CJ121 Final- American Corrections
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Final will cover the following chapters 7,8,15,16,. Good luck!
- 1.Would the crime committed by a Situational offender usually be a serious violent crime?
- 2.Is one of the purposes of corrections is;
- A.
Protecting society by rewarding people who break society's rules
- B.
Protecting society by medicating people who break society's rules
- C.
Protecting society by punishing people who break society's rules
- D.
Protecting society by punishing victims who break society's rules
- 3.Corrections can be viewed as a series of processes consisting of which of the 5 following areas,
- A.
Sentencing,classification, rewarding, reviewing, rewinding
- B.
Sentencing, classification, supervision, programming, revocation
- C.
Sentencing, classification, probation, promotion, emotion
- D.
Sentencing, protection, probation, parole, processing
- 4.Is the purpose of feedback to learn, grow and improve?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Is a key issue facing corrections funding, and conflicting goals.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Would Incapacitation be best described as depriving an offender of the ability to commit crimes against society?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Does a career criminal see crime as a way to earn a living?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Do career criminals contribute prison overcrowding?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Is a Substance Abuser a person who's;
- A.
Use of illegal chemical substances disrupts normal living
- B.
Use of illegal chemical substances creates a condition for normal living
- C.
Use of illegal chemical substances promotes normal living
- 10.According to the text. Do treatment programs have a high success rate for substance abusers?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Mentally ill offender is;
- A.
Distructive
- B.
Disturbed
- C.
Disruptive
- D.
Dumb
- 12.One key method shown to prevent AIDS transmission in corrections is through;
- A.
Education
- B.
Passing out condoms
- C.
Prohibiting homosexual behavior
- D.
Legalizing drugs
- 13.Is a Long-Term Prisoner a person who serves a prison sentence of 10 years or more before his or her first release?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Older prisoners are more likely to;
- A.
Break prison rules
- B.
Prefer solitude
- C.
Seek gang membership for protection
- D.
Be less stable
- 15.Is Discretionary Release relase without conditional supervision?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Expiration Release is?
- A.
Release of a prisoner with supervision
- B.
Release of a prisoner that is terminally ill
- C.
Release of a prisoner without any further correctional supervision
- D.
All of the above
- E.
Non of the above
- 17.Are most parolees unskilled or semiskilled when released?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Parolees can have their parole for two reasons, which are they?
- A.
Committing a new crime, committing an old crime
- B.
Committing a new crime, committing a technical violation
- C.
Committing a technical crime, committing a crime
- D.
Committing to a violation, committing to a life of crime
- 19.Which best describes Mr. Gonzalez's approach to being a Probation officer?
- A.
Parental approach
- B.
Welfare approach
- C.
Passive approach
- D.
Punitive approach
- E.
Suspect approach
- F.
Creeper approach
- 20.Based on the readings of the text, would you agree that suicide is one of the main issues facing jails today?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Would the biggest in the U.S. be located in,
- A.
Los Angeles, New York
- B.
New Jersey, Los Tigre De Norte
- C.
Los Angeles, New Mexico
- D.
New York, New hampshire
- 22.Do you beleive that over 2/3 of detainees have a history of substance abuse
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.What best describes "Bail" according to the text.
- A.
The amount of money specified by a judge for pretrial release
- B.
The amount of money specified by retrial services for release
- C.
The amount of money specified by a judge prior to sentencing
- D.
The amount of money specified by a judge for resitution
- 24.According to the text what percentage of detainees cannot afford bail?
- A.
100%
- B.
60%
- C.
90%
- D.
20%
- E.
40%
- 25.Who is considered to be the father of Probaiton ?
- A.
John Ritter
- B.
John Augustus
- C.
John E. Law
- D.
Joe Gonzalez
- E.
John Adams
- F.
John D. Augustini
- 26.What is the PSI
- A.
Pounds per square inch
- B.
Presentence report
- C.
Presentence investigation
- D.
Presentence sentencing report
- E.
All of above
- F.
Non of the above
- 27.Do Probation Officers have the ability to influence a person's actions?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 28.Are Conditions of Probation considered,
- A.
Constraints imposed on all probationers
- B.
Constraints imposed on the weather
- C.
Constraints imposed on all correctional officers
- D.
Constraints imposed on all prison offenders
- 29.Government seizure of property and other assets is called?
- A.
Day fines
- B.
Forfeiture
- C.
Sanctions
- D.
Repossession
- E.
Obsession
- 30.According to the text, is Recidivism the return of a former correctional client to criminal behaivor
- A.
True
- B.
False
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