Question 1

What is the most widely used instrument in needs assessment?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the most widely used instrument...

Question 2

In the prison intake process, which of the following staff are responsible for criminal history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Security staff 
B)  Nurse staff 
C)  Mental health staff 
D)  Records and classification staff 
A)  Security staff 
B)  Nurse staff 
C)  Mental health staff 
D)  Records and classification staff

Question 3

Which of the following were identified as core intake functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sentencing the offender. 
B)  Arresting the offender. 
C)  Performing medical and mental health assessments. 
D)  Determining whether the prisoner will be paroled. 
A)  Sentencing the offender. 
B)  Arresting the offender. 
C)  Performing medical and mental health assessments. 
D)  Determining whether the prisoner will be paroled.

Question 4

The actuarial method of making predictions is based on statistical analyses of behavior patterns of people similarly situated averaged over many thousands of cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the first generation assessment?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the first generation assessment?...

Question 6

In the early 1800s, the Charlestown Prison in ______ established a tri-level system of classification based on prior convictions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maryland 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Maine 
D)  Montana 
A)  Maryland 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Maine 
D)  Montana

Question 7

In ______, inmates who leave the institution have a minimum of two escorts with one armed, full restraints; strip search prior to departure and upon return.

Accepted Answer

A)  minimum security level prisons 
B)  medium security level prisons 
C)  maximum security level prisons 
D)  supermax security level prisons 
A)  minimum security level prisons 
B)  medium security level prisons 
C)  maximum security level prisons 
D)  supermax security level prisons

Question 8

Areas of concern related to custodial safety include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consideration of suicidal gestures 
B)  The protection of any inmates known to be informants 
C)  The protection of inmates whose crimes make them targets for abuse 
D)  All of these 
A)  Consideration of suicidal gestures 
B)  The protection of any inmates known to be informants 
C)  The protection of inmates whose crimes make them targets for abuse 
D)  All of these

Question 9

Included in the final needs assessment summary are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Custody level and score 
B)  Parole date 
C)  Medication list 
D)  Background check results 
A)  Custody level and score 
B)  Parole date 
C)  Medication list 
D)  Background check results

Question 10

Which of the following types of offenders received the first best quarters, job assignments, and food?

Accepted Answer

A)  mentally ill and elderly offenders 
B)  juvenile offenders 
C)  first-time offenders 
D)  habitual offenders 
A)  mentally ill and elderly offenders 
B)  juvenile offenders 
C)  first-time offenders 
D)  habitual offenders

Question 11

Classifying prison inmates is an immensely important function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The AIMS model establishes eight groups based on the behavioral characteristics of inmates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Protection of the community of offenders is of primary concern with offenders of the _____ type.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental structure 
B)  casework/control 
C)  selective intervention 
D)  limit setting 
A)  environmental structure 
B)  casework/control 
C)  selective intervention 
D)  limit setting

Question 14

What is an override?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is an override?...

What is the most widely used instrument in needs assessment?

In the prison intake process, which of the following staff are responsible for criminal history?

Which of the following were identified as core intake functions?

The actuarial method of making predictions is based on statistical analyses of behavior patterns of people similarly situated averaged over many thousands of cases.

What is the first generation assessment?

In the early 1800s, the Charlestown Prison in ______ established a tri-level system of classification based on prior convictions.

In ______, inmates who leave the institution have a minimum of two escorts with one armed, full restraints; strip search prior to departure and upon return.

Areas of concern related to custodial safety include which of the following?

Included in the final needs assessment summary are which of the following?

Which of the following types of offenders received the first best quarters, job assignments, and food?

Classifying prison inmates is an immensely important function.

The AIMS model establishes eight groups based on the behavioral characteristics of inmates.

Protection of the community of offenders is of primary concern with offenders of the _____ type.

What is an override?

The Philosophical and Ideological Underpinnings of Corrections

Early Corrections: From Ancient Times to Colonial Jails and Prisons

Correctional History: Early Prisons to Corrections Today

Ethics and Corrections

Sentencing: The Application of Punishment

Jails and Detention Centers

Special Problem-Solving Courts in Corrections

Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediary Sanctions

Prisons and the Correctional Client

Correctional Programming and Treatment

Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Correctional Organizations and Their Management

The Corrections Experience for Staff

Women and Corrections

Minorities and Corrections

Juveniles and Corrections

Legal Issues in Corrections

The Death Penalty

Comparative Corrections: Punishment in Other Countries

Corrections in the 21st Century

Filters

Exam 10: Classification and Assessment of Offenders

What is the most widely used instrument in needs assessment?

In the prison intake process, which of the following staff are responsible for criminal history?

Which of the following were identified as core intake functions?

The actuarial method of making predictions is based on statistical analyses of behavior patterns of people similarly situated averaged over many thousands of cases.

What is the first generation assessment?

In the early 1800s, the Charlestown Prison in ______ established a tri-level system of classification based on prior convictions.

In ______, inmates who leave the institution have a minimum of two escorts with one armed, full restraints; strip search prior to departure and upon return.

Areas of concern related to custodial safety include which of the following?

Included in the final needs assessment summary are which of the following?

Which of the following types of offenders received the first best quarters, job assignments, and food?

Classifying prison inmates is an immensely important function.

The AIMS model establishes eight groups based on the behavioral characteristics of inmates.

Protection of the community of offenders is of primary concern with offenders of the _____ type.

What is an override?

The Philosophical and Ideological Underpinnings of Corrections

Early Corrections: From Ancient Times to Colonial Jails and Prisons

Correctional History: Early Prisons to Corrections Today

Ethics and Corrections

Sentencing: The Application of Punishment

Jails and Detention Centers

Special Problem-Solving Courts in Corrections

Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediary Sanctions

Prisons and the Correctional Client

Correctional Programming and Treatment

Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Correctional Organizations and Their Management

The Corrections Experience for Staff

Women and Corrections

Minorities and Corrections

Juveniles and Corrections

Legal Issues in Corrections

The Death Penalty

Comparative Corrections: Punishment in Other Countries

Corrections in the 21st Century

Filters