Question 1

What were Canada's operating costs for adult corrections in 2012-13?

Accepted Answer

A)  $125 million 
B)  $173 million 
C)  $202 million 
D)  $253 million 
A)  $125 million 
B)  $173 million 
C)  $202 million 
D)  $253 million

Question 2

Which is an example of a correctional practice that is used despite its ineffectiveness in helping offenders and protecting communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  probation 
B)  day parole 
C)  temporary absences 
D)  community notification 
A)  probation 
B)  day parole 
C)  temporary absences 
D)  community notification

Question 3

Research, commissions of inquiry, high-profile deaths, and the subsequent reports have outlined the many systemic failures of Canada's correctional system. Outline and discuss these failures.

Accepted Answer

? the failure to effectively classify in

Question 4

Recommendations by the federal Office of the Correctional Investigator, provincial ombudspersons, auditors, and commissions of inquiry to resolve issues in Canada's corrections are NOT binding, and their reports are often "shelved." What would be the best way to resolve this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disband these groups. 
B)  Give these groups more authority to fulfill and implement their recommendations. 
C)  Identify new organizations that will be better able to assess the situations. 
D)  Allow the issues to change on their own. 
A)  Disband these groups. 
B)  Give these groups more authority to fulfill and implement their recommendations. 
C)  Identify new organizations that will be better able to assess the situations. 
D)  Allow the issues to change on their own.

Question 5

Which practice is defined as "policies, strategies, and programs that have been shown by evaluation research to be effective in achieving specified objectives"?

Accepted Answer

A)  what-works practice 
B)  lessons-learned practice 
C)  evidence-based practice 
D)  tradition-based practice 
A)  what-works practice 
B)  lessons-learned practice 
C)  evidence-based practice 
D)  tradition-based practice

Question 6

According to the United Nations Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, "Prisoners shall have access to the health services available in the country without discrimination on the grounds of their legal situation." How has Canada's record of dealing with prisoner's health issues been described?

Accepted Answer

A)  consistently adequate 
B)  failed to be consistently adequate 
C)  found to be above average 
D)  NOT assessed as Canada is NOT part of the U.N. 
A)  consistently adequate 
B)  failed to be consistently adequate 
C)  found to be above average 
D)  NOT assessed as Canada is NOT part of the U.N.

Question 7

What term refers to the ancillary issues that offenders experience as a result of being incarcerated and the collateral damage to offenders' families?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pains of imprisonment 
B)  dealing with hard time 
C)  self-injurious actions 
D)  nothing to hope for 
A)  the pains of imprisonment 
B)  dealing with hard time 
C)  self-injurious actions 
D)  nothing to hope for

What were Canada's operating costs for adult corrections in 2012-13?

Which is an example of a correctional practice that is used despite its ineffectiveness in helping offenders and protecting communities?

Research, commissions of inquiry, high-profile deaths, and the subsequent reports have outlined the many systemic failures of Canada's correctional system. Outline and discuss these failures.

Recommendations by the federal Office of the Correctional Investigator, provincial ombudspersons, auditors, and commissions of inquiry to resolve issues in Canada's corrections are NOT binding, and their reports are often "shelved." What would be the best way to resolve this situation?

Which practice is defined as "policies, strategies, and programs that have been shown by evaluation research to be effective in achieving specified objectives"?

What term refers to the ancillary issues that offenders experience as a result of being incarcerated and the collateral damage to offenders' families?

Perspectives on Crime and Punishment

The Origins and Evolution of Canadian Corrections

Contemporary Canadian Corrections

Sentencing: Beginning the Corrections Process

Alternatives to Confinement

Correctional Institutions

Working Inside: The Experience of Correctional Officers

Doing Time: The Experience of Inmates

Classification, Case Management, and Treatment

Release From Incarceration

Re-Entry and Life After Prison

Women Offenders

Indigenous Offenders

Young Offenders

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Exam 15: Creating Effective Systems of Corrections

What were Canada's operating costs for adult corrections in 2012-13?

Which is an example of a correctional practice that is used despite its ineffectiveness in helping offenders and protecting communities?

Research, commissions of inquiry, high-profile deaths, and the subsequent reports have outlined the many systemic failures of Canada's correctional system. Outline and discuss these failures.

Recommendations by the federal Office of the Correctional Investigator, provincial ombudspersons, auditors, and commissions of inquiry to resolve issues in Canada's corrections are NOT binding, and their reports are often "shelved." What would be the best way to resolve this situation?

Which practice is defined as "policies, strategies, and programs that have been shown by evaluation research to be effective in achieving specified objectives"?

What term refers to the ancillary issues that offenders experience as a result of being incarcerated and the collateral damage to offenders' families?

Perspectives on Crime and Punishment

The Origins and Evolution of Canadian Corrections

Contemporary Canadian Corrections

Sentencing: Beginning the Corrections Process

Alternatives to Confinement

Correctional Institutions

Working Inside: The Experience of Correctional Officers

Doing Time: The Experience of Inmates

Classification, Case Management, and Treatment

Release From Incarceration

Re-Entry and Life After Prison

Women Offenders

Indigenous Offenders

Young Offenders

Filters