Exam 17: Corrections in the 21st Century

Eight states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

Over the last decade, not all states have experienced increases in their incarceration rates.

In recent years, the proportion of the correctional population on community supervision has ______.

In 2014, the incarceration rate for jails in the United States was ______.

Goleman (2006) identified three types of intelligence.

Which of the following states did NOT experience a discernible trend in declines of incarceration rates over the last decade?

Courts are forced to adjust their sentences to the lower relative capacity of prisons, and parole boards are pressured to release inmates as prisons and jails fill up.

The incarceration rate in the United States is higher than that of ______.

Privatization in corrections is ______ phenomenon.

What is the penal harm movement? Provide a relevant example for corrections.

Hiring and keeping a professional staff are keys to moving correctional institutions into the 21st century.

The greatest expense for any public service organization is ______.

What is the penal help movement? Provide a relevant example for corrections.

It is clear why sentencing length has decreased at the same time that more punitive policies have been put into place.

Which correctional population quadrupled between the 1980s and the mid-2000s?

One outcome of punitive policies has been an increase in rehabilitation programs.

We have proportionately more crimes these days than at any other period in our history.

What can reduce some of the negative emotions associated with working in corrections?

Our use of corrections is greatly in sync with what most other countries are doing.

Discuss how the rate of incarceration in the United States compares to those of comparison countries.