Correctional Counseling Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Correctional Counseling explores the theories, methods, and practices involved in providing psychological and rehabilitative services within correctional settings such as prisons, jails, and community-based supervision programs. The course examines the unique challenges faced by incarcerated individuals, effective assessment techniques, treatment planning, and intervention strategies tailored to address issues like substance abuse, mental health disorders, recidivism, and antisocial behavior. Students will also analyze the roles and responsibilities of correctional counselors, ethical considerations, and evidence-based approaches to fostering positive behavioral change and successful reintegration into society.
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Corrections Today 2nd Edition by Larry J. Siege
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Chapter 1: The Correctional System
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Q1) According to the ___________________________ philosophy, punishment is justified only when it conforms to what the guilty deserve, no more and no less.
Answer: just deserts
Q2) Jane is being sentenced for the crime of vehicular manslaughter. She got into a car accident one morning while she was texting her boyfriend and driving on her way to work. The judge wants to use Jane as an example that texting while driving is very dangerous. He sentences her to five years in prison hoping that others will be discouraged from also texting while driving. The goal of Jane's punishment is:
A)deterrence
B)incapacitation
C)rehabilitation
D)restoration
Answer: A
Q3) In the U.S. there are _____ law enforcement agencies than corrections agencies. A)the same number of B)less
C)none of these choices
D)significantly more
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Sentencing and the Correctional Process
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Q1) Release after serving the required minimum portion of the sentence is a(n):
A)indeterminate sentence
B)determinate sentence
C)presumptive sentence
D)three strikes
Answer: A
Q2) Social class, gender, age, and victim characteristics are considered ______________________ factors in sentencing.
Answer: nonlegal
Q3) Sentencing guidelines are:
A)Often perceived as an improper interference with the role of the judiciary
B)opposed by respected judges
C)both a and b
D)none of these choices
Answer: D
Q4) The ______________________can become a useful tool when an offender is placed on probation by helping to shape treatment and supervision efforts.
Answer: presentence investigation
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Chapter 3: Community Corrections: Diversion and Probation
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the features of "the new penology?"
A)It conceives of crime as a systemic phenomenon and crime policy as a problem of actuarial risk management.
B)It embraces the objective of risk management and the management of the system itself.
C)Techniques of profiling and screening are used as ways of improving control over penal agents and subjects.
D)It focuses more on treatment and offering services to penal agents.
Answer: D
Q2) _______________________________ is a sentence that delays conviction on a guilty plea until the sentenced offender has successfully served his or her probation term.
Answer: deferred sentence
Q3) Intensive Supervised Probation (ISP) was started in:
A)Georgia
B)California
C)New York
D)Florida
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Intermediate Sanctions
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Q1) The purposes of ______________________________ are to compensate victims for their losses and to teach the offenders financial responsibility.
Q2) A benefit of graduated sanctions is _______________ because the response to violations is swift.
Q3) _______________ is/are designed to give offenders a sense of responsibility and accomplishments while improving self-discipline.
Q4) Discuss the concept, advantages and disadvantages of house arrest.
Q5) Drug courts are not as effective as prisons are for reducing the recidivism rates of offenders..
A)True
B)False
Q6) Benefits of graduated sanctions include certainty, celerity, proportionality and ____________________.
Q7) Intermediate sanctions are beneficial in that they:
A)are a cost- saving alternative
B)serve the needs of certain offenders
C)help reduce prison overcrowding
D)All of these
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Chapter 5: The Jail: Detention and Short-Term Confinement
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Q1) Name and explain the three alternatives to local control of jails.
Q2) A new method of tracking inmates by utilizing physiological or behavioral characteristics in a three step process is known as ____________________ technology.
Q3) Unsecured bail differs from ROR in that the defendant is obligated to pay an established fee upon default.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Jails have even fewer alternatives for dealing with the issue of _______ than prisons.
A)overcrowding
B)privatization
C)costs
D)drugs
Q5) Detox and suicide prevention are problems to be identified as part of the classification process.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Discuss the different types of pretrial release. Page 7
Q6) The new generation jails are based on the ____________________model.
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Chapter 6: Correctional Institutions
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Q1) A form of new prison technology is the:
A)ground-penetrating radar
B)transmitter wristbands
C)biometric recognition
D)all of these choices
Q2) While incarcerated Thomas files a lawsuit against the private prison corporation charging a 1983 violation. He also files a lawsuit against the officer that he alleges used excessive force and violence. What case held that correctional officers employed by a private firm are not entitled to a qualified immunity from suit by prisoners charging a section 1983 violation?
A)Richardson v. McKnight
B)Correction Services Corp. v. Malesko
C)Madrid v. Gomez
D)Hudson v. Palmer
Q3) How do private prisons compare with state-run facilities in terms of cost-effectiveness, recidivism, and institutional operations?
Q4) Most former prisoners are not likely to recidivate.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Prison Experience: Males
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Q1) A mentally ill inmate, in prison slang, is a:
A)cellie
B)ding
C)jacket
D)pruno
Q2) What is contraband and how does it get into prisons?
Q3) The process by which inmates learn and internalize the customs and culture of prison is known as____________________.
Q4) The values, norms, and attitudes that inmates form in order to survive in prison is/are _____________________________.
Q5) Those prisoners who talked tough but were really "all wind and gumdrops" were called____________________.
Q6) Within prisons, gangs run activities such as:
A)illegal sex trade
B)gambling
C)drug trafficking
D)all of these choices
Q7) Some aspects of the ______________________include never "ratting on a con" and "doing your own time."
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Chapter 8: The Prison Experience: Females
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Q1) ____________________ are a type of prison socialization in which women deal with incarceration by becoming part of make-believe families.
Q2) Melissa is not a typical female inmate in that she is convicted of the violent crime of murder. Most female inmates are in prison for: A)burglary B)robbery
C)nonviolent drug offenses
D)theft
Q3) Blood related relatives are called fictive families in the prison environment. A)True B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not a characteristic of women in prison?
A)Women in prison have a solid employment history.
B)Women in prison have a history of poor physical health
C)Women in prison lack education.
D)Women in prison have mental health problems.
Q5) A term commonly used referring to the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is called ____________________.
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Chapter 9: Prisoners Rights
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Q1) Deadly force is permissible to prevent:
A)the commission of a felony
B)refusal of a direct order
C)verbal threats
D)all of these choices
Q2) James is one of the inmates who contacted Mr. Johnson to express concern with the conditions of confinement at Warden Cox's institution. James told Mr. Johnson that he has verbally complained to correctional officers but nothing has been done thus far. Mr. Johnson asks Warden Cox about the process in place in which inmates can register their complaints about the conditions of their confinement. This process is referred to as the _____________ process.
A)complaint
B)grievance
C)inquiry
D)legal
Q3) Solitary confinement or administrative segregation is necessary to:
A)protect the inmate
B)protect other prisoners and staff
C)prevent escapes
D)all of these choices
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Chapter 10: Correctional Programs and Services
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Q1) Types of visitation in prisons include:
A)closed visits and conjugal visits
B)limited-contact visits and conjugal visits
C)informal contact visits and freedom of grounds visits
D)all of these choices
Q2) An example of a service project would be:
A)training seeing-eye dogs
B)adopting war orphans
C)providing child care for prison visits
D)all of these choices
Q3) According to the research, the Cognitive Thinking Skills Program (CTSP) seems to be more effective with:
A)property offenders under 25
B)violent offenders under 25
C)property offenders over 25
D)violent offenders over 25
Q4) Treatment that is designed to encourage communication of conflicts and insight into problems, with the goal of relieving symptoms, changes in behavior and personality growth is called ____________________.
Q5) Discuss prison industries.
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Chapter 11: Parole and Release to the Community
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Q1) Males make up ______% of adult offenders on parole.
Q2) When determining possible parole, the parole board looks at:
A)the inmate's crime
B)the institutional record
C)the inmate's sincerity and readiness for release
D)all of these choices
Q3) Research shows that recidivism is affected by:
A)personal and situational characteristics
B)incarceration experience
C)the period after release
D)all of these choices
Q4) Actuarial devices predicting the risk of recidivism based on information about the offender and crime are known as ____________________.
Q5) Describe the two types of parole.
Q6) In ___________________ the Supreme Court ruled on procedures for revocation of parole.
Q7) The _____________________authorized various grants to government agencies and nonprofit groups to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing and other services that can help reduce violations of probation and parole.
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Chapter 12: Special Prison Populations
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Q1) An alcohol-based contraband that is found in nearly every prison is called
Q2) William has been in prison for 10 years. During this time he has seen the increase in inmates with chronic mental health issues. Approximately what percent of inmates have mental health problems?
A)20%
B)40%
C)50%
D)80%
Q3) Most research indicates that immigrants:
A)have higher rates of incarceration than U.S. natives
B)have lower rates of incarceration than U.S. natives
C)do not commit crime at all
D)none of these choices
Q4) Sex offenders can be terminated from treatment programs for:
A)fighting
B)sexual behavior
C)failing to make progress in treatment
D)all of these choices
Q5) Describe the six types of inmates and the three categories they fall into.
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Chapter 13: Capital Punishment and the Death Row Inmate
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Q1) How do corrections officers who work on death row view their jobs?
Q2) Deathwatch team officers are responsible for:
A)preparing offenders for execution
B)escorting them to the death chamber
C)explaining to condemned inmates what is going to happen to their personal property
D)all of these choices
Q3) Most Americans ____________________ the death penalty.
Q4) The Supreme Court has ruled that no one who commits crime under the age of 18:
A)can be given the death penalty
B)can be imprisoned over 2 years
C)can have a sealed record
D)can be sent to prison
Q5) Research shows that the majority of Americans over the last two decades:
A)support the death penalty
B)oppose the death penalty
C)have no opinion about the death penalty
D)none of these choices
Q6) The trend worldwide is to ____________________ the death penalty.
Q7) What is the public opinion related to the death penalty?
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Chapter 14: The Juvenile Offender
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Q1) According to the text, programs that attempt to improve the self-confidence of youth are called:
A)group homes
B)family group homes
C)boot camps
D)wilderness programs
Q2) The juvenile and the adult court use proof beyond a reasonable doubt as the standard for evidence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) How do community treatment and institutional treatment differ for juveniles?
Q4) Which of the following of Jessica's behavior is considered a status offense?
A)truancy
B)running away
C)unmanageable
D)all of these
Q5) Describe the significance of probation in relation to juveniles.
Q6) More juveniles are placed on probation each year than sent to an institution.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Todays Correctional Professional
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Q1) Nonprofessional staff can threaten the security of the institution.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Why is the position of internal affairs investigator highly sought after?
A)there are very few cases in prison to investigate
B)there is no interaction with inmates
C)the job is challenging
D)the salary is higher than the warden
Q3) A culture of _____________________makes it difficult to provide a safe environment for staff and inmates in prison.
Q4) Correctional careers in the future will ___________________than in the present.
A)be less promising
B)be more promising
C)be the same
D)none of these
Q5) Who is responsible for regulating the quality of institutional life for inmates?
A)prisoners
B)correctional officers
C)internal affairs investigator
D)warden
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