Exam 10: Correctional Programs and Services

Correctional institutions are responsible for providing necessary services to care for the physical, educational, recreational, and spiritual needs of inmates.

A program designed to help inmates manage their anger, especially in interpersonal relations, is called ____________________.

The purpose of reality therapy is to:

Describe different treatment methods used in prisons.

A needs assessment is designed to:

Discuss a variety of self-help programs offered in prisons.

____________________ maintains that programs should consider offenders' situations as well as characteristics that may become barriers to success in a correctional program.

Donald is an "old-timer" in prison. He is serving a 50 year sentence for second degree murder. Correctional programs and services were very different when Donald entered prison in 1963. He often does the inmate orientation at his prison where he meets with all the incoming inmates and discusses prison life with them. -When Donald entered prison, the administrators only allowed inmates to practice Christianity. All other religions were banned. Today, most religions are recognized and religious instruction and services are always provided in federal, state, and private prisons. In fact, most prisons have full time _______________ chaplains.

According to the research, the Cognitive Thinking Skills Program (CTSP) seems to be more effective with:

The principle that maintains that programs should consider offenders' situations as well as characteristics that may become barriers to success in a correctional program is known as the:

A visit lasting one or two days during which prisoners can enjoy private visitation with their families is called a:

Self-help programs are primarily run by ____________________.

Any means to correct an offender's character, habits, attitudes, or behaviors to overcome his or her propensity to commit crime is known as:

Discuss the different assessments of classifications for treatment.

Treatment has been a part of the correctional experience since the 17ᵗʰ century.

___________________________ is based on the assumption that the foundations for criminal behavior are dysfunctional patterns of thinking.

Donald is an "old-timer" in prison. He is serving a 50 year sentence for second degree murder. Correctional programs and services were very different when Donald entered prison in 1963. He often does the inmate orientation at his prison where he meets with all the incoming inmates and discusses prison life with them. -Donald is speaking with a few inmates about the visitation policies. He explains that there are different levels of visitation and based on their behavior they will be assigned a type of visitation. Which of the following is not a standard visitation arrangement?

_______________________ have included fighting forest fires and training service dogs.

The most widely adopted of the cognitive-behavioral interventions is the Cognitive Thinking Skills Program.

Common types of therapy used in prisons are insight based therapy, behavior therapy, and cognitive therapy.