Exam 6: The Correctional Client

Those convicted of is often the most despised client in court and in prison.

A widespread reconception of rape led it to be defined as .

In recent years, America's prison population has been .

Most sexual offenses occur between strangers.

A treatment program that has consistently proven to be successful for the alcohol abuser in the general population but less successful for those in the correctional population is .

Which of the following has been identified as one of the problems with situational clients?

A person who in a particular set of circumstances has violated the law but is not normally given to criminal behavior and who is unlikely to repeat the offense is a(n) client.

In a typical group of 30 or so young adults, it is likely that has been locked up.

The public's response to crime frequently makes classification an emotionally charged issue.

Half of those entering state prisons are years old.

We can view the criminal justice system as a(n) process, because it operates as a large client selection bureaucracy.

The drug abuser presents problems for corrections.

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below. a. Apply objective criteria to all incarcerated people b. IQs of less than 70 c. A person with several convictions d. Returning convicts to the community e. Commit what appear to be one-time offenses f. Confined for life or until cured g. Classification based on possible future criminal conduct h. Classification based on appropriate correctional treatment i. Classification based on seriousness of crime j. Person who spends more than 10 years incarcerated -Offense criteria

Drugs that inhibit aberrant behavior make it possible to deinstitutionalize many clients.

Sex clients usually seek out strangers as their targets.

The decision to is a factor influencing the filtering process.

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

A person who has been convicted of three or more offenses is considered to be a situational client.

Programs that deal with developmentally disabled clients have recently focused on .

While only 2 percent of the U.S. adult population abuses drugs, over percent of those in prison admit to doing so.