Deck 14: Correctional Services

Question 1

Delinquency and crime

A) Have a short-term impact only within the local community where they are committed
B) Cost the nation billions of dollars
C) Are usually committed by young males between the ages of 13 and 17 years
D) Usually do not affect the families of the offenders

Answer 1

Cost the nation billions of dollars

Question 2

"Corrections"

A) is responsible for administering assigned penalties (assigned by the judicial process)
B) is concerned with the legal determination of guilt and the assignment of penalties
C) focuses on punishment rather than improvement of behavior
D) is concerned with the collection of evidence about reported offenses

Answer 2

is responsible for administering assigned penalties (assigned by the judicial process)

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of four social processes utilized in the administration of criminal justice?

A) Law enforcement.
B) Corrections
C) Delineation
D) Prosecution and defense

Answer 3

Delineation

Question 4

The aim of social work in the field of corrections is

A) To punish criminal behavior through corporal punishment
B) reformation and rehabilitation
C) To utilize the knowledge and skills of the profession in a punitive manner
D) To isolate delinquents from the mainstream society

Question 5

The social work process in the field of corrections consists of four parts which are:

A) Social study, assessment, treatment, and termination
B) Inception, evaluation, punishment, and termination
C) Interview, assessment, incarceration, and termination
D) Social Study, reformation, rehabilitation, and termination

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the methods utilized by the social worker in assisting with antisocial behavior?

A) Direct practice
B) Indirect Practice
C) Group Work
D) Community Organization

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a principle used by social workers when they work with offenders and their families:

A) Moralize and preach to change client behavior in a non-punitive and intrinsic manner
B) Utilize a relationship to help clients help themselves
C) Respect their right of self-determination
D) Use authority in a positive manner

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the role of social workers in court settings:

A) Social workers are attached to juvenile courts, district courts, and federal courts
B) Social workers perform the role of probation officer
C) Social workers represent the court after the judge has made a decision
D) Social workers rarely qualify as expert witnesses in legal proceedings

Question 9

Within detention homes and prisons,

A) Social workers have very limited roles and functions
B) Social workers play a punitive role
C) Social workers can provide much-needed mental health services
D) Social workers have not been able to carve a professional niche

Question 10

A halfway House in corrections

A) Is used as a rehabilitation center for substance abusers
B) Is used to house mentally ill offenders
C) Is utilized for a youth or an adult who has been in a detention home or a prison as a major step toward the community and total freedom
D) Is used as a detention center for very young offenders

Question 11

Explain the aim of social work practice in the field of corrections.

Question 12

What are the key principles that social workers should follow when working with offenders and their families?

Question 13

What are the functions of a social worker within court settings?

Question 14

What are some of the roles that social workers can play in detention centers, jails, and prisons?