Exam 15: Current Trends and Future Issues

Identify the following statements as reflecting: -The victim is largely ignored, and the offender is a passive participant in state-initiated proceedings.

In order to accommodate demands of the twenty-first century, corrections is more likely to need leaders than managers.

The types of correctional treatment programs that seem to work best are more likely to use negative rather than positive reinforcement.

Trends today indicate that emphasis in correctional treatment is toward:

In order to accommodate demands of the twenty-first century, corrections is more likely to need leaders than managers.

Identify the following statements as reflecting: -It is based on adversarial relationships.

Crime is defined as a violation of one person by another, rather than as a violation against the state. This statement reflects:

Research indicates that correctional treatment is more effective if it is:

Agencies have been motivated to participate in the process described above because it:

Correctional accreditation has been mandated by the courts.

Research has shown that privately-operated correctional facilities are unequivocally less expensive without sacrificing in terms of services or staffing.

The private sector has influenced corrections historically through the:

The process of submitting a correctional program, service, or facility to the scrutiny of outside review to determine whether nationally-established minimum standards have been met describes:

The concept of restorative justice primarily means restoring the due process rights of juvenile offenders.

Being accredited enables a correctional facility to avoid liability lawsuits.