Question 1

What do you think is the most important risk factor for programing to target? Provide a detailed justification for your selection.

Accepted Answer

The most important risk factor for progr

Question 2

Addiction is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a psychobiological illness 
B)  a social illness 
C)  a biological illness 
D)  not an illness 
A)  a psychobiological illness 
B)  a social illness 
C)  a biological illness 
D)  not an illness

Question 3

How many months do residential substance abuse treatments typically last?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  3 
C)  6-12 
D)  2-5 
A)  1 
B)  3 
C)  6-12 
D)  2-5

Question 4

Treatment and rehabilitation should concentrate on static risk factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The numbers show that illicit drug abuse ______ with criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  is clearly not associated 
B)  has a causal association 
C)  is clearly strongly associated 
D)  is sometimes associated 
A)  is clearly not associated 
B)  has a causal association 
C)  is clearly strongly associated 
D)  is sometimes associated

Question 6

The work of Andrews, Bonta, and Wormith (2006) demonstrates that progress with ______ has been nothing less than revolutionary.

Accepted Answer

A)  victim offender reconciliation 
B)  the psychology of criminal conduct 
C)  the desegregation of prisons 
D)  the treatment of racial minorities 
A)  victim offender reconciliation 
B)  the psychology of criminal conduct 
C)  the desegregation of prisons 
D)  the treatment of racial minorities

Question 7

A central component of many treatment programs in corrections is anger management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mentally ill offenders in jails and prisons are often victimized by other inmates, who call them ______ and exploit them sexually and materially.

Accepted Answer

A)  punks 
B)  fish 
C)  marks 
D)  bugs 
A)  punks 
B)  fish 
C)  marks 
D)  bugs

Question 9

Most therapeutic communities offer short-term opportunities for offender rehabilitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The needs principle involves an offender's probability of reoffending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research consistently demonstrates that sex offenders have a recidivism rate that is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher than the rate for all other offender categories 
B)  lower than the rate for all other offender categories 
C)  the same as the rate for all other offender categories 
D)  impossible to determine 
A)  higher than the rate for all other offender categories 
B)  lower than the rate for all other offender categories 
C)  the same as the rate for all other offender categories 
D)  impossible to determine

Question 12

The medical model advocated a(n) ______ sentencing model.

Accepted Answer

A)  determinate 
B)  punitive 
C)  indeterminate 
D)  tough-on-crime 
A)  determinate 
B)  punitive 
C)  indeterminate 
D)  tough-on-crime

Question 13

Explain the medical model and its relationship to rehabilitation.

Accepted Answer

The medical model views crime as a moral

Question 14

Martinson (1974) found that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  many correctional programs do not work for a variety of reasons 
B)  rehabilitation holds the most promise in reducing recidivism 
C)  criminals are undeserving of rehabilitation programs 
D)  determinate sentencing is the only way to guarantee public safety 
A)  many correctional programs do not work for a variety of reasons 
B)  rehabilitation holds the most promise in reducing recidivism 
C)  criminals are undeserving of rehabilitation programs 
D)  determinate sentencing is the only way to guarantee public safety

Question 15

Identify and explain what you believe is the most effective of the evidence-based practices. Provide your justification for this selection.

Accepted Answer

Individual EBPs are discussed

Question 16

Rehabilitation is based on the medical model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a major risk factor targeted for reduced recidivism?

Accepted Answer

A)  history of antisocial behavior 
B)  antisocial cognition 
C)  substance abuse 
D)  strong involvement in noncriminal leisure pursuits 
A)  history of antisocial behavior 
B)  antisocial cognition 
C)  substance abuse 
D)  strong involvement in noncriminal leisure pursuits

Question 18

The risk, needs, and responsivity (RNR_ model is the premier treatment model in corrections today in the United States and many other countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

______ risk factors are based on things that cannot change (e.g., gender, age).

Accepted Answer

A)  Static 
B)  Inflexible 
C)  Historic 
D)  Social 
A)  Static 
B)  Inflexible 
C)  Historic 
D)  Social

Question 20

The majority of rehabilitative programming in prisons is based on cognitive-behavioral principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What do you think is the most important risk factor for programing to target? Provide a detailed justification for your selection.

Addiction is ______.

How many months do residential substance abuse treatments typically last?

Treatment and rehabilitation should concentrate on static risk factors.

The numbers show that illicit drug abuse ______ with criminal behavior.

The work of Andrews, Bonta, and Wormith (2006) demonstrates that progress with ______ has been nothing less than revolutionary.

A central component of many treatment programs in corrections is anger management.

Mentally ill offenders in jails and prisons are often victimized by other inmates, who call them ______ and exploit them sexually and materially.

Most therapeutic communities offer short-term opportunities for offender rehabilitation.

The needs principle involves an offender's probability of reoffending.

Research consistently demonstrates that sex offenders have a recidivism rate that is ______.

The medical model advocated a(n) ______ sentencing model.

Explain the medical model and its relationship to rehabilitation.

Martinson (1974) found that ______.

Identify and explain what you believe is the most effective of the evidence-based practices. Provide your justification for this selection.

Rehabilitation is based on the medical model.

Which of the following is NOT a major risk factor targeted for reduced recidivism?

The risk, needs, and responsivity (RNR_ model is the premier treatment model in corrections today in the United States and many other countries.

______ risk factors are based on things that cannot change (e.g., gender, age).

The majority of rehabilitative programming in prisons is based on cognitive-behavioral principles.

Introduction: What Is Corrections?

PART A: Correctional History

PART B: Correctional History

Ethics and Corrections

Sentencing

Jails and Detention Centers

Community Corrections

Prisons and the Correctional Client

The Corrections Experience for Staff

Community Corrections: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Women and Corrections

Minorities and Corrections

Juveniles and Corrections

Legal Issues in Corrections

The Death Penalty

Corrections in the 21st Century

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Exam 15: Correctional Programming and Treatment

What do you think is the most important risk factor for programing to target? Provide a detailed justification for your selection.

Addiction is ______.

How many months do residential substance abuse treatments typically last?

Treatment and rehabilitation should concentrate on static risk factors.

The numbers show that illicit drug abuse ______ with criminal behavior.

The work of Andrews, Bonta, and Wormith (2006) demonstrates that progress with ______ has been nothing less than revolutionary.

A central component of many treatment programs in corrections is anger management.

Mentally ill offenders in jails and prisons are often victimized by other inmates, who call them ______ and exploit them sexually and materially.

Most therapeutic communities offer short-term opportunities for offender rehabilitation.

The needs principle involves an offender's probability of reoffending.

Research consistently demonstrates that sex offenders have a recidivism rate that is ______.

The medical model advocated a(n) ______ sentencing model.

Explain the medical model and its relationship to rehabilitation.

Martinson (1974) found that ______.

Identify and explain what you believe is the most effective of the evidence-based practices. Provide your justification for this selection.

Rehabilitation is based on the medical model.

Which of the following is NOT a major risk factor targeted for reduced recidivism?

The risk, needs, and responsivity (RNR_ model is the premier treatment model in corrections today in the United States and many other countries.

______ risk factors are based on things that cannot change (e.g., gender, age).

The majority of rehabilitative programming in prisons is based on cognitive-behavioral principles.

Introduction: What Is Corrections?

PART A: Correctional History

PART B: Correctional History

Ethics and Corrections

Sentencing

Jails and Detention Centers

Community Corrections

Prisons and the Correctional Client

The Corrections Experience for Staff

Community Corrections: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Women and Corrections

Minorities and Corrections

Juveniles and Corrections

Legal Issues in Corrections

The Death Penalty

Corrections in the 21st Century

Filters