Deck 16: Rehabilitation

Question 1

Which of the following did not claim that rehabilitation has only limited impact on recidivism?

A) Palmer
B) Wright and Dixon
C) Sechrest et al.
D) Lab and Whitehead
E) all of these claimed little impact

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The individual who stated that "with few and isolated exceptions, the rehabilitative efforts that have been reported so far have had no appreciable effect on recidivism" was:

A) Lipton
B) Andrews
C) Palmer
D) Martinson
E) none of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Whitehead and Lab argue that treatment has a definite positive impact on recidivism if it pays attention to the principles of risk, need, and responsivity.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of Cullen and Gendreau's principles for effective correctional treatment programs?

A) target known predictors of deviant behavior and recidivism
B) interventions should be behavioral and address the cognitive processes
C) target low-risk offenders in community settings
D) use well-trained staff and interventions matched to the needs of offenders
E) all of the above are principles

Question 5

Perhaps the most common outcome measures NOT considered in the rehabilitation literature is:

A) recidivism
B) self-esteem
C) attitude
D) psychological adjustment
E) none of the above

Question 6

A reanalysis of the Lipton et al. findings undertaken by the National Academy of Sciences concludes that the earlier analysis overstates the effectiveness of the reviewed programs.

Question 7

Many rehabilitation outcomes found in rehabilitation programs persist long after release from the program.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a key principle underlying successful rehabilitation according to Andrews et al.?

A) need
B) rigor
C) responsivity
D) risk
E) all of the above are key principles

Question 9

Seeking to repair the harm done to the victim and community while also helping the offender defines:

A) retributive justice
B) restorative justice
C) restitutive justice
D) conciliatory justice
E) none of the above

Question 10

Typical features of ISP are team supervision, a high number of contacts between the client and officer, curfew and/or house arrest, restitution, employment or school attendance, drug testing, community service, counseling, and treatment.

Question 11

Studies of recidivism after participation in restorative justice find:

A) small, but weak, evidence of reduced recidivism
B) much lower recidivism by participants
C) higher recidivism by those who participate
D) reduced recidivism only for adult participants
E) none of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a common element of drug courts?

A) frequent appearances before the court
B) regular drug testing
C) parole
D) participation in at least one treatment program
E) all of the above are elements

Question 13

Evaluations of the effectiveness of drug court programs show:

A) lower recidivism
B) mixed recidivism levels
C) higher recidivism
D) no impact on recidivism
E) none of the above

Question 14

Changes that appear in large groups of subjects are referred to as:

A) individual-item evaluation
B) accumulated-level evaluation
C) gross-assessment evaluation
D) aggregate-level evaluation
E) none of the above

Question 15

Family Group Conferencing is based on practices of the First Nations tribes in Canada.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the major categories of restorative justice programs?

A) family group conferencing
B) victim-offender mediation
C) neighborhood reparative boards
D) circle sentencing
E) halfway houses

Question 17

Teen courts are intended to deal with all forms of delinquency.

Question 18

Drug courts represent a coalition of prosecutors, police, probation officers, judges, treatment professionals, social service agencies, and other community groups working together to get the offenders off drugs and keep them off drugs.