Exam 13: The Future of Corrections

The consequences of these frequent changes in technological approach are largely negative.

List and describe the five major dilemmas the U.S. correctional system faces today. Next, explain how these dilemmas could possibly be resolved.

Over the last several decades, a new national academic discipline of ________ has grown from a fledgling major with a weak academic reputation to a nationally respected field of study.

The corrections system is too buffeted by political and social forces to be able to change.

According to the text, the U.S. correctional system today is far more ________ than it has been for a long time, maybe forever.

An example of a failed correctional method is group treatment.

Health care in some prison systems is appallingly bad, especially for the mentally ill

There is no question that the and functions of corrections will be increasingly influenced by developments in technology.

The rate of returning prisoners from probation or parole violations varies greatly by state.

A(n) ________ is a situation that forces one to choose between two or more alternatives.

If a panel of experts were asked to characterize the U.S. correctional system, they would likely say little about new policies, programs, or other innovations. Instead they would say that what sets the U.S. corrections system apart from all others is that it is so _________.

One of the positives of the U.S. Correctional system is that it has a clearly stated mission.

State correctional budgets have in the past decade.

The ________ has become to corrections what the FBI is to law enforcement: a strong force for professional standards, policy and procedural improvement, and general development of the field.

In ________ the professional field becomes increasingly cognizant of new studies of correctional effectiveness, and increasingly, over time, the field will be using proven programs that reduce recidivism.

Which of the following is NOT one of the core concerns of corrections?

The population of drug offenders in U.S. prisons has increased by over ________ percent since 1980.

Evaluating the effectiveness of a program by assigning some people to the program and others to no program, and seeing which group does better is called a(n) .

The U.S. correctional system is simply not in a position to influence its own fate significantly. Much of this inability has to do with its overall .

Borrowed from the field of medicine, the ________ creates an experiment in which some people are given the treatment and an identical group is not.