Deck 14: Shock Incarceration

Question 1

The basic shock incarceration experience is designed to:

A) induce stress
B) induce self-evaluation
C) increase morale
D) reduce stress
E) reduce self-doubt

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The basic shock incarceration experience is designed to induce _____.

Answer 2

stress

Question 3

The minimum age limit for boot camp programs is generally ____ years old.

Answer 3

16

Question 4

The maximum age limit for boot camp programs is generally ___ years old.

Question 5

It appears that boot camp inmates and prison inmates become less _____ during incarceration.

Question 6

Research on the boot camp programs regarding specific deterrence has been promising.

Question 7

An examination of the three guiding principles of effective treatment reveals that shock incarceration programs probably do not maximize their treatment potential.

Question 8

It is clear that boot camp programs reduce recidivism.

Question 9

Which of the below statements are correct regarding rehabilitative programming?

A) Intensive treatment should be matched with high-risk offenders.
B) Treatment should address criminogenic needs.
C) Treatment should follow general strategies for effective treatment.
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 10

A destructive influence of incarceration may be the development of general antisocial attitudes.

Question 11

It appears that the long hours of hard labor characteristic of shock incarceration will improve the youth's work skills and work habits.

Question 12

Since 1983, shock incarceration programs have enjoyed considerable popular support.

Question 13

Boot camp programs are modeled after ______.

Question 14

Boot camp programs are designed to be non-military type training camps.

Question 15

A frequent assumption made regarding incarceration is that the pains of imprisonment will be accompanied by the harms of imprisonment.

Question 16

Shock incarceration programs clearly have a deterrent effect.

Question 17

Why are boot camp programs popular with the public?

Question 18

The basic shock incarceration experience is designed to induce stress in the youths.

Question 19

The first two states to establish boot camp prisons were:

A) California and Texas
B) California and New York
C) California and Georgia
D) Georgia and Oklahoma

Question 20

Discuss the effectiveness of boot camps.