Question 1

Which of the following was one of the weaknesses of correctional programs as identified by Martinson (1974)?

Accepted Answer

A)   Programming was too intensive.
B)   Staff were not adequately trained.
C)   Programs targeted dynamic risk factors.
D)   Inmates were uninterested in programming. B

Question 2

Implementing ______ aims to reduce recidivism, corrections must implement practices that show effectiveness through empirical assessment.

Accepted Answer

A)   rehabilitation
B)   restorative justice
C)   reintegration
D)   evidence-based practices D

Question 3

Evaluations of the Delaware Multistage Program suggested that ______ of individuals who completed all three phases of the program, when compared to the control group, remained drug free.

Accepted Answer

A)   a small minority
B)   about a quarter
C)   around half
D)   about three-quarters D

Question 4

A substance-addicted offender who has problems with brain chemistry has been arrested for drug possession and use. What type of treatment would work best for this offender?

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive-behavioral
B)   anger management
C)   a therapeutic community
D)   pharmacological

Question 5

You run a program at your prison that has been successful in reducing recidivism. What is a reason that this program has likely been successful?

Accepted Answer

A)   The program purposely targets behaviors tangential to crime.
B)   The program is not intensive.
C)   Staff are implementing the program the way they think works best.
D)   The program assesses the offenders' risks and needs.

Question 6

Discuss what you think is the most effective way to treat addiction. Justify your answer with examples from the chapter.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What portion of states have sex offender registration laws?

Accepted Answer

A)   a small minority
B)   just under half
C)   slightly more than half
D)   all of these

Question 8

What program shows success based on its "no nonsense" delivery of treatment and "swift and certain" punishment for violations?

Accepted Answer

A)   therapeutic community programming
B)   Delaware Multistage Program
C)   Alcoholics Anonymous
D)   Hawaii's Opportunity Probation With Enforcement

Question 9

______ of homicides involve a drunken offender and/or victim.

Accepted Answer

A)   A small minority
B)   Just under half
C)   Slightly more than half
D)   The vast majority

Question 10

Which statement accurately compares static risk factors with dynamic risk factors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Both static and dynamic risk factors can change.
B)   Both static and dynamic risk factors cannot change.
C)   Static risk factors can change, but dynamic ones cannot.
D)   Static risk factors cannot change, but dynamic ones can.

Question 11

Which statement is true of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It operates through goal-oriented, systematic procedures.
B)   It uses medication to cure abnormally functioning parts of a person's brain.
C)   It requires a long period of time to become truly functional.
D)   It works mainly through vocational training and group therapy.

Question 12

Describe the relationship between drugs and crime.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

A substance involved offender who will be paroled soon is in a therapeutic community that operates within a prison. What type of program is he most likely involved in?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hawaii's HOPE Program
B)   prison management program
C)   residential substance abuse treatment
D)   residential reintegration program

Question 14

______ is both the most popular and most deadly substance in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   Alcohol
B)   Tobacco
C)   Heroin
D)   Marijuana

Question 15

Which of these treatments is the most scientific?

Accepted Answer

A)   anger management
B)   cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) 
C)   Alcoholics Anonymous (A
A)  
D)   substance abuse programming

Question 16

The needs principle refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   an offender's need to access healthcare
B)   targeting interventions to criminogenic needs
C)   the psychiatric dosage that an offender needs
D)   an offender's need for cognitive-behavioral therapy

Question 17

______ is often central to violent criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   Marijuana
B)   Anger
C)   Poverty
D)   Addiction

Question 18

An offender has been convicted of a sex offense. Regardless of the state where the conviction takes place, the offender will have to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   register as a sex offender
B)   be treated via chemical castration
C)   remain in prison for life
D)   pay a fine to the victims' families

Question 19

Rehabilitation enjoyed the most popularity during which period?

Accepted Answer

A)   early 1900s
B)   mid 1900s
C)   late 1800s
D)   mid 1800s

Question 20

Given the discussion in the chapter, assess the viability of rehabilitation in corrections. Do you believe it is a worthy endeavor? Use examples from the text to justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 14: Correctional Programming and Treatment

Which of the following was one of the weaknesses of correctional programs as identified by Martinson (1974) ?