Question 1

Correctional classification systems are usually administered to all clients in a correctional institution or program at the point of intake

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Factors such as intelligence, anxiety, cognitive maturity, attention deficit disorder, and learning style are particularly relevant to which of the following classification principles?

Accepted Answer

A)   responsivity principle
B)   personality principle
C)   needs principle
D)   risk principle A

Question 3

The American Correctional Association recommends supplementing needs assessments with:

Accepted Answer

A)   presentence investigations.
B)   medical reports.
C)   psychological evaluations.
D)   all of the above D

Question 4

Structured tests and procedures are a more subjective way of classifying clients as opposed to the older, open-ended model

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The personality-based subtype that is characterized by a negative self-image, a high level of activity, social distancing, and verbal attacks is:

Accepted Answer

A)   neurotic anxious.
B)   immature conformist.
C)   asocial aggressive.
D)   neurotic acting-out.

Question 6

This Jesness Inventory-Revised test was developed for adolescents, but may now be used with both adults and adolescents.-------------------------------

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Gender-neutral classification instruments tend to overclassify women by assigning them to higher-than-necessary security levels

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Megargee MMPI-based Typology was designed for use with:

Accepted Answer

A)   youth.
B)   clients who are psychotic.
C)   adult and youth.
D)   clients who are psychotic and obsessive-compulsive.

Question 9

The risk principle, when applied to groups of low-risk individuals, notes that they do not do well in intensive therapy

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Regarding the future of criminal classification systems, one new direction is the development of seamless classification systems. -------------------------------

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following has traditionally not been a commonly used classification system?

Accepted Answer

A)   risk assessment
B)   criminogenic needs assessment
C)   needs assessment
D)   psychological assessment

Question 12

Which of the following definitions best characterizes the Cultural Identifier?

Accepted Answer

A)   conforms exclusively to a specific group of peers.
B)   conforms to whoever has the power at the moment.
C)   internalizes certain values as part of his or her own socialization.
D)   counteractive to any source of power, adult or peer.

Question 13

The classification system and treatment model that is based on the ways in which people view themselves and others, as well as the ways in which they interact with others, is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development.
B)   Megargee's MMPI-based Typology.
C)   Behavioral Classification System for Adult Offenders.
D)   Interpersonal Maturity (Jesness Inventory-Revised) .

Question 14

Research indicates that intensive correctional treatments are less successful with clients who are high-risk

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How might an accurate needs or responsivity assessment make a correctional treatment program more effective?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How might an accurate needs or responsivity...

Question 16

What are the common points of the classification systems?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the common points of the...

Question 17

Gender-neutral classification systems:

Accepted Answer

A)   are valid for equally predicting male and female risk and needs.
B)   are preferred for use across all correctional populations.
C)   tend to overclassify women clients.
D)   none of the above

Question 18

The ____________ maintains that needs related to future offending should receive high priority as we match clients to programs

Accepted Answer

A)   risk principle
B)   needs principle
C)   responsivity principle
D)   gender-responsive principle

Question 19

Upon completion of the classification process, clients are classified into subgroups that are relatively heterogeneous

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are additional purposes of classification?

Accepted Answer

A)   Classification helps correctional administrators allocate resources.
B)   Classification helps streamline decision-making.
C)   Classification helps us to make decisions in an equitable manner.
D)   all of the above

Exam 6: An Overview of Correctional Classification Systems

Correctional classification systems are usually administered to all clients in a correctional institution or program at the point of intake

Factors such as intelligence, anxiety, cognitive maturity, attention deficit disorder, and learning style are particularly relevant to which of the following classification principles?

The American Correctional Association recommends supplementing needs assessments with:

Structured tests and procedures are a more subjective way of classifying clients as opposed to the older, open-ended model

The personality-based subtype that is characterized by a negative self-image, a high level of activity, social distancing, and verbal attacks is:

This Jesness Inventory-Revised test was developed for adolescents, but may now be used with both adults and adolescents.-------------------------------

Gender-neutral classification instruments tend to overclassify women by assigning them to higher-than-necessary security levels

The Megargee MMPI-based Typology was designed for use with:

The risk principle, when applied to groups of low-risk individuals, notes that they do not do well in intensive therapy

Regarding the future of criminal classification systems, one new direction is the development of seamless classification systems. -------------------------------

Which of the following has traditionally not been a commonly used classification system?

Which of the following definitions best characterizes the Cultural Identifier?

The classification system and treatment model that is based on the ways in which people view themselves and others, as well as the ways in which they interact with others, is known as:

Research indicates that intensive correctional treatments are less successful with clients who are high-risk

How might an accurate needs or responsivity assessment make a correctional treatment program more effective?

What are the common points of the classification systems?

Gender-neutral classification systems:

The ____________ maintains that needs related to future offending should receive high priority as we match clients to programs

Upon completion of the classification process, clients are classified into subgroups that are relatively heterogeneous

What are additional purposes of classification?