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When moved from the unit Ben was residing in, where was he moved to?
a. specialized facility
b. segregation
c. nursing home
d. halfway house
Which of the following men was NOT one of the early pioneers of parole?
a. Sir Walter Crofton
b. Jeremy Bentham
c. Alexander Maconochie
d. Zebulon Brockway
In Atkins v. Virginia (2002) the Supreme Court ruled that the execution of who was
unconstitutional?
a. mentally retarded offenders
b. sex offenders
c. juvenile offenders
d. physically disabled offenders
In Hudson v. Palmer, (1984), the Supreme Court held that the rules of the ___________
Amendment do not apply to a search of a convicted prisoner's cell.
a. Eighth
b. Fourth
c. Sixth
d. First
According to the text, a bachelor's degree and three years experience is required to work
as a correctional officer in
a. a federal prison.
b. any prison.
c. all jails.
d. boot camps.
Community service and restitution have been standard, and successful, juvenile
adjustments.
a. True
b. False
For most of the twentieth century, the term ____________ has referred to both a
method of community supervision and a release mechanism.
a. reintegration
b. reentry
c. parole
d. probation
Which of the following adaptive roles would best explain an inmate who cuts himself
off from the outside world and basically constructs his life within the walls of the
prison?
a. doing time
b. gleaning
c. integrating
d. jailing
According to the text, about what percent of delinquents receive an intermediate
sanction?
a. 15
b. 5
c. 10
d. 25
According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the missions of the
confinement model?
a. Keep them safe.
b. Keep them in line.
c. Keep them busy.
d. Keep them isolated.
The PSI process typically begins with a(n)____________ interview.
a. victim(s)
b. sentencing judge
c. offender
d. probation officer
The concept of the prisoner subculture helps us understand inmate society.
a. True
b. False
Generally it has been found that building new jails or ________ the capacity of existing
facilities has little impact on the problem of crowding.
a. limiting
b. controlling
c. decreasing
d. increasing
Some observers argue that corrections should reserve prison for what type of offenders?
a. violent
b. property
c. drug
d. sex
Which of the following is NOT one of the possible harsh realities that a newly released
prisoner may face once paroled?
a. barriers to success
b. the strangeness of reentry
c. unmet personal needs
d. missing the physical safety of prison
According to the text, which of the following is NOT an invisible punishment?
a. restricting access to public libraries
b. denying felons the right to vote
c. restricting access to certain occupations
d. allowing termination of parental rights
In the United States there is a tremendous shortage of crime-prevention or
crime-control strategies that work.
a. True
b. False
One of the greatest concerns for most incarcerated women is_______________.
a. finding a way to get drugs or alcohol
b. the fate of their children
c. the fate of their significant other
d. their parole date
According to the text, when a leader's skills fit the situation,
a. effective leadership follows.
b. crime is guaranteed to decline.
c. crime is guaranteed to climb.
d. prisons will be run more tightly.
Over one in seven jails is operating under a ________ of one type or another, typically
related to overcrowding.
a. court order
b. correctional mandate
c. writ of habeas corpus
d. writ of mandamus
Peyton's belief in using correctional practice that works fits in with
a. evidence-based practices.
b. techno-corrections
c. personnel issues
d. a strong belief in punishment for all offenders
The majority of correctional activity takes place at the ________ level.
a. federal
b. state
c. local
d. county
Most juvenile crime is still minor misbehavior, not the serious acts of violence that tend
to dominate the news.
a. True
b. False
Correctional institutions are more humanely administered today than they were forty
years ago.
a. True
b. False
Until the early 1800s in the United States, correctional officials followed the European
practice of corporal punishment to penalize criminal behavior.
a. True
b. False
The concept of selective incapacitation centers upon the idea that
a. the most serious offenders require shorter periods of incarceration.
b. a small number of offenders are responsible for a disproportionate number of violent
and property crimes.
c. the cost of incarceration can be decreased by housing only serious and repetitive
offenders.
d. the crime rate will remain relatively stable if those who commit serious felonies are
incarcerated for long periods.
Placement in a halfway house is an example of the use of
a. intermediate sanctions.
b. sentence disparity.
c. parole services.
d. discrimination.
Based on the scenario, which is true about Kate?
a. She has become a lesbian.
b. She appears to be avoiding "the mix."
c. She is a disorganized criminal.
d. She is jailing.
Which of the following is NOT one of the five principle components of a case
management system?
a. punitive assessment
b. workload accounting
c. systematic needs assessment
d. case planning
The courts have recognized all of the following specific interests as justifying some
restrictions on the constitutional rights of prisoners, except
a. the maintenance of institutional order.
b. the maintenance of institutional security.
c. the rehabilitation of inmates.
d. the carrying out of retributive punishments to deter future criminal acts.
Most likely, how was it determined Lacy committed the offense?
a. DNA testing
b. MAP testing
c. EBP testing
d. MCA testing
Which program helps offenders recognize problem situations and the types of thoughts
and feelings that lead to problematic anger?
a. Thinking Errors
b. Impact of Crime I & II
c. Anger Management Phase II
d. Anger Management Phase I
_________________ therapy emphasizes personal responsibility for actions and their
consequences.
The type of correctional model used by most prisons today is
mainly_________________.
A presentence report is an investigation into and summary report on an offender's
________________.
The principle of ____________________ is the idea that different forms or
intermediate sanctions can be calibrated to make them equivalent as punishments
despite their differences in approach.
The performance-based movement in probation has called for a new emphasis on
___________.
In the __________ system, penalties would be graded according to the severity of the
crime and offenders would be released from incarceration according to their
performance.
According to your authors, a correctional leader should articulate her or his
____________________ of corrections and establish a clear policy to guide its
implementation.
A _________ sentence is when the court imposes a period of incarceration to be served
prior to probation.
List and explain the three major challenges for the future of corrections as identified by
your authors.
Answer:N/A
The inmate-grievance procedure can help defuse _____________ in correctional
facilities.
Expungement is a legal process that results in the _______________ of a conviction
from official records.
The most severe sanction that can be handed out by a prison disciplinary committee is
confinement in _______________.
A _____________ is a monetary criminal sanction based on the amount of income an
offender earns in a day's work.
Case law consists of legal rules produced by ___________ decisions.
In the adult system the outcome of a court case is known as a verdict. In the juvenile
system it is known as a __________.
__________________ is a systematic method of interacting with clients that increases
their willingness to change their behavior.
How can we measure the effectiveness of probation? Next, explain the various means
by which it has been measured; in particular, please discuss in detail case management
systems and performance-based measures.
Answer:N/A
_______________________ is the deliberate confining of a person in jail to protect the
community from crimes the person may commit if released before trial.
The two jurisdictions that currently house the most jail inmates in America are Los
Angeles County and ____________.
The probation officer and the offender establish supervision ___________ to help the
offender comply with conditions established by the court.
