Deck 17: Professionalism in Corrections

Question 1

_____ has the highest per capita incarceration compared to any other industrialized democracy.

A)The United States
B)The United Kingdom
C)India
D)France

Answer 1

A

Question 2

_____ is one of the most pressing problems faced by the United States correctional system.

A)Reentry
B)Recruitment
C)Rehabilitation
D)Training and development

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The Adult State Training Director's Network is sponsored by the _____.

A)Association of State Correctional Administrators
B)National Institute of Corrections
C)American Correctional Association
D)American Jail Association

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Research shows that 75 percent of the total prison population serves time for:

A)the possession of illegal arms.
B)committing perjury.
C)burglary.
D)nonviolent sentences.

Question 5

The _____ provides leadership to influence professional correctional policy and practice nationwide.

A)American Jail Association
B)American Correctional Association
C)National Institute of Corrections
D)Association of State Correctional Administrators

Question 6

With severe correctional budget cuts,prisons are struggling to obtain money for:

A)control towers.
B)employee insurance.
C)inmate programs.
D)K-9 units.

Question 7

U.S.corporations,industries,and corrections have all flourished as a result of technological advances.

Question 8

Women have been the fastest-growing prison population segment.

Question 9

The duration of the NIC's Management Development for the Future course was for _____ weeks,with a break of several months between sessions.

A)twelve
B)nine
C)six
D)three

Question 10

Which of the following is true of technological advances in corrections?

A)It has low maintenance costs.
B)It circumvents inmate climate issues.
C)It excludes political concerns.
D)It leads to labor relations conflicts.

Question 11

For an executioner,the execution process is a(n)_____.

A)lawful sanction
B)killing
C)vengeful act
D)unlawful tradition

Question 12

Who among the following are considered as special population for incarceration?

A)Women
B)Juvenile delinquents
C)The physically disabled
D)First-time offenders

Question 13

The Three-State Recidivism Study concluded that:

A)longer prison sentences helps in reducing recidivism.
B)correctional education significantly reduces long-term recidivism.
C)psychological counseling shows significant reduction in recidivism.
D)inmates who attend reform schools are less likely to recidivate.

Question 14

Overcrowding has created the dilemma of:

A)releasing the same number of inmates as admitted.
B)granting good time credits to every entering inmate.
C)having to admit more inmates than there is available space.
D)insufficient money to cover food costs in prison.

Question 15

_____ programs are conducted after an officer completes the program at a correctional academy and before an officer assumes duties on his or her own.

A)Primary care paramedic
B)Substance use
C)Fire officer certificate
D)Field training officer

Question 16

_____ training must be offered to correctional officers on an annual basis.

A)Remedial
B)Safety
C)Physical
D)Inservice

Question 17

The overwhelming growth in prison and jail populations has yielded an increase in the rates of violence in prisons and jails.

Question 18

The process of improving the field of corrections is slow because:

A)being a correctional officer is potentially life threatening.
B)the field is not considered as a prestigious career choice.
C)excessive funds are directed toward training inmates.
D)necessary funding is unavailable.

Question 19

Today,prisoners with more serious needs are entering the correctional system,and their needs are often unmet.

Question 20

Funding to prison systems nationwide has been cut since the attacks of 9/11 and has been allocated to _____.

A)homeland security
B)health care agencies
C)border monitoring system
D)transportation departments

Question 21

With severe correctional budget cuts,prisons struggle to obtain money for _____.

Question 22

Despite the needed increase of correctional staff,the corrections profession remains in critical status because the _____ rate remains high.

Question 23

75 percent of ex-offenders recidivate within five years of their release.

Question 24

The allocation of funding to homeland security has had no effect on funding to any other correctional agency.

Question 25

Numerous articles appeared in prominent publications following the scandal at the military's _____ prison in Iraq.

Question 26

The _____ is the oldest and largest membership organization dedicated to the improvement of corrections.

Question 27

Media distortion in the coverage of crime,prisons,prison administration,custody,and prisoners is not uncommon.

Question 28

Corrections practitioners emphasize that people are sent to prison for punishment,not as punishment.

Question 29

Correctional education is an inmate program that does work to help reduce recidivism and other prison problems.

Question 30

The _____ DOC executive team was the first in the nation to be comprised of a fully certified staff.

Question 31

In-service training must be offered on an annual basis.The ACA standard is a minimum of _____ hours annually.

Question 32

The lifelong or career-long dedication to quality selection,training,and the development of employees is called _____.

Question 33

With the corrections boom,it is relatively easy to recruit and retain officers.

Question 34

The ACA's _____ department develops national standards and accredits prisons and jails.