Exam 14: Corrections

Corrections deals with both adults and juveniles.

The United States is the only country that uses electrocution, asphyxiation, and lethal injection as mechanisms for execution.

The most frequent type of release from a correctional facility is ____________________.

____________________ is a sanction whereby an offender reimburses the victim.

The goal of restitution is

The primary focus of juvenile corrections has traditionally been, and continues to be,

Correctional alternatives to incarceration include:

Which of the following statements regarding day fines is true?

A diagnosis of ____ often eliminates the death penalty as a sentencing option for capital offenders.

Draw a continuum of intermediate sanctions, showing the relative severity of each, and identify the key advantages and disadvantages of each option.

____ is the study of the reformation and rehabilitation of criminals and of the management of prisons.

A court-ordered disposition alternative through which an adjudicated offender is placed under control, supervision, and care in lieu of imprisonment.

Rehabilitation rests on the positivist theory of Lombroso who saw criminals as victims of society.

Non-residential facilities where offenders must appear daily are called ____________________.

Deterrence aimed at offenders so they will not return to a life of crime is ____ deterrence.

Which of the following is an advantage to the community approach to corrections?

Deterrence sees corrections as a way to prevent future crimes.

The type of correctional institution in which an offender is incarcerated usually depends on

The ____________________ takes into account both the offender and the offender's environment.

The ____________________ assumes offenders are victims of society and their environment who need to be cured.