Deck 9: Management and Treatment Functions

Question 1

What are the two major strategic processes of corrections?

A) Education and behavior modification
B) Classification and security
C) Custody and treatment
D) Reintegration and reentry

Answer 1

Custody and treatment

Question 2

Correctional treatment leads to lower rates of recidivism, resulting in

A) enhanced public safety.
B) the fulfillment of a moral obligation.
C) increased social justice.
D) a more humane correctional system.

Answer 2

enhanced public safety.

Question 3

Nationally, treatment services amount to approximately ________ percent of institutional staff expenditure?

A) 25
B) 20
C) 10
D) 5

Answer 3

10

Question 4

What is the primary mission of corrections?

A) To protect society
B) To punish offenders
C) To rehabilitate offenders
D) To engage in behavior modification of offenders

Question 5

"Backfilling" involves

A) meeting minimum critical staffing by asking corrections officers to work the
Next tour or shift.
B) replacing retiring corrections officers with newly hired ones.
C) maintaining a reserve cohort of corrections officers to act as replacements.
D) replacing recently released prisoners with overflow prisoners from another institution.

Question 6

The intent of pod management is to

A) eliminate the need for backfilling within a prison.
B) integrate the security and programming functions within a prison.
C) implement the gradualism approach to program development.
D) incorporate the use of meta-analysis in prison programming.

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the three main themes that run through correctional management?

A) A gradualism approach to program development and change
B) A paramilitary approach to correctional administration
C) Correctional administrators' perception of offenders as inferior
D) The syndrome of isolationism and withdrawal

Question 8

Which of the following is a correctional policy that has helped conceal the realities of institutional life from the public?

A) Isolationism and withdrawal
B) Gradualism approach
C) Restraint and reformation
D) Meta-analysis

Question 9

At what stage would the determination be made regarding whether to send an inmate to a maximum-, medium-, or low-security correctional facility?

A) Reclassification
B) External classification
C) Internal classification
D) Sentencing

Question 10

Which of the following is occurring when an inmate is assigned to a cell block within a prison?

A) Reclassification
B) External classification
C) Internal classification
D) Sentencing

Question 11

The conflict between treatment and custody staff can be ________ if the classification process is not carefully handled.

A) forgotten
B) reduced
C) diminished
D) intensified

Question 12

Which of the following describes the process of assigning new inmates to a higher custody grade than their background warrants?

A) Security-oriented classification
B) External classification
C) Internal classification
D) Treatment-oriented classification

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the three basic services first offered to prisoners?

A) Aftercare services
B) Educational services
C) Medical services
D) Religious services

Question 14

Most immediate health care in prisons is provided by

A) medical students.
B) licensed physicians.
C) nurses.
D) nursing students.

Question 15

What is comorbidity?

A) Two or more simultaneous medical needs for one inmate
B) Two individuals die at the same time as the result of violence
C) An inmate kills his or her cellmate
D) An inmate dies as the result of poor medical care in prison

Question 16

Because there are many different faiths represented in prisons, prison chaplains attempt to offer ________ services.

A) optimistic
B) fanatical
C) ecumenical
D) educational

Question 17

What type of professional constitutes the largest group of treatment personnel in prisons?

A) Social workers
B) Psychiatrists
C) Chaplains
D) Teachers

Question 18

Why have educational release programs been curtailed in recent years?

A) Offenders are not interested in participating in educational release programs.
B) Administrators do not consider these programs useful.
C) Some highly visible failures have led to concerns about public safety.
D) The programs have low rates of success.

Question 19

The goal of the earliest instances of vocational and technical training in prisons was

A) institutional profit.
B) prison discipline.
C) inmate enrichment.
D) inmate reentry.

Question 20

During ________, federal laws restricting the interstate transport of prison-industry goods effectively diminished many vocational training programs.

A) Prohibition
B) the Civil War
C) World War I
D) the Great Depression

Question 21

What type of prison labor system entailed renting out parts of the prison population to private businesses or businesspeople?

A) Contract labor
B) Piece-price
C) Public account
D) State-use

Question 22

What type of prison labor system uses the prison population to produce items that will not enter the open market?

A) Contract labor
B) Piece-price
C) Public account
D) State-use

Question 23

What type of prison labor system entails private contractors or businesses providing raw materials to the prison and then purchasing the finished products for a set price?

A) Contract labor
B) Piece-price
C) Public account
D) State-use

Question 24

What type of prison labor system uses the prison population to produce items that will be sold on the open market?

A) Contract labor
B) Piece-price
C) Public account
D) State-use

Question 25

Teaching inmates to increase self-control and use coping mechanisms are common components of what type of program?

A) Anger management
B) Cognitive behavioral intervention
C) Therapeutic communities
D) Gradualism

Question 26

Which type of program uses a group-based approach and focuses on helping offenders change the thoughts, beliefs, and actions that create the potential for criminal behavior and contribute to actual criminal activity?

A) Anger management
B) Cognitive behavioral intervention
C) Therapeutic communities
D) Gradualism

Question 27

What is the primary objective of the reintegration model?

A) Reduce offender recidivism
B) Return the offender to society as a responsible and productive citizen
C) Reunite offenders with their families
D) Reintegrate offenders into their home communities

Question 28

Which of the following is not one of the three major objectives for which inmate are allowed to leave prison?

A) Education
B) Work
C) Occupational training
D) Conjugal visitation

Question 29

A prison visit from which of the following is least likely to reduce offender recidivism?

A) The inmate's ex-spouse
B) The inmate's father
C) The inmate's siblings
D) The inmate's in-laws

Question 30

Custody issues are the dominant concerns of correctional administrators and their management staff.

Question 31

Like custodial staff, treatment staff must work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Question 32

Although they consult with counselors and educators when developing treatment plans, unit teams only contain uniformed correctional staff.

Question 33

In a pod management approach, team members pay close attention to the needs of inmates.

Question 34

Correctional administrators' perceptions of offenders as morally inferior human beings is reinforced by the gradualism approach to correctional management.

Question 35

The correctional policy of isolationism and withdrawal still runs through correctional management today.

Question 36

Internal classification is the process of assigning inmates to housing units and programming.

Question 37

In most cases, prisoner reclassification only occurs if the inmate requests that his or her assignments be reviewed.

Question 38

Accurate inmate classification can help correctional administrators more effectively deploy staff members.

Question 39

The basic reason for treatment and specialized programs in corrections is the protection of society.

Question 40

The possibility of tertiary infection creates health risks outside prisons.

Question 41

Other than security issues, the most expensive area of prison operations is medical care for inmates.

Question 42

Most prison systems today have adapted to the needs of the growing population of geriatric inmates.

Question 43

Correctional chaplaincy positions are highly sought-after positions for clergy members of all denominations.

Question 44

Inmates belonging to non-traditional religions have the right to pursue their faiths while confined to prison.

Question 45

Inmates who complete a GED or vocational training program in prison are significantly less likely to recidivate.

Question 46

The state-use system of prison industry produces items that are sold on the open market for state profit.

Question 47

Cognitive behavioral intervention is a therapeutic approach that focuses on the ways in which offenders think.

Question 48

Therapeutic community programs focus on treating criminal behavior and drug addiction.

Question 49

Prison visitation appears to increase the risk of recidivism.

Question 50

The primary mission of corrections is to protect the ________.

Question 51

The ________ approach is a "go-slow"
approach to program development and change.

Question 52

Assigning inmates to the appropriate institution involves ________ classification.

Question 53

A security-oriented classification system often ________ inmates from participating in programs that could lead to their rehabilitation.

Question 54

Inmates seeking sick calls for reasons other than a medical need are known as ________.

Question 55

Most immediate health care in prison is provided by ________.

Question 56

Prisoner lawsuits relating to the dangers of ________ smoke have contributed to the move to ban smoking in correctional facilities.

Question 57

Correctional ________ is a program of recruiting clergy who minister to the religious needs of inmates.

Question 58

Inmates who earn a GED while in prison are ________ likely to recidivate.

Question 59

Any training program designed to increase job readiness and job skills for inmates is ________ training.

Question 60

The ________ scheme of prison industry involved private contractors providing raw materials and paying a set price to the prison for produced items.

Question 61

The most effective type of therapy, which focuses on the ways in which offenders think, is known as ________ behavioral intervention.

Question 62

A(n) ________ community is a participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction.

Question 63

The ________ model is a treatment approach to prevent relapse and recidivism by use of existing community services, often bundled into a reentry plan to lower recidivism.

Question 64

Match the phase of prison industry to its description .

-Classification

A) The prison used inmates to produce items that are not sold on the open market
B) The prison used inmates to manufacture products which were sold on the open market
C) Members of the prison population were rented to private contractors who used the inmates' labor for private gain
D) Private contractors provided raw materials and paid a set price to the prison for produced items

Question 65

Match the phase of prison industry to its description .

-External classification

A) The prison used inmates to produce items that are not sold on the open market
B) The prison used inmates to manufacture products which were sold on the open market
C) Members of the prison population were rented to private contractors who used the inmates' labor for private gain
D) Private contractors provided raw materials and paid a set price to the prison for produced items

Question 66

Match the phase of prison industry to its description .

-Internal classification

A) The prison used inmates to produce items that are not sold on the open market
B) The prison used inmates to manufacture products which were sold on the open market
C) Members of the prison population were rented to private contractors who used the inmates' labor for private gain
D) Private contractors provided raw materials and paid a set price to the prison for produced items

Question 67

Match the phase of prison industry to its description .

-Reclassification

A) The prison used inmates to produce items that are not sold on the open market
B) The prison used inmates to manufacture products which were sold on the open market
C) Members of the prison population were rented to private contractors who used the inmates' labor for private gain
D) Private contractors provided raw materials and paid a set price to the prison for produced items

Question 68

Match the type of therapy with its definition .

-Contract labor

A) A treatment program designed to help offenders control their aggression
B) A participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction
C) Mental processes that generally hinder change in prisoners but can be corrected by various thinking, speaking, and conceptual treatments
D) A structured process that seeks to change how an offender thinks and sees the world

Question 69

Match the type of therapy with its definition .

-Piece-price

A) A treatment program designed to help offenders control their aggression
B) A participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction
C) Mental processes that generally hinder change in prisoners but can be corrected by various thinking, speaking, and conceptual treatments
D) A structured process that seeks to change how an offender thinks and sees the world

Question 70

Match the type of therapy with its definition .

-Public account

A) A treatment program designed to help offenders control their aggression
B) A participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction
C) Mental processes that generally hinder change in prisoners but can be corrected by various thinking, speaking, and conceptual treatments
D) A structured process that seeks to change how an offender thinks and sees the world

Question 71

Match the type of therapy with its definition .

-State-use

A) A treatment program designed to help offenders control their aggression
B) A participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction
C) Mental processes that generally hinder change in prisoners but can be corrected by various thinking, speaking, and conceptual treatments
D) A structured process that seeks to change how an offender thinks and sees the world

Question 72

Match the type of therapy with its definition .

-Cognitive behavioral intervention

A) A treatment program designed to help offenders control their aggression
B) A participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction
C) Mental processes that generally hinder change in prisoners but can be corrected by various thinking, speaking, and conceptual treatments
D) A structured process that seeks to change how an offender thinks and sees the world

Question 73

Match the type of therapy with its definition .

-Cognitive

A) A treatment program designed to help offenders control their aggression
B) A participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction
C) Mental processes that generally hinder change in prisoners but can be corrected by various thinking, speaking, and conceptual treatments
D) A structured process that seeks to change how an offender thinks and sees the world

Question 74

Match the type of therapy with its definition .

-Anger management

A) A treatment program designed to help offenders control their aggression
B) A participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction
C) Mental processes that generally hinder change in prisoners but can be corrected by various thinking, speaking, and conceptual treatments
D) A structured process that seeks to change how an offender thinks and sees the world

Question 75

Match the type of therapy with its definition .

-Therapeutic community

A) A treatment program designed to help offenders control their aggression
B) A participative, group-based approach to treating criminal behavior and drug addiction
C) Mental processes that generally hinder change in prisoners but can be corrected by various thinking, speaking, and conceptual treatments
D) A structured process that seeks to change how an offender thinks and sees the world

Question 76

Explain the syndrome of isolationism and withdrawal common to correctional management in the past and the present. What contributes to this tendency, and what are its effects?

Question 77

Identify, discuss, and give at least one example for each of the three traditional types of services offered to inmates in the corrections treatment model.

Question 78

Discuss the major barriers to effective educational programming for inmates, and their causes.

Question 79

In light of the budgetary pressures and constraints faced by all levels of government, how can increased expenditure on prison treatment and rehabilitation programs be justified to the tax-paying public?

Question 80

Imagine that you are tasked with developing a reentry program for nonviolent offenders. What types of issues and questions must be considered before developing a program? What types of activities or programs would you recommend for inclusion?