Deck 10: Correctional Programs and Services

Question 1

Cognitive-behavior therapy uses:

A)roleplaying
B)homework
C)rehearsal
D)all of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A technique in which rewards or punishments are used to alter or change a person's behavior is:

A)behavior modification.
B)behavior profiling.
C)a reward system.
D)positive modification.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Research shows that when drug programs are well integrated and implanted carefully, they can:

A)reduce relapse.
B)reduce mental illness.
C)reduce criminality.
D)all of these.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Any means to correct an offender's character, habits, attitudes, or behaviors to overcome his or her propensity to commit crime is known as:

A)correctional treatment.
B)a punishment.
C)a penalty.
D)all of these choices.

Question 5

The treatment goal of psychotherapy is to:

A)help inmates obtain basic needs.
B)lead inmates to insight.
C)punish inmates.
D)keep inmates occupied.

Question 6

Failure to abide by the conditions set up in treatment programs may result in:

A)loss of privileges.
B)reduced good time.
C)ineligibility for early release programs.
D)all of these choices.

Question 7

According to the research, the cognitive thinking skills program (CTSP)seems to be more effective with:

A)property offenders under 25.
B)violent offenders under 25.
C)property offenders over 25.
D)violent offenders over 25.

Question 8

A needs assessment is designed to:

A)predict new offenses or prison conduct.
B)predict the length of a prison term.
C)offer financial support to families of inmates who rely on the offenders income.
D)offer treatment-relevant information such as social adjustment, hygiene, and level of family support.

Question 9

An assessment used to record staff assessments of prisoners' problems, as well as the magnitude of these problems, is known as a(an):

A)lifestyle assessment.
B)risk assessment.
C)alternative assessment.
D)needs assessment.

Question 10

An assessment used to assign inmates to high, medium, and low-risk caseloads is known as a(an):

A)lifestyle assessment.
B)risk assessment.
C)alternative assessment.
D)needs assessment.

Question 11

What deterrents discourage the wider use of institutional programs?

A)overcrowded institutions
B)cut back on programming and treatment due to cost
C)both of these choices
D)neither of these choices

Question 12

A risk assessment is designed to:

A)predict new offenses or prison conduct behavior.
B)predict the length of a prison term.
C)predict age.
D)all of these choices.

Question 13

What percentage of all prison inmates have experienced symptoms of a mental health problem or have had a recent history of mental disturbance?

A)25 percent
B)50  percent
C)66  percent
D)75  percent

Question 14

The system that provides staff with access to critical inmate information such as assignments, program completions, and inmate movement is known as:

A)spyware.
B)ACPIM.
C)sentry.
D)security.

Question 15

The principle that maintains that programs should consider offenders' situations as well as characteristics that may become barriers to success in a correctional program is known as the:

A)responsivity principle.
B)character principle.
C)correctional principle.
D)none of these choices.

Question 16

What are the limitations of insight-based therapies in a prison context?

A)Inmates do not see themselves as having emotional problems.
B)Inmates are reluctant to share their inner thoughts with therapists.
C)Correctional treatment staff has little time to conduct ongoing therapy.
D)All of these.

Question 17

A type of insight-based therapy is:

A)psychotherapy.
B)transactional analysis.
C)reality therapy.
D)all of these choices.

Question 18

Martinson and colleagues' research about "nothing works" was most linked to which correctional philosophy?

A)rehabilitation
B)restitution
C)deterrence
D)circle sentencing

Question 19

The purpose of reality therapy is to:

A)help inmates obtain basic needs.
B)lead inmates to insight.
C)both of these choices.
D)neither of these choices.

Question 20

The assumption that desirable behaviors that are rewarded immediately and systematically will increase and undesirable behaviors that are not rewarded or are punished will diminish or be extinguished is known as:

A)therapeutic communities.
B)cognitive therapy.
C)behavior therapy.
D)none of these choices.

Question 21

In 1935, the __________________ Act made the transportation of prison-made goods in interstate commerce a federal crime.

A)Ashurst-Sumners
B)Prison Profitability
C)Cincinnati Project
D)Hawes-Cooper

Question 22

Ted just entered the reception center of his state's correctional system. He is about to begin his 10-year prison sentence for the crime of armed robbery. During his classification, it becomes evident that Ted is in need of a wide variety of correctional treatment. Officer Smith is the official assessing Ted's needs. Dr. Walker meets with Ted at the reception center and confirms that Ted is in need of individual-level treatment. He confirms with Officer Smith that Ted has a mental and emotional disorder. Dr. Walker recommends an insight-based therapy. Which of the following insight therapies will best help Ted to obtain basic needs?

A)behavior therapy
B)psychotherapy
C)transactional analysis
D)reality therapy

Question 23

Programs designed to help inmates manage their anger, especially in interpersonal relations, are called:

A)discipline control programs.
B)anger management programs.
C)character development programs.
D)none of these choices.

Question 24

A visit lasting 1 or 2 days during which prisoners can enjoy private visitation with their families is called a:

A)family visit.
B)vacation.
C)conjugal visit.
D)pass.

Question 25

An example of a service project would be:

A)training seeing-eye dogs.
B)adopting war orphans.
C)providing child care for prison visits.
D)all of these choices.

Question 26

Ted just entered the reception center of his state's correctional system. He is about to begin his 10-year prison sentence for the crime of armed robbery. During his classification, it becomes evident that Ted is in need of a wide variety of correctional treatment. Officer Smith is the official assessing Ted's needs. The most important assessment that Officer Smith must complete is the __________ assessment, which is designed to predict if Ted is likely to commit new offenses or misbehave in prison.

A)academic
B)needs
C)risk
D)recidivism

Question 27

The __________________was passed on January 19, 1929, and mandated that prison-made goods and merchandise transported from one state to another were to be subject to the existing laws of the importing state.

A)Hawes-Cooper Act
B)New Deal Act
C)Ashurst-Sumners Act
D)Interstate Transportation of Prison Goods Act

Question 28

A community treatment group designed to divert drug users from the criminal justice system is known as:

A)the drug community.
B)Alcoholics Anonymous.
C)Narcotics Anonymous.
D)the therapeutic community.

Question 29

Constitutionally mandated services provided to inmates include:

A)medical services.
B)library.
C)visitation with family.
D)all of these choices.

Question 30

The basic purpose for vocational training is to:

A)keep inmates busy in prison.
B)earn money for the state.
C)prepare inmates for jobs in the community.
D)make inmates happy.

Question 31

Ted just entered the reception center of his state's correctional system. He is about to begin his 10-year prison sentence for the crime of armed robbery. During his classification, it becomes evident that Ted is in need of a wide variety of correctional treatment. Officer Smith is the official assessing Ted's needs. Next, Officer Smith needs to gather information concerning Ted's social adjustment, hygiene, and level of family support. This information is most likely gathered during the __________ assessment.

A)academic
B)needs
C)risk
D)recidivism

Question 32

Self-help programs are primarily lead by:

A)prison chaplains.
B)psychologists.
C)inmates.
D)corrections officers.

Question 33

Inmates who attain sufficient reading and writing skills for functional literacy may increase the possibility of:

A)staying incarcerated.
B)lawful employment after release from prison.
C)getting out of prison early.
D)none of these choices.

Question 34

Programs from which inmates seek improvement, such as anger management, or that express ethnic or cultural goals are called:

A)self-help programs.
B)situational programs.
C)expressive programs.
D)retributive programs.

Question 35

Participation in vocational programs is seen as a means for reducing recidivism based on the premise that vocational skills teach:

A)goal setting.
B)motivation.
C)commitment.
D)all of these choices.

Question 36

Vocational programs offered in some prisons include:

A)GED.
B)high school diploma.
C)sheet metal repair.
D)English as a second language.

Question 37

Types of visitation in prisons include:

A)closed visits and conjugal visits.
B)limited-contact visits and conjugal visits.
C)informal contact visits and freedom of grounds visits.
D)all of these choices.

Question 38

Effective programs:

A)teach interpersonal skills.
B)teach academic skills training.
C)make use of behavioral modification techniques.
D)all of these choices.

Question 39

Common medical conditions in prisons include:

A)HIV/AIDS.
B)hepatitis.
C)tuberculosis.
D)all of these choices.

Question 40

Ted just entered the reception center of his state's correctional system. He is about to begin his 10-year prison sentence for the crime of armed robbery. During his classification, it becomes evident that Ted is in need of a wide variety of correctional treatment. Officer Smith is the official assessing Ted's needs. After going through Ted's file and meeting with him, Officer Smith quickly realizes that Ted has symptoms of a mental health problem. She believes he will need an individual-level treatment program. Which of the following is not an individual-level treatment program?

A)anger-management therapy
B)behavior therapy
C)cognitive-behavior therapy
D)insight-based therapy

Question 41

Prisoners have been denied access to higher education and Pell grants..

Question 42

Donald is an "old-timer" in prison. He is serving a 50-year sentence for second-degree murder. Correctional programs and services were very different when Donald entered prison in 1963. He often does the inmate orientation at his prison, where he meets with all the incoming inmates and discusses prison life with them. Donald is speaking with a few inmates about the visitation policies. He explains that there are different levels of visitation, and based on their behavior, they will be assigned a type of visitation. Which of the following is Not a standard visitation arrangement?

A)conjugal visit
B)closed visit
C)limited-contact visit
D)freedom of grounds

Question 43

Donald is an "old-timer" in prison. He is serving a 50-year sentence for second-degree murder. Correctional programs and services were very different when Donald entered prison in 1963. He often does the inmate orientation at his prison, where he meets with all the incoming inmates and discusses prison life with them. When Donald entered prison, the administrators only allowed inmates to practice Christianity. All other religions were banned. Today, most religions are recognized, and religious instruction and services are always provided in federal, state, and private prisons. In fact, most prisons have full-time _______________ chaplains.

A)Buddhist
B)Jewish
C)Muslim
D)Protestant

Question 44

Donald is an "old-timer" in prison. He is serving a 50-year sentence for second-degree murder. Correctional programs and services were very different when Donald entered prison in 1963. He often does the inmate orientation at his prison, where he meets with all the incoming inmates and discusses prison life with them. Donald explains to the inmates that they can have a job in prison. These jobs vary depending on the inmates' classification and their skills. One inmate asks Donald how much he gets paid. Donald explains that he makes the most an inmate can make in a state prison. How much does Donald most likely make per hour?

A)$0.30
B)$2.80
C)$1.00
D)minimum wage

Question 45

Anger is linked to violent criminal behavior in the community, self-harm, and institutional conflict in the prison environment.

Question 46

The "no-frills" institutional emphasis found in many states cuts back on programming and treatment, as much as constitutionally is permitted.

Question 47

Prison crowding makes it difficult to be able to provide an adequate assessment program concerning the treatment needs of inmates.

Question 48

The most widely adopted of the cognitive-behavioral interventions is the cognitive thinking skills program.

Question 49

Donald is an "old-timer" in prison. He is serving a 50-year sentence for second-degree murder. Correctional programs and services were very different when Donald entered prison in 1963. He often does the inmate orientation at his prison, where he meets with all the incoming inmates and discusses prison life with them. Donald also runs some of the group programs at the institution. He tells the new group of inmates that participating in a group program can be beneficial and help them adjust to prison life and also help to rehabilitate them. He specifically recommends that those inmates addicted to drugs attend a group program. Which of the following is the group designed to divert drug users from the criminal justice system?

A)anger management programs
B)self-help programs
C)service projects
D)the therapeutic community

Question 50

Correctional institutions are responsible for providing necessary services to care for the physical, educational, recreational, and spiritual needs of inmates.

Question 51

Donald is an "old-timer" in prison. He is serving a 50-year sentence for second-degree murder. Correctional programs and services were very different when Donald entered prison in 1963. He often does the inmate orientation at his prison, where he meets with all the incoming inmates and discusses prison life with them. Donald informs the incoming prisoners that there are opportunities to improve themselves in prison if they want to. He tells them how he obtained a bachelor's degree while in prison in 1968. Today, many inmates in Donald's prison desire to get their college degree as well. However, the prison no longer offers this opportunity for inmates. What is the primary reason that college prison programs have been cut?

A)Prisoners lack the prerequisite skills to enter college.
B)Prison systems believe that prisoners do not need the frills of postsecondary schooling.
C)College professors do not want to participate in college programs at prisons.
D)None of these

Question 52

Overcrowded institutions, filled with inmate gangs, violence, and racial conflicts, require that the focus be on security and institutional survival.

Question 53

Treatment has been a part of the correctional experience since the 17 th century.

Question 54

Ted just entered the reception center of his state's correctional system. He is about to begin his 10-year prison sentence for the crime of armed robbery. During his classification, it becomes evident that Ted is in need of a wide variety of correctional treatment. Officer Smith is the official assessing Ted's needs. It is also determined during Ted's assessment that he will benefit from self-help programs. All of the following can be considered a self-help program except:

A)Alcoholics Anonymous
B)assertiveness training
C)life skills
D)service projects

Question 55

Inmates express a much greater interest in dealing with their substance abuse and anger management problems than their mental health problems.

Question 56

Only nondangerous offenders who volunteer have any hope of benefiting from treatment within prison walls.

Question 57

There has been an increase in funding to recreational services in prisons as a result of the recent no-frills prison policies.

Question 58

Common types of therapy used in prisons are insight-based therapy, behavior therapy, and cognitive therapy.

Question 59

Self-help programs are run by licensed counselors.

Question 60

The prison is an extremely unfavorable setting for correctional treatment.

Question 61

Research studies have found that educational program participation was related to reduced rates of recidivism.

Question 62

The____________________ maintains that programs should consider offenders' situations as well as characteristics that may become barriers to success in a correctional program.

Question 63

The basic purpose of vocational training is to keep offenders busy while incarcerated.

Question 64

One example of an infectious disease that is commonly found in prisons is ____________________.

Question 65

Visiting arrangements tend to fall into the following categories: (a)closed visits, (b)limited-contact visits, (c)informal-contact visits, (d)freedom of grounds, and (e)conjugal or family visits.

Question 66

A ____________________ is used to record staff assessment of prisoner's problems, as well as the magnitude of these problems.

Question 67

A visit lasting 1 or 2 days during which prisoners can enjoy private visitation with their families is called a ____________________.

Question 68

A therapy that uses positive and negative reinforcement to encourage desirable behavior and extinguish undesirable behavior is called ____________________.

Question 69

The Ashurst-Sumners Act makes transportation of prison-made goods in interstate commerce a federal crime.

Question 70

Some of the more common ____________________ are drug and alcohol treatment programs, therapeutic communities, and anger management.

Question 71

Research studies have found that educational program participation is related to reduced rates of ________________________.

Question 72

Self-help programs are primarily run by ____________________.

Question 73

___________________________ is based on the assumption that the foundations for criminal behavior are dysfunctional patterns of thinking.

Question 74

_______________________ have included fighting forest fires and training service dogs.

Question 75

A program designed to help inmates manage their anger, especially in interpersonal relations, is called a(an)____________________.

Question 76

Treatment that is designed to encourage communication of conflicts and insight into problems, with the goal of relieving symptoms, changes in behavior, and personality growth, is called ____________________.

Question 77

A ____________________ is used to assign inmates to high-, medium-, and low-risk caseloads.

Question 78

Programs such as electronics, plumbing, computer programming, and sheet metal repair are examples of ____________________.

Question 79

Conjugal visits usually mean that prisoners enjoy 24 or 48 hours of privacy with their families.

Question 80

Religious instruction and services are always provided in federal, state, and private prisons.