Deck 14: Treatment and Programs Within a Prison

Question 1

Which of the following refers to the process of creating an environment and providing rehabilitative programs that encourage inmates to accept responsibility and to address personal disorders?

A) diagnosis
B) assessment
C) treatment
D) corrections

Answer 1

treatment

Question 2

Which of the following by definition means "to return to a previous form?"

A) Darwinism
B) classical model
C) treatment
D) rehabilitation

Answer 2

rehabilitation

Question 3

Which of the following is a specific training in a trade area to prepare students to work in that trade?

A) academic training
B) Pell grants
C) prison training
D) vocational training

Answer 3

vocational training

Question 4

Why did Congress in 1994 specifically eliminate inmates from being eligible to receive Pell grants?

A) Only a small number of inmates were taking advantage of the funding.
B) Studies showed that postsecondary education had a tendency to increase recidivism rates.
C) Members of the public complained that inmates should not get a "free" college education.
D) Many inmates using the grants committed crimes on college campuses.

Question 5

In 2017, a report indicated that what percent of prison inmates had a mental health disorder in the past?

A) 25%
B) 37%
C) 52%
D) 67%

Question 6

What was the approximate prevalence of any drug dependence or abuse among state and federal prisoners in 2004?

A) 15-25 percent
B) 30-40 percent
C) 45-55 percent
D) 60-70 percent

Question 7

Residential treatment is a part of which of the following prison programs?

A) substance abuse programs
B) educational programs
C) holistic health care
D) recreation and leisure

Question 8

What prison industry system ended in the early twentieth century, after which states began to operate their own prison industries to keep inmates busy and make a profit from the sale of produced goods?

A) state-use system
B) profit system
C) lease system
D) bargain system

Question 9

Which of the following resulted in prison industries producing inmate clothing, office furniture, and other products that can be sold only to government agencies?

A) lease system
B) selling system
C) government-use system
D) state-use system

Question 10

Which of the following is a necessary condition for Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program to allow for the sale of prison goods on the open market?

A) Inmates get no wages for the work done.
B) Funds for victim assistance programs should be collected.
C) Inmate participation need not be voluntary.
D) Inmates should not be given any benefits in the event of injury.

Question 11

Which of the following are assets to prison operations, provide funds to operate, and reduce recidivism?

A) religious programs
B) recreation programs
C) prison industry programs
D) educational programs

Question 12

Which of the following is TRUE regarding religious programs in prison?

A) Religious programming is not considered as an important rehabilitative opportunity within prisons.
B) Due to most criminals' amoral approach to life, inmate participation in religious programs is usually very sparse.
C) Prisons restrict religious observation to the Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish faiths.
D) Religious services are often coordinated by one or two full-time chaplains who provide religious guidance for prisoners.

Question 13

Which of the following is considered as the most controversial area of prison programming?

A) recreation programs
B) educational programs
C) PIE programs
D) health care programs

Question 14

Most inmates are required to work for approximately how many hours per day and days per week?

A) 8 hours per day, 5 days per week
B) 6 hours per day, 6 days per week
C) 6 hours per day, 7 days per week
D) 6 hours per day, 5 days per week

Question 15

Which of the following is the most controversial recreational activity?

A) weight lifting
B) arts and crafts
C) athletics
D) outside sports

Question 16

What is the primary alternative provided by prison administrations that want to restrict weight lifting?

A) boxing
B) indoor tracks
C) rope jumping
D) "dip" bars

Question 17

Which of the following is TRUE regarding mental health programs?

A) Correctional agencies do not provide mental health programs to the same extent as mental health agencies.
B) Providing programs for inmates with mental illness is an easy task for correctional institutions.
C) A relatively low percentage of inmates have mental health problems.
D) The security demands to control these inmates do not affect the program in anyway.

Question 18

About what percentage of state and federal prisoners who were drug dependent or abusing in the year before their admission to prison took part in a drug abuse program?

A) 15-20 percent
B) 40-45 percent
C) 25-30 percent
D) 60-65 percent

Question 19

Which of the following is considered as the most effective treatment for substance abuse?

A) continuum of care
B) group therapy
C) residential treatment
D) short-term crisis units

Question 20

Approximately ________ of the states are involved in the PIE Program, which employed about ________ inmates in 2005.

A) one-third; 2,000
B) two-thirds; 6,500
C) one-quarter; 25,000
D) half; 10,000

Question 21

Which of the following is TRUE regarding inmate participation in prison industries?

A) Because so little is withheld from their wages, inmates can retire on their saved earnings upon release from prison.
B) A large portion of prison inmates participate in prison industries.
C) Inmates who participate in prison industries have higher recidivism rates than those who do not.
D) Industrial work assignments are a positive way to reduce idleness and serve as an incentive for good behavior.

Question 22

In which of the following programs do private companies hire inmates to produce goods inside the prison?

A) recreation programs
B) PIE programs
C) religious programs
D) academic programs

Question 23

Rehabilitation, by definition, means "to take up a new form."

Question 24

Treatment is the creation of an environment and provision of rehabilitative programs that encourage inmates to accept responsibility.

Question 25

The challenge of balancing custody and security with treatment and rehabilitation is easily accomplished by the prison management.

Question 26

Once an offender is sentenced to prison, a reception and classification process begins.

Question 27

Since inmates have a significant need for educational programs, most prisons provide these programs.

Question 28

In many state and federal prisons, inmates without a high school diploma or GED need not attend school.

Question 29

The Hawes-Cooper Act in 1929 required that prison products be subject to the laws of any state to which they were shipped.

Question 30

Few prisons have extensive postsecondary education programs, even though several thousand inmates took college classes and earned college degrees in the past.

Question 31

Vocational training is specific training in a trade area such as carpentry, electronics, welding, office equipment, and word processing.

Question 32

A relatively low percentage of inmates have mental health problems.

Question 33

Correctional agencies are designed to provide mental health programs to the same extent as mental health agencies.

Question 34

Holistic health care is defined as the provision of mental health programs based on the intensity of needs for each inmate.

Question 35

Mental health programs do not play a critical role in accomplishing the mission of a correctional facility.

Question 36

Substance abuse treatment programs are critical activities within prisons because such a high proportion of inmates have a history of drug or alcohol abuse.

Question 37

A lease system allows prison-made goods to be sold to and used by only state and federal government agencies.

Question 38

Religious programs are prohibited in state and federal prisons due to the separation of church and state.

Question 39

Many prison inmates work in trades areas such as heating and air conditioning, learning skills that can help them find jobs after release.

Question 40

Many state legislatures, county governments, and Congress have recently passed legislation limiting weight lifting in prisons and jails.

Question 41

Due to significant public opposition to recreation programs for inmates, recreation is not considered as an important part of prison programming.

Question 42

The challenge for prison management is to prudently balance custody and security with treatment and ________.

Question 43

________ is to provide programming to address the needs of offenders that can reduce their risk of criminal behavior and improve their chance of success in the community.

Question 44

Educational ________ exams give an indication of an inmate's level of literacy, regardless of the grade completed in school, and indicate whether additional educational programming is needed.

Question 45

In ________ prison education programs, many states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons require inmates without a high school diploma or GED to attend school.

Question 46

Grants for disadvantaged individuals used to cover tuition costs for college courses are known as ________ grants.

Question 47

________ educators are the people who teach, oversee, or coordinate education, and sometimes vocational training programs within prisons.

Question 48

The ________ of care seeks to provide mental health programs based on the intensity of needs for each inmate as inmates prepare for movement from prison to release to the community.

Question 49

A conceptual model of ________ health care provides integrated medical, psychiatric, psychological, and chemical dependency service delivery.

Question 50

________ treatment is the most intensive substance abuse treatment program, in which inmates live in a unit entirely focused on a substance abuse milieu, and is often considered the most effective treatment for substance abuse.

Question 51

In a(n) ________ system, state prisons accepted bids and leased out prisoners to the private sector, which would work the inmates in their industrial operations.

Question 52

A state-use system allows prison-made goods to be sold to and used by state and federal ________ agencies.

Question 53

________ work assignments that are similar to private-sector operations provide inmates realistic work experience and instill positive work habits.

Question 54

The ________ Program is a prison industry program operated by private companies, with prison goods authorized to be sold on the open market if the program is certified as meeting certain conditions.

Question 55

Prisons strive to provide ________ programs for any group or individual who wants to worship and follow the tenets of a recognized faith.

Question 56

Prison officials attempt to have ________ programs that reduce idleness, promote health and fitness, and allow inmates to "burn off steam" through exercise.

Question 57

Match the treatment program with the description appropriate .

-Academic programs

A) Provide detoxification and AA/NA
B) Address educational deficiencies
C) Provide spiritual guidance and counseling
D) Provide medication and therapy

Question 58

Match the treatment program with the description appropriate .

-Mental health programs

A) Provide detoxification and AA/NA
B) Address educational deficiencies
C) Provide spiritual guidance and counseling
D) Provide medication and therapy

Question 59

Match the treatment program with the description appropriate .

-Substance abuse programs

A) Provide detoxification and AA/NA
B) Address educational deficiencies
C) Provide spiritual guidance and counseling
D) Provide medication and therapy

Question 60

Match the treatment program with the description appropriate .

-Religious programs

A) Provide detoxification and AA/NA
B) Address educational deficiencies
C) Provide spiritual guidance and counseling
D) Provide medication and therapy

Question 61

Explain how inmate needs and program placement occurs in a prison.

Question 62

Compare and contrast the educational achievement of the general population compared to inmate populations.

Question 63

Discuss how the removal of the Pell grant has affected prison education programs.

Question 64

Explain how the continuum of care affects mental health patients in a prison.