Exam 9: Treatment and Related Programs

Vocational training programs in correctional institutions have been developed in order to:

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -More frequently used in community corrections than institutional settings.

Biblical perspectives are blended with cognitive therapeutic techniques in the treatment approach known as:

Providing education in a correctional setting is difficult because, unlike public schools:

A first-time offender convicted of auto theft is assigned to a maximum-security prison. This is an example of:

This approach is more likely to be found in a community-based setting than within a correctional institution:

Using objective prediction models in classification has been criticized on the basis that there is a tendency to view them as more valid and trustworthy simply because they are based on:

An institutional environment totally directed toward behavioral change, where a number of interdisciplinary treatment techniques are reinforced by a treatment-oriented custodial staff, is known as:

Today, there are more custody/security personnel in correctional facilities than treatment personnel.

Vocational training programs in correctional institutions have been developed in order to:

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -One example is inmates seeking self-help through Alcoholics Anonymous.

One of the limitations of using objective prediction models in classification is that they are designed more for the purpose of _______. Select the option that makes this statement true when placed in the blanks:

Paying inmates lower wages than those on the outside cannot be used to attract private industries into prisons and jails because federal law prohibits it.

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -One difficulty is identifying effective reinforcers that motivate all inmates equally.

An institutional environment totally directed toward behavioral change, where a number of interdisciplinary treatment techniques are reinforced by a treatment-oriented custodial staff is known as:

Because it is more economical, correctional treatment is most likely to use _____________ methods. Select the option that makes this statement true when placed in the blank:

The use of objective prediction models in classification decision-making:

Providing education in a correctional setting is difficult because, unlike public schools:

One of the limitations of using objective prediction models in classification is that they are designed more for the purpose of _______. Select the option that makes this statement true when placed in the blank:

Private industries have been very willing to become involved with vocational training in prisons, despite the resistance of many wardens.