Exam 9: Treatment and Related Programs

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -Emphasizes taking responsibility for one's own actions, living in the "here and now," and facing the consequences of one's behavior.

When inmates are overclassified, it means that they are assigned to:

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

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

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -A multifaceted, holistic approach that combines treatment-oriented custodial staff with peer support.

The institutional classification process is a key ingredient of:

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -Attempts to establish a one-on-one relationship with a client in an effort to understand and help solve the client's problem through mutual consent.

This position has been a key component of prisons since the original emphasis of the Quakers in the Walnut Street Jail. While not technically considered "treatment," the functions of this individual make life in confinement more tolerable, and in many cases also contribute toward the rehabilitative process. The position being described, which is included on the staff of virtually all prisons and jails on a full-time, part-time, or voluntary basis, is that of the:

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

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -Vulnerable to manipulation, as clever inmates superficially comply with expectations by "playing the game" without changing their fundamental behavior.

Beyond the fact that not all of the work provided is meaningful, the major deficiency with vocational training programs in prisons today is the fact that:

This position has been a key component of prisons since the original emphasis of the Quakers in the Walnut Street Jail. While not technically considered "treatment," the functions of this individual make life in confinement more tolerable, and in many cases, also contribute toward the rehabilitative process. The position being described, which is included on the staff of virtually all prisons and jails on a full-time, part-time, or voluntary basis is that of the:

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

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

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

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: -Attempts to change behavior through the conditioning power of rewards and punishments.

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

Use the following options to identify what is described in the next series of statements: -Removes the threat of authority and promotes change through positive peer pressure.

The most common form of treatment in prison is psychotherapy.