Exam 6: The Correctional Client

Programs that deal with mentally handicapped offenders have recently focused on:

The offender is most likely to be the object of exploitation and practical jokes while incarcerated.

of those convicted receive a community sentence such as a fine or probation.

Factors influencing the filtering process through the correctional system include department policy and .

offenders have been convicted of violent crimes or drug offenses.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Long-term prisoner

A classification system that has a significant amount of overlap is able give correctional administrators guidance about appropriate treatment for offenders.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Classification systems

_________ offenders are more likely to seek solitude.

Long-term inmates face three major issues while they are incarcerated. List and explain all three issues and how inmates are affected by them.

The most slippery concept in the classification of offenders is that of the:

According to your text, situational offenders pose many problems for the correctional system. Which of the following has been identified as a problem with these offenders?

Most women believe rape is a violation emotionally, physically, and rationally as well as a degrading act of violence.

One of the most successful alcohol treatment programs having shown effectiveness is .

___________ is more an economic crime than a sexual crime.

Classification systems apply a set of subjective criteria to all inmates in order to arrive at an appropriate classification.

Martin and Yablonsky describe a(n) ___________ offender as one who made a mistake and paid a debt to society for that mistake.