Corrections
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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the American corrections system, focusing on the historical development, structures, and functions of correctional institutions and practices. Topics include the management and operation of jails, prisons, probation, and parole, as well as the roles of correctional officers and administrators. Students examine contemporary challenges faced by corrections, such as overcrowding, rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders, alternatives to incarceration, and issues of ethics, human rights, and social justice. The course also evaluates the effectiveness of correctional programs and policies in reducing recidivism and promoting public safety.
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Corrections Today 2nd Edition by Larry J. Siege
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Chapter 1: The Correctional System
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Q1) The equity goal of punishment means that convicted offenders must:
A)pay back their victims for their loss.
B)pay back the justice system for costs related to processing their cases.
C)pay back society for the disruptions caused because of their crimes.
D)all of these
Answer: D
Q2) Punishment that is based on "getting even" for violating the social contract is known as:
A)retribution
B)restitution
C)rehabilitation
D)deterrence
Answer: A
Q3) Under the medical model, the prison would become an analogue to the hospital.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) ______________________ was the first English prison reformer. Answer: John Howard
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Chapter 2: Sentencing and the Correctional Process
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Q1) When early release occurs after an offender serves a minimum portion of the sentence, the sentence is____________________.
Answer: indeterminate
Q2) Which type of sentence permits flexibility both in the type of sentences that are imposed and in the length of time that has to be served?
A)indeterminate sentence
B)determinate sentence
C)presumptive sentence
D)three strikes
Answer: A
Q3) A ____________________sentence is one or more sentences imposed at the same time and served simultaneously.
Answer: concurrent
Q4) Sentence types and lengths are typically created by a:
A)police department
B)governor
C)panel of judges
D)legislative body
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Community Corrections: Diversion and Probation
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Q1) About ____________________ of all probationers are felons.
A)one fourth
B)one third
C)one half
D)two thirds
Answer: C
Q2) Research shows that risk-need-responsivity (RNR) model can cut recidivism of high-risk offenders by as much as ___________ percent.
A)10
B)20
C)30
D)50
Answer: B
Q3) A violation of the rules or terms of probation or the commitment of a new crime can result in _____________________ of probation.
Answer: revocation
Q4) _______________________ requires an offender to perform a certain number of work hours at a private nonprofit or government agency.
Answer: Community service
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Chapter 4: Intermediate Sanctions
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Q1) Intermediate sanctions are beneficial in that they:
A)are a cost- saving alternative
B)serve the needs of certain offenders
C)help reduce prison overcrowding
D)All of these
Q2) Officer Moll reports that for the non-violent offenders his office utilizes random phone calls generated by computers where the offenders must respond within 30 seconds. This way the officer can verify that their probationer is home. What type of electronic monitoring is this?
A)Active phone line systems
B)Passive phone line systems
C)Remote location monitoring
D)Global positioning systems
Q3) Involving the offender, victim and victimized communities in levying justice is known as:
A)rehabilitative justice
B)reintegrative justice
C)restorative justice
D)unbiased justice
Q4) What are the characteristics of day reporting centers?
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Chapter 5: The Jail: Detention and Short-Term Confinement
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Q1) The contemporary jail is usually under the authority of the:
A)mayor
B)warden
C)local council
D)sheriff
Q2) Detox and suicide prevention are problems to be identified as part of the classification process.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The jail system originated in:
A)France
B)Germany
C)Russia
D)England
Q4) The objective of _______________________ is to retain in jail defendants who are deemed dangerous or likely to commit crimes while awaiting trial.
Q5) ____________________ jails provide linear/intermittent surveillance of inmates.
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Q6) _____________________ lends money for a fee to people who cannot make bail.
Q7) Name three of the most serious issues facing the jails in the U.S. today.
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Chapter 6: Correctional Institutions
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Q1) A prison that usually has double fences and watchtowers with armed guards is a:
A)minimum security prison
B)maximum security prison
C)medium security prison
D)supermax security prison
Q2) An open prison design that allows some freedom of movement is the______ one:
A)radial
B)circular
C)campus style
D)courtyard style
Q3) Which private company houses the most inmates?
A)Corrections Corporation of America
B)Emerald Corrections
C)GEO Group Inc.
D)LCS Correctional Services
Q4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of supermax prisons?
Q5) Why does the Federal Bureau of Prisons appear to be more successful in its mission than state-operated prisons?
Q6) The ____________________________ operates facilities with 75,000 inmates in 61 correctional institutions.
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Chapter 7: The Prison Experience: Males
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Q1) Security threat groups include prison gangs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Institutions that have implemented a/an) _____________________ have stripped prisons of weight rooms, do not provide cable television and serve mediocre food.
Q3) A model that suggests that influences that prisoners bring into prison affect their process of imprisonment is the:
A)deprivation model
B)importation model
C)situational model
D)administrative control model
Q4) What level of education does the Federal Bureau of Prisons require for correctional officers?
A)high-school diploma
B)an associate's degree
C)three years of college
D)a master's degree
Q5) Some aspects of the ______________________include never "ratting on a con" and "doing your own time."
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Chapter 8: The Prison Experience: Females
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Q1) Equality with a vengeance is a term known to describe an equality of punishment meted out to women who violate the law.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Every female prison provides a nursery where babies up to 18 months old can live with their mothers in prison.
A)True
B)False
Q3) As juveniles, many incarcerated women experienced:
A)physical abuse
B)sexual abuse
C)harsh discipline
D)all of these choices
Q4) Special issues in the incarceration of women include motherhood and ____________________.
Q5) Which style are women prisoners least likely to approach their confinement with?
A)adopted style
B)convict style
C)isolate style
D)integrated style
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Chapter 9: Prisoners Rights
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Q1) Freedom of religion is a fundamental right guaranteed by the First Amendment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Some of the officers have concerns that they will be personally sued for actions that they took to discipline prisoners. One of the officers voices that they are not liable as long as they are on duty and in uniform. Mr. Johnson explains that the Supreme Court ruled that correctional officials who knowingly violate the Eighth Amendment rights of inmates can be held liable for damages. What case was this decided in?
A)Hope v. Pelzer
B)Knop v. Johnson
C)Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Yeskey
D)Washington v. Lee
Q3) The body of judicial precedent that is built on legal reasoning and previous interpretations of statutory laws is __________________.
Q4) The principle source of prisoners' rights is based on:
A)the U.S. Constitution
B)individual state laws
C)the department of corrections
D)none of these choices
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Chapter 10: Correctional Programs and Services
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Q1) A ____________________ is used to record staff assessment of prisoner's problems, as well as the magnitude of these problems.
Q2) Common types of therapy used in prisons are insight based therapy, behavior therapy, and cognitive therapy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Donald informs the incoming prisoners that there are opportunities to improve themselves in prison if they want to. He tells them how he obtained a bachelor's degree while in prison in 1968. Today, many inmates in Donald's prison desire to get their college degree as well. However, the prison no longer offers this opportunity for inmates. What is the primary reason that college prison programs have been cut?
A)Prisoners lack the prerequisite skills to enter college.
B)Prison systems believe that prisoners do not need the frills of postsecondary schooling.
C)College professors do not want to participate in college programs at prisons.
D)none of these
Q4) Self-help programs are primarily run by ____________________.
Q5) Discuss prison industries.
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Chapter 11: Parole and Release to the Community
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Q1) If the conditions of their release are violated, mandatory releasees can have their ________________ revoked and be returned to the institution to serve the remainder of their unexpired term.
Q2) Former inmates who get and keep a job are more likely to succeed on parole than those who are unemployed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Formal risk prediction instruments are known as:
A)crime predictors
B)parole guidelines
C)parole predictors
D)crime guidelines
Q4) What types of devices can be used to monitor offenders in the community?
Q5) The salient factor score used by parole boards to predict the risk of recidivism is based on:
A)the number of previous convictions
B)the age at current offense
C)drug dependency
D)all of these choices
Q6) Describe the two types of parole.
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Chapter 12: Special Prison Populations
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Q1) There are a lot of programs in prison geared to the elderly inmate.
A)True
B)False
Q2) About 10% of prisoners in state prisons and 1% in federal facilities have been convicted of a ________________________.
Q3) Approximately what percent of all prison and jail inmates have a mental health problem?
A)under 1 percent
B)approximately 5 percent
C)over 50 percent
D)none of these choices
Q4) Elderly inmate population is:
A)decreasing
B)increasing
C)staying the same
D)none of these choices
Q5) Immigrants have very low crime rates.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The average cost of housing an inmate over 60 is ________________.
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Chapter 13: Capital Punishment and the Death Row Inmate
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Q1) Most death penalty appeals are first heard in the state court of ____________________.
Q2) At the end of Michael's trial the jury finds him guilty of first degree murder. The prosecution must now establish that Michael should be executed. They must establish that ________________ causes exceed ______________ causes.
A)aggravating; mitigating
B)mitigating; aggravating
C)aggravating; militating
D)militating, aggravating
Q3) The warden examines the body at the time of execution and pronounces death. A)True
B)False
Q4) The execution team is:
A)those who carry out the execution
B)the jury members that ruled in favor of the death penalty
C)the administrative board that denies all last minute appeals from death row inmates
D)none of these choices
Q5) Does the Supreme Court allow the execution of mentally impaired inmates?
Q6) Does the death penalty deter murder?
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Chapter 14: The Juvenile Offender
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Q1) The intent of boot camps is to improve youths' self-confidence and sense of self-reliance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Programs for youthful offenders that usually do not confine them overnight are called ____________________.
Q3) Explain the history of the juvenile justice system.
Q4) Edward is found guilty in adult court. The judge can sentence Edward to:
A)probation
B)a fine
C)adult prison
D)all of these
Q5) When was the juvenile justice system established?
A)25 years ago
B)50 years ago
C)75 years ago
D)100 years ago
Q6) Explain the different types of residential community treatment programs.
Q7) Compare and contrast the juvenile system to the adult system.
Q8) Discuss what aftercare consists of in the juvenile justice system.
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Chapter 15: Todays Correctional Professional
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Q1) One of the advantages of staff training is that it ensures __________________.
A)solidarity
B)uniformity
C)discipline
D)superiority
Q2) Why do correctional officials need to improve the prospects for success when parolees return to the community?
A)high rates of recidivism
B)resurgence of a belief in rehabilitation
C)overcrowded prisons
D)all of these
Q3) For too long, ____________________have returned to the community without receiving adequate treatment and are unprepared for life in conventional society.
Q4) Correctional careers in the future will ___________________than in the present.
A)be less promising
B)be more promising
C)be the same
D)none of these
Q5) What are the current challenges facing corrections?
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