Question 1

Women as correctional officers COs)have historically been subjected to sexual jokes or teasing insults personal comments rumors of sexual inappropriateness with fellow staff or inmates or sexual relations with staff or inmates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Discuss the potential negative effects suffered by the children of incarcerated mothers.

Accepted Answer

Children of those who have been arrested are more likely to be arrested themselves.These children may also experience anxiety hyperarousal bedwetting depression eating and sleeping disorders behavior and conduct disorders attention disorders and prolonged developmental regression.They may also experience: behavioral and emotional problems school problems fear anxiety anger sadness guilt abuse of chemicals at a young age early sexual activity teen pregnancy truancy and juvenile delinquency.They may also experience feelings of fear trauma from sudden separation from a caregiver emotional withdrawal failure in school delinquency feelings that they are to blame for their mother's incarceration suicide attempts aggressive behavior and acting out insecurity lack of trust confusion loneliness and physical and mental illnesses.

Question 3

Sex offenders never become victims in their communities when they are required to register after conviction for their offense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Females that form pseudofamily ties will often play stereotypical roles within the relationship such as females playing a masculine role in the relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Society tends to view chemical castration as reducing the risk of sex offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How are pseudofamilies defined and what needs are met by assuming these roles?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How are pseudofamilies defined and what needs...

Question 7

The stress that correctional officers experience on a day-to-day basis is known as episodic stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The majority of intellectually disabled offenders are female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Programs were developed in the 1980s in order to encourage and support motherechild contact while the mother was incarcerated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research suggests that male COs evaluate female COs' job performances more positively than male COs evaluating other male COs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What type of therapy has proven most effective in the treatment of sex offenders?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of therapy has proven most...

Exam 12: Familycommunity Issues in Correctionscorrectional Psychology

Women as correctional officers COs)have historically been subjected to sexual jokes or teasing insults personal comments rumors of sexual inappropriateness with fellow staff or inmates or sexual relations with staff or inmates.

Discuss the potential negative effects suffered by the children of incarcerated mothers.

Sex offenders never become victims in their communities when they are required to register after conviction for their offense.

Females that form pseudofamily ties will often play stereotypical roles within the relationship such as females playing a masculine role in the relationship.

Society tends to view chemical castration as reducing the risk of sex offenders.

How are pseudofamilies defined and what needs are met by assuming these roles?

The stress that correctional officers experience on a day-to-day basis is known as episodic stress.

The majority of intellectually disabled offenders are female.

Programs were developed in the 1980s in order to encourage and support motherechild contact while the mother was incarcerated.

Research suggests that male COs evaluate female COs' job performances more positively than male COs evaluating other male COs.

What type of therapy has proven most effective in the treatment of sex offenders?