Deck 14: Institutional Programs

Question 1

In response to the problems associated with using prison resident labor to produce goods for the competitive market, many states turned to the state-use system.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

There is much dispute about whether rehabilitative programs should be offered and emphasized.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Most states place prison residents in lower custody levels than necessary.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Historically, hard labor has served only a minimal role in how and why we punish.

Question 5

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz questioned the applicability of the medical model to .

A) the rehabilitation of people in prison
B) "problems of living" associated with mental illness
C) the principles of psychotherapy
D) All of these are correct

Question 6

The reformative power of prison itself is often called its "specific deterrence" effect.

Question 7

The role of programs in prison is static regardless of the prison population and outside influences.

Question 8

The doctrine that persons having been convicted of wrongful behavior should not be eligible for social benefits beyond the bare minimum required by law is known as the principle of .

A) minimal return
B) least benefit
C) least eligibility
D) None of these are correct

Question 9

Classification is a one-time procedure.

Question 10

Men in prison tend to have already graduated from high school.

Question 11

Unlike those who voluntarily enter into a program of psychotherapy, in prison .

A) the interests of the client assume importance
B) the client is not personally or financially invested
C) the clients do not understand the purpose of therapy
D) psychotherapists do their work free of charge

Question 12

Prison administrators use their programs as incentives for good behavior.

Question 13

In prison, educational programs seek to treat the underlying emotional or mental problems that led to criminality.

Question 14

Prison programs are any nonformal, nonstructured activities that take incarcerated individuals out of their cells and allow them to do something.

Question 15

One of the oldest ideas in prison programming is to teach incarcerated individuals a skill that can help them secure a job upon release.

Question 16

Prison residents who participate in educational programs while incarcerated are the least likely to return to prison.

Question 17

A majority of people under correctional authority have a history of mental health problems.

Question 18

Reality therapy is a form of treatment that emphasizes personal responsibility for actions and their consequences.

Question 19

Prison administrators use institutional programs to help manage time.

Question 20

Among the most desirable jobs in a prison are those in which the prison residents has access to goods or services that can be sold within the prison economy.

Question 21

The theme of incarcerated individual labor in prison industries is accompanied by a concern about .

A) profits
B) idleness
C) security
D) rehabilitation

Question 22

Prison resident labor has been sold to private employers .

A) from the first days of prison
B) beginning after the Civil War
C) after World War II
D) shortly after the building of Western Penitentiary.

Question 23

People's problems decline when they behave more responsibly. This is a core tenet of .

A) group therapy
B) brief therapy
C) transactional therapy
D) reality therapy

Question 24

Recent research has indicated that rehabilitation can work if are/is focused upon.

A) criminogenic needs
B) drug abuse
C) motivation of the convicted person
D) All of these are correct

Question 25

Educational programs are more available and often required for which group of prison residents?

A) Nonviolent
B) Juvenile
C) Older
D) Mentally healthy

Question 26

According to Quinlan, the most important ingredient in managing a safe and secure institution is .

A) to keep prison residents in treatment
B) to keep prison residents working
C) to keep prison residents productively occupied
D) All of these are correct

Question 27

Administrators use prison programs as incentives for .

A) favors
B) reduced time
C) snitching
D) good behavior

Question 28

Classification committees often revert to stereotypes rather than diagnostic criteria in assigning prison residents. They often recognize which of the following stereotypes?

A) Members of racial gangs
B) Members of ethnic gangs
C) Predators who demand things
D) All of these are correct

Question 29

Which court case established a right to medical treatment while incarcerated?

A) Estelle v. Gamble
B) Terry v. Ohio
C) U.S. v. Gant
D) Gregg v. Georgia

Question 30

Prison maintenance jobs constitute an elaborate pecking order of assignments based on .

A) prestige and influence
B) wages earned
C) good time served
D) All of these are correct

Question 31

The most powerful new studies of correctional rehabilitation programs try to express their effectiveness in which of the following ways?

A) To the warden
B) In cost-benefit ratios
C) In the most positive way
D) In a way that will increase funding

Question 32

Educational programs in prison do NOT include .

A) GED classes
B) college classes
C) federal funding for postsecondary education
D) All of these are correct

Question 33

A process by which prison residents can be grouped according to custody requirements and program needs is known as .

A) reception and guidance
B) classification
C) placement
D) orientation

Question 34

The prison environment affects programming in what way?

A) Constructively
B) Negatively
C) Positively
D) Impartially

Question 35

Tool counts, searches, and detailed accounting of materials are all critical to .

A) building maintenance
B) good behavior
C) security
D) time management

Question 36

Recreational programs have two primary purposes. These include socialization and .

A) religion
B) exercise
C) self-image enhancement
D) relief of idleness

Question 37

frequently take the form of group or individual counseling sessions rather than intensive therapy.

A) Psychotherapy programs
B) Psychotropic medications
C) Psychological programs
D) Psychosis interventions

Question 38

Pell grants, a benefit no longer available to incarcerated individuals, provide .

A) tutoring
B) college loans
C) mental health services
D) job assistance

Question 39

The general public is often to creative programming for incarcerated individuals.

A) supportive
B) welcoming
C) hostile
D) indifferent

Question 40

Classification may occur at which of the following stages?

A) During transfer to another institution
B) In preparation for release
C) After a prison resident encounters problems
D) All of these are correct

Question 41

systems of classification are more efficient and cheaper than other systems because line staff can be trained to administer and score the instrument without the help of clinicians and senior administrators.

Question 42

is a form of therapy that focuses on changing the thinking and reasoning patterns that accompany criminal behavior.

A) Psychotherapy
B) Transactional analysis
C) Behavior
D) Cognitive skill building

Question 43

When needs are met by treatment programs, there are lower rates of recidivism.

Question 44

models are designed to distinguish incarcerated individuals with respect to risk of escape, potential misconduct in the institution, and future criminal behavior.

Question 45

was the first to implement the classification system at Elmira Reformatory in the
1800s.

Question 46

Which of the following is considered a nonrehabilitative program for incarcerated individuals?

A) Recreation
B) Prison maintenance
C) GED classes
D) Prison industry

Question 47

Treatment assignments in which incarcerated individuals in maximum-security facilities are not eligible include .

A) religion
B) exercise
C) work release
D) cognitive therapy

Question 48

is the process by which incarcerated individuals are assigned custody and treatment.

Question 49

Interest in waned when the philosophy of corrections swung toward crime control.

Question 50

During incarceration, prison residents may be as they encounter problems or finish treatment programs.

Question 51

The most extraordinary health problem in contemporary corrections often based on mandatory sentencing, determinate sentencing, and truth in sentencing is .

A) HIV/AIDS
B) mental illness
C) aging
D) substance abuse

Question 52

A prison labor system in which the contractor maintained and worked the incarcerated individuals is a
system.

Question 53

Treatment success depends on the relationship between the ____ and the client.

Question 54

classification systems have been developed by reformers to ensure consistency and predictability.

Question 55

A system is a labor system in which a prison buys machinery and raw material with which incarcerated individuals manufactured a salable product.

A) state-use
B) piece price
C) public account
D) public works and ways

Question 56

A system is a labor system in which people in prison work on public construction and maintenance projects.

A) state-use
B) piece price
C) public account
D) public works and ways

Question 57

A refers to any formal structured activity that takes incarcerated individuals out of their cells and sets them to instrumental tasks.

Question 58

Prison administrators use institutional programs to help manage prison residents' .

Question 59

Many correctional officials believe that people convicted of ___ represent the most difficult group for correctional treatment.

Question 60

is a form of treatment that attempts to create an institutional environment that supports prosocial attitudes and behaviors.

A) Social therapy
B) Transactional analysis
C) Behavior therapy
D) Cognitive skill building

Question 61

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Adds rewards and punishment, role modeling, and other teachings
b. Legal restrictions that prevent released felons from engaging in certain professions
c. Assigning types of custody and treatment
d. Emphasizes personal responsibility
e. Creates environments that support prosocial behaviors
f. Focuses on changing patterns that accompany criminal behavior
g. Face to face with crime's consequences
h. Contract for prison-made goods at a set price
i. Treatment of the mind
j. No goods or services beyond those available to law-abiding people
Principle of least eligibility

Question 62

that may indicate problems.

Question 63

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Adds rewards and punishment, role modeling, and other teachings
b. Legal restrictions that prevent released felons from engaging in certain professions
c. Assigning types of custody and treatment
d. Emphasizes personal responsibility
e. Creates environments that support prosocial behaviors
f. Focuses on changing patterns that accompany criminal behavior
g. Face to face with crime's consequences
h. Contract for prison-made goods at a set price
i. Treatment of the mind
j. No goods or services beyond those available to law-abiding people
Civil disabilities

Question 64

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Adds rewards and punishment, role modeling, and other teachings
b. Legal restrictions that prevent released felons from engaging in certain professions
c. Assigning types of custody and treatment
d. Emphasizes personal responsibility
e. Creates environments that support prosocial behaviors
f. Focuses on changing patterns that accompany criminal behavior
g. Face to face with crime's consequences
h. Contract for prison-made goods at a set price
i. Treatment of the mind
j. No goods or services beyond those available to law-abiding people
Behavior therapy

Question 65

Discuss the various types of prison industry programs within corrections. Compare at least two types and the pros/cons for each program.

Question 66

Giving examples, describe the ways that security acts as a constraint on correctional programs offered in institutional settings.

Question 67

Which of the various types of prison industry programs do you think is most rehabilitative? The most just? Explain your answer.

Question 68

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Adds rewards and punishment, role modeling, and other teachings
b. Legal restrictions that prevent released felons from engaging in certain professions
c. Assigning types of custody and treatment
d. Emphasizes personal responsibility
e. Creates environments that support prosocial behaviors
f. Focuses on changing patterns that accompany criminal behavior
g. Face to face with crime's consequences
h. Contract for prison-made goods at a set price
i. Treatment of the mind
j. No goods or services beyond those available to law-abiding people
Classification

Question 69

Needle use during drug abuse is the most frequent cause of HIV transmission and is also the leading cause of
__________.

Question 70

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Adds rewards and punishment, role modeling, and other teachings
b. Legal restrictions that prevent released felons from engaging in certain professions
c. Assigning types of custody and treatment
d. Emphasizes personal responsibility
e. Creates environments that support prosocial behaviors
f. Focuses on changing patterns that accompany criminal behavior
g. Face to face with crime's consequences
h. Contract for prison-made goods at a set price
i. Treatment of the mind
j. No goods or services beyond those available to law-abiding people
Reality therapy

Question 71

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Adds rewards and punishment, role modeling, and other teachings
b. Legal restrictions that prevent released felons from engaging in certain professions
c. Assigning types of custody and treatment
d. Emphasizes personal responsibility
e. Creates environments that support prosocial behaviors
f. Focuses on changing patterns that accompany criminal behavior
g. Face to face with crime's consequences
h. Contract for prison-made goods at a set price
i. Treatment of the mind
j. No goods or services beyond those available to law-abiding people
Psychotherapy

Question 72

Because the First Amendment guarantees this individual right, programs are available to all incarcerated individuals.

Question 73

In your opinion, are the security requirements of the prison environment too constrictive for prison residents who truly seek to better themselves? Explain your answer.

Question 74

Which of the objective classification methods used in prison would you say is the most fair, and why? Which is the least fair, and why?

Question 75

therapy is a type of treatment that induces behaviors through reinforcements, role modeling, and other active forms of instruction.

Question 76

Are there any negative aspects to behavioral therapy and social therapy? In your opinion, which is more likely to be beneficial to convicted individuals?

Question 77

Compare and contrast behavioral therapy with social therapy.

Question 78

What distinguishes an "objective classification system" from traditional approaches to prison resident classification?
Describe the various methods of classifying prison residents and the characteristics that are evaluated in each method.

Question 79

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Adds rewards and punishment, role modeling, and other teachings
b. Legal restrictions that prevent released felons from engaging in certain professions
c. Assigning types of custody and treatment
d. Emphasizes personal responsibility
e. Creates environments that support prosocial behaviors
f. Focuses on changing patterns that accompany criminal behavior
g. Face to face with crime's consequences
h. Contract for prison-made goods at a set price
i. Treatment of the mind
j. No goods or services beyond those available to law-abiding people
Confrontation therapy

Question 80

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Adds rewards and punishment, role modeling, and other teachings
b. Legal restrictions that prevent released felons from engaging in certain professions
c. Assigning types of custody and treatment
d. Emphasizes personal responsibility
e. Creates environments that support prosocial behaviors
f. Focuses on changing patterns that accompany criminal behavior
g. Face to face with crime's consequences
h. Contract for prison-made goods at a set price
i. Treatment of the mind
j. No goods or services beyond those available to law-abiding people
Piece price system