Cj # 121american Corrections : Mid-term
Mid term exam for CJ #121 American Corrections.
- 1.Which of the following is the central purpose of punishment?
- A.
To provide housing
- B.
To protect society
- C.
To carry out the criminal sentence
- D.
All of the above
- 2.Corrections ideally serves which goal(s)?
- A.
Moral code
- B.
Protection
- C.
Punishment
- D.
Both protection and punishment
- 3.Corrections can be seen as a series of ;
- A.
Processes
- B.
Agencies
- C.
Loops
- D.
Both processes and agencies
- 4.Corrections has one clear primary goal
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Considering all forms of corrections, more than ___ of all adults under some form of correctional control.
- A.
3%
- B.
5%
- C.
10%
- D.
50%
- 6.What is "Transportation" as stated in the text?
- A.
A ride
- B.
Transplanting of offenders
- C.
Deportation
- D.
Exile to other places
- 7.Is Determinate sentencing;
- A.
A fixed period of incarcertion
- B.
Punishment inflicted on the offender
- C.
A fixed period of probation
- D.
Punishment inflicted on the offender's family
- E.
All of the above
- 8.The following is an example of corporal punishment.
- A.
Forgiveness
- B.
Whipping
- C.
Imprisonment
- D.
Religious education
- 9.During the Age of Reason, which of the following concepts dominated social and political thinking?
- A.
Liberalism
- B.
Rationality
- C.
Equality
- D.
All of the above
- 10.Are the goals of punishment , retribution, deterrence, incapacitation rehabilitation?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Is Retribution punishment inflicted on a person who has infringed on the rights of others ?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Is General Deterrence;
- A.
Punishment to discourage
- B.
Punishment to inflict harm
- C.
Punishment to inflict death
- D.
Punishment to reward
- 13.Punishment must be perceived as;
- A.
Fast, certain, severe
- B.
Fast, slow, and certain
- C.
Fast, faster, and fastest
- D.
Fast, deter, and discourage
- 14.Is Probation a sentence allowing the offender to serve the sanctions imposed by the court while he or she lives in the community under supervision?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Corporal Punishment can best be described as,
- A.
Punishment of death
- B.
Punishment inflicted on the offenders body
- C.
Punishment inflicted on the offenders body to cause death
- D.
Punishment inflicted on the offenders body for pleasure
- 16.According to the concept of_________, offenders are returned to society once they are cured.
- A.
Deterrence
- B.
Retribution
- C.
Incapacitation
- D.
Rehabilitation
- 17.Punishment of criminal that is intended to be an example to the publice and to discourage the commission of offenses by others is known as:
- A.
Specific deterrence
- B.
Specific deterrence
- C.
General deterrence
- D.
General rehabilitation
- 18.Retribution espouses taht an offender should be punished __________ to the gravity of the offense
- A.
In proportion
- B.
In prosecution
- C.
In protest
- D.
In propeller
- 19.Who is " IT" ?
- A.
Ex wife
- B.
Ex friend
- C.
A clown
- D.
Ex girlfriend
- 20.What are some of the problems associated with the elderly offender?
- 21.Discribe a Sex offender and give an 2 examples of a typical sex offense.
- 22.Explain in detail the goals of Rehabilitation in corrections.
- 23.Explain the Classical School of Criminology ?
- 24.Name 5 punishments common in Europe before the 1800's besides fines;
- 25.Explain what the Enlightenment or Age of Reason was during the 1700's
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