Question 1

Imagine you are conducting an evaluation of one's competency to be executed. Which component would be the most important in your evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  review of legal, health, and prison records 
B)  interviews with corrections officers 
C)  psychological testing 
D)  clinical interview of the prisoner 
A)  review of legal, health, and prison records 
B)  interviews with corrections officers 
C)  psychological testing 
D)  clinical interview of the prisoner

Question 2

Penitentiaries, correctional institutions, prison camps, halfway houses, and detention centers comprise the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Bureau of Prisons 
B)  maximum security spectrum 
C)  correctional operational system 
D)  prison community 
A)  Federal Bureau of Prisons 
B)  maximum security spectrum 
C)  correctional operational system 
D)  prison community

Question 3

Most women are in prison because of drug or property offending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Federal and state prisons hold only ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  males who have been arrested 
B)  persons convicted of felonies 
C)  individuals convicted of a crime 
D)  violent males and nonpregnant females 
A)  males who have been arrested 
B)  persons convicted of felonies 
C)  individuals convicted of a crime 
D)  violent males and nonpregnant females

Question 5

Psychological treatment in correctional facilities generally follows principles of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  transactional analysis 
B)  responsibility therapy 
C)  risk/needs/responsivity 
D)  person-centered rehabilitation 
A)  transactional analysis 
B)  responsibility therapy 
C)  risk/needs/responsivity 
D)  person-centered rehabilitation

Question 6

More than 90% of psychologists working in the Federal Bureau of Prisons hold doctorates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of self-directed violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide 
B)  solitary confinement 
C)  electronic monitoring 
D)  suicide 
A)  homicide 
B)  solitary confinement 
C)  electronic monitoring 
D)  suicide

Question 8

Relapse prevention is best defined as ______. agasagg

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic factors that are subject to change 
B)  a period of conditional supervised release in the community following a prison term 
C)  the number of individuals who are incarcerated per 100,000 population 
D)  a self-control program designed to teach individuals who are trying to change their behavior how to anticipate and cope with the problem of relapse 
A)  dynamic factors that are subject to change 
B)  a period of conditional supervised release in the community following a prison term 
C)  the number of individuals who are incarcerated per 100,000 population 
D)  a self-control program designed to teach individuals who are trying to change their behavior how to anticipate and cope with the problem of relapse

Question 9

Which industrialized country has the highest incarceration rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia 
B)  United States 
C)  Canada 
D)  United Kingdom 
A)  Australia 
B)  United States 
C)  Canada 
D)  United Kingdom

Imagine you are conducting an evaluation of one's competency to be executed. Which component would be the most important in your evaluation?

Penitentiaries, correctional institutions, prison camps, halfway houses, and detention centers comprise the ______.

Most women are in prison because of drug or property offending.

Federal and state prisons hold only ______.

Psychological treatment in correctional facilities generally follows principles of ______.

More than 90% of psychologists working in the Federal Bureau of Prisons hold doctorates.

Which of the following is an example of self-directed violence?

Relapse prevention is best defined as ______. agasagg

Which industrialized country has the highest incarceration rate?

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Police and Public Safety Psychology

Psychology of Investigations

Consulting and Testifying

Consulting With Criminal Courts

Family Law and Other Forms of Civil Litigation

The Development of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior

Psychology of Violence and Intimidation

Psychology of Sexual Assault

Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime

Family Violence and Child Victimization

Juvenile Justice and Corrections

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Exam 12: Correctional Psychology in Adult Settings

Imagine you are conducting an evaluation of one's competency to be executed. Which component would be the most important in your evaluation?

Penitentiaries, correctional institutions, prison camps, halfway houses, and detention centers comprise the ______.

Most women are in prison because of drug or property offending.

Federal and state prisons hold only ______.

Psychological treatment in correctional facilities generally follows principles of ______.

More than 90% of psychologists working in the Federal Bureau of Prisons hold doctorates.

Which of the following is an example of self-directed violence?

Relapse prevention is best defined as ______. agasagg

Which industrialized country has the highest incarceration rate?

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Police and Public Safety Psychology

Psychology of Investigations

Consulting and Testifying

Consulting With Criminal Courts

Family Law and Other Forms of Civil Litigation

The Development of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior

Psychology of Violence and Intimidation

Psychology of Sexual Assault

Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime

Family Violence and Child Victimization

Juvenile Justice and Corrections

Filters