Question 1

Correctional is difficult to assess.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Correctional is difficult to assess....

Question 2

The most stringent correctional methods are applied in practice.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​fairly 
B)  ​disproportionately 
C)  ​sparingly 
D)  ​liberally 
A)  ​fairly 
B)  ​disproportionately 
C)  ​sparingly 
D)  ​liberally

Question 3

If the correctional mission is unclear, the best correctional strategies and techniques often:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​have a high rate of success. 
B)  ​work effectively. 
C)  ​do not seem to work. 
D)  ​enjoy wide public support. 
A)  ​have a high rate of success. 
B)  ​work effectively. 
C)  ​do not seem to work. 
D)  ​enjoy wide public support.

Question 4

The authors contend that the field of corrections will get nowhere without:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​ample resources. 
B)  effective methodologies. 
C)  ​effective leadership. 
D)  ​a new vision. 
A)  ​ample resources. 
B)  effective methodologies. 
C)  ​effective leadership. 
D)  ​a new vision.

Question 5

There are two goals for corrections staff: attracting the right people to work in corrections and motivating them to remain once employed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Programs that have been proven ineffective by research efforts are easily discarded for new innovative strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Corrections, as a system today, now has a clear and distinct mission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Correctional leaders, the authors assert, should articulate their and establish a clearer policy to guide its implementation.

Accepted Answer

philosophy

Question 9

The field of corrections will go nowhere without effective _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The field of corrections will go nowhere...

Question 10

The most experienced correctional workers have seen highly praised programs:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​gain widespread support. 
B)  ​achieve great ends. 
C)  ​come and go. 
D)  ​fail to be implemented. 
A)  ​gain widespread support. 
B)  ​achieve great ends. 
C)  ​come and go. 
D)  ​fail to be implemented.

Question 11

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
-Random field trial​

Accepted Answer

A) Interacting with clients to change their behavior 
B) Corrections is divided against itself 
C) Problem of attraction and motivation 
D) Choice between unsatisfactory alternatives 
E) Focusing on prisons
F)Looking for patterns and consistencies in study findings
G)Expectations and goals
H)Assigning a group to a valid program and one group to a non-valid program
I)Achieves correctional goals through technology
J)Disproportionately affected minority group members 
A) Interacting with clients to change their behavior 
B) Corrections is divided against itself 
C) Problem of attraction and motivation 
D) Choice between unsatisfactory alternatives 
E) Focusing on prisons
F)Looking for patterns and consistencies in study findings
G)Expectations and goals
H)Assigning a group to a valid program and one group to a non-valid program
I)Achieves correctional goals through technology
J)Disproportionately affected minority group members

Question 12

The crime rate today is about what it was in:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​1953. 
B)  ​1963. 
C)  ​1973. 
D)  ​1993. 
A)  ​1953. 
B)  ​1963. 
C)  ​1973. 
D)  ​1993.

Question 13

Crime rates are the lowest they have been in a generation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The length of an inmate's prison stay has nearly tripled over the last 30 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
-Mission​

Accepted Answer

A) Interacting with clients to change their behavior 
B) Corrections is divided against itself 
C) Problem of attraction and motivation 
D) Choice between unsatisfactory alternatives 
E) Focusing on prisons
F)Looking for patterns and consistencies in study findings
G)Expectations and goals
H)Assigning a group to a valid program and one group to a non-valid program
I)Achieves correctional goals through technology
J)Disproportionately affected minority group members 
A) Interacting with clients to change their behavior 
B) Corrections is divided against itself 
C) Problem of attraction and motivation 
D) Choice between unsatisfactory alternatives 
E) Focusing on prisons
F)Looking for patterns and consistencies in study findings
G)Expectations and goals
H)Assigning a group to a valid program and one group to a non-valid program
I)Achieves correctional goals through technology
J)Disproportionately affected minority group members

Question 16

The main resource of corrections is ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The main resource of corrections is ____________....

Question 17

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
-Systematic review​

Accepted Answer

A) Interacting with clients to change their behavior 
B) Corrections is divided against itself 
C) Problem of attraction and motivation 
D) Choice between unsatisfactory alternatives 
E) Focusing on prisons
F)Looking for patterns and consistencies in study findings
G)Expectations and goals
H)Assigning a group to a valid program and one group to a non-valid program
I)Achieves correctional goals through technology
J)Disproportionately affected minority group members 
A) Interacting with clients to change their behavior 
B) Corrections is divided against itself 
C) Problem of attraction and motivation 
D) Choice between unsatisfactory alternatives 
E) Focusing on prisons
F)Looking for patterns and consistencies in study findings
G)Expectations and goals
H)Assigning a group to a valid program and one group to a non-valid program
I)Achieves correctional goals through technology
J)Disproportionately affected minority group members

Question 18

Although the correctional population has increased significantly over the past few decades, the number of officers and staff has decreased dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most correctional administrators find that their greatest frustrations lie in getting other ___________ to avoid actions that severely constrain their ability to function.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most correctional administrators find that their greatest...

Question 20

The "Iron Law of Prison Populations" refers to the size of a prison population determined by the number of people who are sent to prison and their:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​gender. 
B)  ​length of stay. 
C)  ​classification. 
D)  ​age. 
A)  ​gender. 
B)  ​length of stay. 
C)  ​classification. 
D)  ​age.

Exam 22: American Corrections

Correctional is difficult to assess.

The most stringent correctional methods are applied in practice.

If the correctional mission is unclear, the best correctional strategies and techniques often:

The authors contend that the field of corrections will get nowhere without:

There are two goals for corrections staff: attracting the right people to work in corrections and motivating them to remain once employed.

Programs that have been proven ineffective by research efforts are easily discarded for new innovative strategies.

Corrections, as a system today, now has a clear and distinct mission.

Correctional leaders, the authors assert, should articulate their and establish a clearer policy to guide its implementation.

The field of corrections will go nowhere without effective _____________.

The most experienced correctional workers have seen highly praised programs:

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Random field trial​

The crime rate today is about what it was in:

Crime rates are the lowest they have been in a generation.

The length of an inmate's prison stay has nearly tripled over the last 30 years.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Mission​

The main resource of corrections is ____________.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Systematic review​

Although the correctional population has increased significantly over the past few decades, the number of officers and staff has decreased dramatically.

Most correctional administrators find that their greatest frustrations lie in getting other ___________ to avoid actions that severely constrain their ability to function.

The "Iron Law of Prison Populations" refers to the size of a prison population determined by the number of people who are sent to prison and their:

The Corrections System

The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice

The History of Corrections in America

The Punishment of Offenders

The Law of Corrections

The Correctional Client

Jails: Detention and Short Term Incarceration

Probation

Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

Incarceration

The Prison Experience

Incarceration of Women

Institutional Management

Institutional Programs

Release from Incarceration

Making It: Supervision in the Community

Corrections for Juveniles

Incarceration Trends

Race Ethnicity and Corrections

The Death Penalty

Community Justice

Filters

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Random field trial

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

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. -Systematic review