Corrections and Punishments Quiz # 14

The United States has the lowest incarceration rate in the worl

True

False

A classification system is used to assign an inmate to prison housing.

True

False

Jails are long-term facilities.

True

False

There are correctional programs designed to meet the needs of mentally ill offenders.

True

False

The elderly are classified as a special population in prison.

True

False

In how many states is marijuana is legalized?

4

8

12

16

While classification is useful for prison officials, it is not for inmates.

True

False

The assessment and classification of offenders lets probation and parole officers make better use of their time.

True

False

Many sex offenders may be classified (or may ask to be classified) to administrative segregation, where they often remain in their cells for how many hours in a day?

18

24

23

16

The subjective judgment of mental-health professionals is superior to statistical data in predicting the future behavior of offenders.

True

False

Prisons in the past made no efforts to classify inmates by age, gender, or mental health.

True

False

In probation and parole, the rehabilitative needs of offenders take precedence over their risk of reoffending.

True

False

Who developed the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI)?

Germans

Canadians

Americans

Norwegians

Predicting human behavior is fairly easy, given the right tools.

True

False

The primary purpose of assessing and classifying inmates is rehabilitation.

True

False

The correctional system’s budget is limite

True

False

Most psychopaths take a prescribed medication to help with their behavior.

True

False

Sex offenders are targeted in prison because of the nature of the offense.

True

False

Sex offenders can choose to be chemically castrate

True

False

By what percentage have correctional system budgets been reduced?

20%

30%

40%

60%

Rehabilitation was most popular during which decade?

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

According to the text, there are five principles for evidenced-based programming.

True

False

Action is one stage in motivational interviewing.

True

False

Correctional treatment makes psychopaths worse.

True

False

According to the text, substance abuse is not the biggest curse of the criminal justice system.

True

False

Substance abuse offenders typically spend about ____ months in residential treatment.

2

4

6

8

Most of the correctional budget is spent on security.

True

False

Which state mandated chemical castration for sex offenders?

Arkansas

California

Louisiana

Texas

Sex offenders are not required to take a polygraph test.

True

False

Anger management is conducted among a group of offenders.

True

False