Question 1

During the years when the medical model shaped correctional practices, treatment programs were widely available throughout most correctional institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In a correctional facility, classification can serve to:

Accepted Answer

A) Group inmates together who share similar needs 
B) More effectively allocate staff and resources 
C) Assign inmates to an appropriate security level 
D) Match inmates with available treatment services 
E) All of the above 
A) Group inmates together who share similar needs 
B) More effectively allocate staff and resources 
C) Assign inmates to an appropriate security level 
D) Match inmates with available treatment services 
E) All of the above

Question 3

In addition to where the inmate will be housed, decisions made during classification include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether the inmate will receive treatment or be given a work assignment 
B)  Whether the inmate will be eligible for parole consideration 
C)  What type of punishment the inmate will receive for violating institutional rules and regulations 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Whether the inmate will receive treatment or be given a work assignment 
B)  Whether the inmate will be eligible for parole consideration 
C)  What type of punishment the inmate will receive for violating institutional rules and regulations 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

The institutional classification process is a key ingredient of:

Accepted Answer

A) The justice model 
B) The medical model 
C) Selective incapacitation 
D) Participatory management 
E) C and D 
A) The justice model 
B) The medical model 
C) Selective incapacitation 
D) Participatory management 
E) C and D

Question 5

From an institutional perspective, prison labor is provided to reduce operating costs and inmate idleness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

From an institutional perspective, prison labor is provided to reduce operating costs and inmate idleness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Peer counseling and self-help groups have the advantage of providing participants with:

Accepted Answer

A) Economic incentives 
B) Psychoanalytic therapy 
C) Mutual support 
D) Social casework 
E) Cognitive restructuring 
A) Economic incentives 
B) Psychoanalytic therapy 
C) Mutual support 
D) Social casework 
E) Cognitive restructuring

Question 8

Adult inmates do not have a constitutional right to treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The major deficiency in terms of vocational training programs in corrections is that few inmates are motivated to participate in them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Although classification was a key ingredient of the above, the intended results were largely ineffective because, in addition to insufficient staffing:

Accepted Answer

A) High-risk offenders were not properly identified 
B) The process was based on the belief that offenders committed crimes of their own free will 
C) Participation in treatment was not entirely voluntary, so inmates were not highly motivated to change 
D) The risks outweighed the benefits 
E) The process focused on objective prediction models, which were not always accurate 
A) High-risk offenders were not properly identified 
B) The process was based on the belief that offenders committed crimes of their own free will 
C) Participation in treatment was not entirely voluntary, so inmates were not highly motivated to change 
D) The risks outweighed the benefits 
E) The process focused on objective prediction models, which were not always accurate

Question 11

At reception and intake, inmates are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tested 
B)  Interviewed 
C)  Sentenced 
D)  A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Tested 
B)  Interviewed 
C)  Sentenced 
D)  A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) Psychiatric treatment 
B) Social casework 
C) Individual counseling 
D) Psychodrama 
E) Transactional analysis 
A) Psychiatric treatment 
B) Social casework 
C) Individual counseling 
D) Psychodrama 
E) Transactional analysis

Question 13

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements:
-Focuses on long-term therapy to uncover deep-rooted causes of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior modification 
B)  Computer-assisted instruction 
C)  Individual counseling 
D)  Group techniques 
E)  Psychiatric analysis
F) Therapeutic community
G) Social casework
H) Reality therapy 
A)  Behavior modification 
B)  Computer-assisted instruction 
C)  Individual counseling 
D)  Group techniques 
E)  Psychiatric analysis
F) Therapeutic community
G) Social casework
H) Reality therapy

Question 14

Although classification was a key ingredient of the above, the intended results were largely ineffective because, in addition to insufficient staffing:

Accepted Answer

A)  High-risk offenders were not properly identified 
B)  The process was based on the belief that offenders committed crimes of their own free will 
C)  Participation in treatment was not entirely voluntary, so inmates were not highly motivated to change 
D)  The risks outweighed the benefits 
E)  The process focused on objective prediction models, which were not always accurate 
A)  High-risk offenders were not properly identified 
B)  The process was based on the belief that offenders committed crimes of their own free will 
C)  Participation in treatment was not entirely voluntary, so inmates were not highly motivated to change 
D)  The risks outweighed the benefits 
E)  The process focused on objective prediction models, which were not always accurate

Question 15

Involving the private sector in vocational training programs in correctional settings has raised problems in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A) Recruiting private industries to come into prisons 
B) Determining appropriate wages and benefits 
C) Conflicts between correctional management and such industrial practices as collective bargaining 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above 
A) Recruiting private industries to come into prisons 
B) Determining appropriate wages and benefits 
C) Conflicts between correctional management and such industrial practices as collective bargaining 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above

Question 16

Peer counseling and self-help groups have the advantage of providing participants with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic incentives 
B)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
C)  Mutual support 
D)  Social casework 
E)  Cognitive restructuring 
A)  Economic incentives 
B)  Psychoanalytic therapy 
C)  Mutual support 
D)  Social casework 
E)  Cognitive restructuring

Question 17

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:

Accepted Answer

A) Psychological exams 
B) The opinions of subject matter experts 
C) The warden's experience 
D) Numerical calculations 
E) A and B 
A) Psychological exams 
B) The opinions of subject matter experts 
C) The warden's experience 
D) Numerical calculations 
E) A and B

Question 18

The above approach has traditionally been more often found in community-based corrections than in an institutional setting because it:

Accepted Answer

A) Focuses on empowering the client 
B) Does not fit well within the authoritative environment of most prisons 
C) Requires more space than is available in most prisons 
D) A and B 
E) All of the above 
A) Focuses on empowering the client 
B) Does not fit well within the authoritative environment of most prisons 
C) Requires more space than is available in most prisons 
D) A and B 
E) All of the above

Question 19

In a correctional facility, classification can serve to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Group inmates together who share similar needs 
B)  More effectively allocate staff and resources 
C)  Assign inmates to an appropriate security level 
D)  Match inmates with available treatment services 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Group inmates together who share similar needs 
B)  More effectively allocate staff and resources 
C)  Assign inmates to an appropriate security level 
D)  Match inmates with available treatment services 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

The courts have held that when an offender desires to participate in treatment, failure to provide it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

During the years when the medical model shaped correctional practices, treatment programs were widely available throughout most correctional institutions.

In a correctional facility, classification can serve to:

In addition to where the inmate will be housed, decisions made during classification include:

The institutional classification process is a key ingredient of:

From an institutional perspective, prison labor is provided to reduce operating costs and inmate idleness.

From an institutional perspective, prison labor is provided to reduce operating costs and inmate idleness.

Peer counseling and self-help groups have the advantage of providing participants with:

Adult inmates do not have a constitutional right to treatment.

The major deficiency in terms of vocational training programs in corrections is that few inmates are motivated to participate in them.

Although classification was a key ingredient of the above, the intended results were largely ineffective because, in addition to insufficient staffing:

At reception and intake, inmates are:

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

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -Focuses on long-term therapy to uncover deep-rooted causes of behavior.

Although classification was a key ingredient of the above, the intended results were largely ineffective because, in addition to insufficient staffing:

Involving the private sector in vocational training programs in correctional settings has raised problems in terms of:

Peer counseling and self-help groups have the advantage of providing participants with:

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:

The above approach has traditionally been more often found in community-based corrections than in an institutional setting because it:

In a correctional facility, classification can serve to:

The courts have held that when an offender desires to participate in treatment, failure to provide it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

The Correctional Conglomerate

The Impact of Sentencing Policies on Corrections

The Development of Corrections

Community-Based Alternatives

Jails: Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement

Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities

Dynamics of the Prison Population

Custodial Procedures

The Effects of Institutional Life

Transition From Confinement to Community

Juvenile Corrections

Staff-The Key Ingredient

Legal Issues and Liability

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Exam 9: Treatment and Related Programs

During the years when the medical model shaped correctional practices, treatment programs were widely available throughout most correctional institutions.

In a correctional facility, classification can serve to:

In addition to where the inmate will be housed, decisions made during classification include:

The institutional classification process is a key ingredient of:

From an institutional perspective, prison labor is provided to reduce operating costs and inmate idleness.

From an institutional perspective, prison labor is provided to reduce operating costs and inmate idleness.

Peer counseling and self-help groups have the advantage of providing participants with:

Adult inmates do not have a constitutional right to treatment.

The major deficiency in terms of vocational training programs in corrections is that few inmates are motivated to participate in them.

Although classification was a key ingredient of the above, the intended results were largely ineffective because, in addition to insufficient staffing:

At reception and intake, inmates are:

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

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -Focuses on long-term therapy to uncover deep-rooted causes of behavior.

Although classification was a key ingredient of the above, the intended results were largely ineffective because, in addition to insufficient staffing:

Involving the private sector in vocational training programs in correctional settings has raised problems in terms of:

Peer counseling and self-help groups have the advantage of providing participants with:

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:

The above approach has traditionally been more often found in community-based corrections than in an institutional setting because it:

In a correctional facility, classification can serve to:

The courts have held that when an offender desires to participate in treatment, failure to provide it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

The Correctional Conglomerate

The Impact of Sentencing Policies on Corrections

The Development of Corrections

Community-Based Alternatives

Jails: Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement

Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities

Dynamics of the Prison Population

Custodial Procedures

The Effects of Institutional Life

Transition From Confinement to Community

Juvenile Corrections

Staff-The Key Ingredient

Legal Issues and Liability

Current Trends and Future Issues

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