Question 1

Once the guiding philosophy of rehabilitation was forfeited, what new correctional philosophy was embraced by liberals to guide criminal sanctioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deterrence 
B)  Truth-in-sentencing 
C)  Just deserts 
D)  Restorative justice

Question 2

__________ typically means that for every day or several days of conformity while incarcerated, an inmate has one day subtracted from his or her sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  A home visit 
B)  Furlough 
C)  Jail consolidation 
D)  Good time

Question 3

During the mid-1960s into the 1970s, America was described as socially disordered and disobedient. Identify at least three things that were occurring in the U.S. that led to the country being described as such.

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Question 4

Briefly explain the lesson that can be drawn from Philip Zimbardo's Stanford University Prison Study.

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Question 5

At first, liberals did not campaign for the complete abolishment of rehabilitation; instead, they argued that the source of the inhumanities in our prisons can be traced to all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  The faulty or inadequate implementation of rehabilitative ideals 
B)  Underfinanced and irrational treatment programs 
C)  Rehabilitation was built on a determinate sentencing scheme 
D)  The principles of rehabilitation were never fully embraced

Question 6

According to conservatives, what strategy would be used to eliminate the discretion that had received legitimation from the rehabilitative ideal?

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Question 7

According to liberal critics, all were fundamental reasons why criminal justice rehabilitation was inherently flawed and therefore could not be expected to cease an offender's criminal involvement, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminal justice rehabilitation is enforced 
B)  Supervision in the community is too closely monitored 
C)  An incorrect theory of crime underlies existing treatment programs 
D)  A treatment paradigm presupposes that an offender's progress in institutional programs is a good indicator of whether an inmate will recidivate

Question 8

Which of the following is not an assumption set forth by the "justice model for corrections?"

Accepted Answer

A)  All sentences must be determinate or flat 
B)  Sentences will be legislatively fixed and narrow in range 
C)  Judges will use their discretion to determine individual treatment plans for each offender 
D)  Voluntary rehabilitation programs should be supported and expanded

Question 9

Identify at least two "pros" and two "cons" to an indeterminate sentencing scheme.

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Question 10

What did David Rosenhan's research, entitled "Being Sane in Insane Places," conclude about individuals' talent to discriminate the insane from the sane?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one by themselves can acquire the talent to discriminate the sane from the insane 
B)  Individuals with a medical degree are the only ones' who can distinguish between the sane and the insane 
C)  Everyone who is trained properly can acquire the talent to discern the sane from the insane 
D)  Individuals with a psychology degree and a medical degree have the talent to distinguish between the sane and the insane

Question 11

In 1974, ___________ reported the results of an extensive research project that investigated the effectiveness of correctional treatment and concluded that "nothing works" to rehabilitate offenders.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nathan Leopold 
B)  Philip Zimbardo 
C)  David Rosenhan 
D)  Robert Martinson

Question 12

With the turmoil and social disruption occurring in the 1960s and 1970s, liberal reformers developed new goals for the criminal justice system. Which of the following became a goal of liberal reform?

Accepted Answer

A)  rehabilitation 
B)  due process 
C)  corporal punishment 
D)  Christianity

Question 13

Several liberal supporters outlined the specifics of what the legal system would entail that supported retribution, rather than rehabilitation. Identify and discuss in detail the eight central parameters that these supporters argued must comprise a liberal "justice model for corrections."

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Exam 4: Attacking Rehabilitation