goals and explain how they conflict with one another. How can this conflict be minimized? Is it possible that this goal conflict may actually be good for corrections?

Corrections is a means of social:

The states of and have the largest prison populations in the United States.

____________________ refers to the variety of programs, services, facilities, and organizations responsible for the management of individuals who have been accused or convicted of criminal offenses.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Exchange

Corrections consists of subunits, each with its own function and responsibilities. Some examples are probation offices, halfway houses, and prisons.

An institution for incarceration of people convicted of serious crimes, usually felons, is called .

As systems grow and mature, they become more:

Most correctional offenders today are housed in which types of facilities?

Correctional practices and processes all affect one another because offenders pass through in a kind of assembly line with return loops.

Define and discuss what is meant by a system and how our correctional "system" meets this definition.

When all forms of correctional supervision are taken into account, what percent of all adults in the United States are under some form of correctional control?

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Jails