Deck 11: Correctional Programming and Treatment

Question 1

The effective treatment of all sex offenders is dependent on which of the following?

A) a thorough assessment
B) the identification of deviant arousal patterns
C) a polygraph assessment
D) all of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following explanations accounts for the overrepresentation of mentally ill populations in the correctional system?

A) Mental hospital deinstitutionalization
B) Substance abuse
C) Greater propensity for violence
D) All of these

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Pharmacological treatment can do which of the following?

A) render addicts more receptive to treatment
B) reduce cravings
C) stabilizes brain chemistry
D) all of these

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

A) Programs were not intensive enough
B) Inadequately skilled staff
C) Seeking to change behaviors unrelated to crime
D) all of these

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Pharmacological treatment can supplant traditional treatment methods for alcoholism and drug abuse.
B) Pharmacological treatment augments, not replaces, traditional treatment methods for alcoholism and drug abuse.
C) There are no viable treatment options for alcoholism and drug abuse.
D) Pharmacological treatment is ineffective in reducing cravings and relapses among alcoholics.

Question 6

The movement to a _____ frame of mind has resulted in the most progressive agencies moving to evidence-based practice (EBP).

A) who does it work for
B) will it work
C) when will it work
D) what works

Question 7

_____ is a method of prompting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve discrepant thinking.

A) Motivational interviewing
B) Positive reinforcement
C) Target interventions
D) Persuasion tactics

Question 8

The numbers show that mind-altering substance are______ with criminal behavior.

A) Clearly not associated
B) Has a causal association
C) Clearly strongly associated
D) Sometimes associated

Question 9

Anger management programs consist of a number of techniques through which someone with problems controlling anger can learn the cause and consequences of that anger.

A) Evidence-based practices
B) Cognitive behavioral therapy
C) Therapeutic community
D) Psychopharmacological

Question 10

Therapeutic communities are:

A) group therapy sessions used by cognitive behavioral therapy programs.
B) The locations where the risk assessments take place for evidence-based practices.
C) Residential settings for drug and alcohol treatment that use the community spirit generated by the influence of peers and various group processes to help individuals overcome addictions that occur within a prison.
D) Community treatment centers that focus on drug and alcohol treatment.

Question 11

Which of the following principles integrates treatment into full sentence/sanction requirements?

A) responsivity
B) treatment
C) risk
D) needs

Question 12

Which of the following dynamic needs applies to the antisocial personality?

A) adventurous, pleasure seeking, and weak self-control
B) attitudes, values, beliefs, and rationalizations supportive of crime
C) close association with criminal others and relative isolation from anticriminal others
D) low levels of performance and satisfaction in school and/or work

Question 13

What was the goal of early American prison reformers, such as Zebulon Brockway?

A) incapacitation
B) rehabilitation
C) retribution
D) deterrence

Question 14

A ______ is the difference in recidivism between a treatment and control grouo.

A) success rate
B) poverty rate
C) inflation rate
D) crime rate

Question 15

The main concern of corrections is to

A) help pass legislation related to crime.
B) ensure that all offenders are punished accordingly.
C) reduce the risk that offenders pose to society.
D) improve offenders' lives.

Question 16

Why do inmates and prison officials like programming?

A) it gives them something to do outside of their cells
B) it looks good on their parole board records
C) it keeps them out of trouble
D) all of these

Question 17

Which of the following principles of evidence-based programming is essential for implementing the principles of best practice?

A) enhancing intrinsic motivation
B) assessing actuarial risk/needs
C) increasing positive reinforcement
D) engaging ongoing support in natural communities

Question 18

Which of the following is considered to be the foundation of evidence-based practices?

A) enhancing intrinsic motivation
B) assessing actuarial risk/needs
C) increasing positive reinforcement
D) measuring relevant processes and practices

Question 19

Which of the following refers to the deficiencies in offenders' lives that hinder their making a commitment to a prosocial pattern of behavior?

A) responsivity principles
B) offender needs
C) actuarial data
D) needs principles

Question 20

The motivational-interviewing system says that you must

A) "roll with resistance"
B) "get hooked"
C) "roll with the punches"
D) "get caught up"

Question 21

_____ is the extent to which a person believes in his or her ability to complete tasks and achieve goals.

A) Roll With Resistance
B) Developing Discrepancy
C) Empathy
D) Self-efficacy

Question 22

The medical model viewed crime as a moral sickness that required treatment, and prisoners were to remain in custody under indeterminate sentences until "cured."

Question 23

Prisons do not provide English literacy classes or academic education leading to the GED.

Question 24

The ideal of rehabilitation reached the pinnacle of its popularity from about 1950 through the 1970s.

Question 25

Cognitive-behavioral treatment combines the principles of operant psychology, cognitive theory, and social learning theory.

Question 26

What is rehabilitation?

Question 27

What is the cognitive-behavioral approach?

Question 28

Define the term medical model?

Question 29

What is an addiction?

Question 30

What is the needs principle?

Question 31

What is actuarial data?

Question 32

What does research reveal about how inmates feel about residential substance abuse treatment programs? What variables influence their perceptions?

Question 33

Successful treatment programs implement evidence-based practices. Explain these practices being used.

Question 34

Describe the relationship between drugs and crime. What challenges does this relationship pose for researchers and practitioners?

Question 35

How does anger affect criminal behavior? How does anger management rehabilitation address this issue? Do you think this type of rehabilitation helps? Why or why not?