Offender Rehabilitation Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Offender Rehabilitation explores the theories, practices, and effectiveness of various methods aimed at rehabilitating individuals who have committed criminal offenses. The course examines historical and contemporary approaches to offender treatment, drawing on psychological, sociological, and criminological perspectives. Topics include risk assessment, intervention strategies, cognitive-behavioral programs, substance abuse treatment, restorative justice, and community-based alternatives to incarceration. Through case studies and evaluations of rehabilitation programs, students gain a critical understanding of the challenges and opportunities in reducing recidivism and promoting successful reintegration into society.
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Community Based Corrections A TextReader 1st edition by Shannon M. Barton-Bellessa
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Chapter 1: The Ethics of Community-Based Sanctions
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Q1) _______________ was an alternative to incarceration that was usually only used with offenders who had committed petty crimes.If the offender violated the terms of this agreement, the binding was claimed by the state, and the offender might then face incarceration or some other form of punishment-often including physical sanctions.
A) benefit of clergy
B) judicial reprieve
C) sanctuary
D) recognizance
Answer: D
Q2) Based upon his review of both the proportionality of sanctions and the intrusiveness into the daily lives of individuals, Andrew von Hirsch devised what he termed the _______________.It is within this framework that he argued we should consider both custodial and noncustodial sanctions.
A) utilitarian
B) punishment
C) panopticon
D) acceptable penal content
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: What Influences Offenders' Willingness to Serve
Alternative Sanctions?
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Q1) Although they vary widely, common features of _______________ include a non-adversarial approach to integrating substance abuse treatment with criminal justice case processing.The focus is on early identification of eligible substance abusers and prompt placement in treatment, combined with frequent drug testing.
A) mental health courts
B) drug courts
C) reentry courts
D) civil courts
Answer: B
Q2) The term _______________ refers to the study of the role of the law as a therapeutic agent.It essentially focuses on the law's impact on emotional life and on psychological well-being.In this regard, it focuses on the human, emotional, and psychological side of law and the legal process.
A) diversion
B) therapeutic jurisprudence
C) collective efficacy
D) pretrial supervision
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: When the Policy Becomes the Problem
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Q1) According to Latimer, Dowden, and Muise, their research results indicated that
A) victims who participated in restorative justice programs were more satisfied with the process than those having their cases processed through the traditional court system
B) offenders also appeared to be more satisfied than their counterparts
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
Answer: C
Q2) _______________ is a process by which offenders are held partially or fully accountable for the financial losses suffered by the victims of their crimes.It is typically ordered for property crimes or crimes where something of value was stolen or procured, such as with fraud, forgery, or theft.These types of payments may also be used to reimburse victims of violent crime for expenses related to their physical and mental health recovery.
A) Community service
B) Monetary restitution
C) Direct service to victims
D) Family group conferences
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: The Impact of Gender and Race-Ethnicity in the
Pretrial Release Process
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Q1) The principle of effective correctional intervention, ______________, means that the program director and treatment staff are professionally trained and have previous experience working in offender treatment programs.Staff selection is based on their holding beliefs supportive of rehabilitation and relationship styles and therapeutic skill factors typical of effective therapies.
A) organizational culture
B) program implementation/maintenance
C) management/staff characteristics
D) client risk/need practices
Q2) According to your textbook authors, Latessa, Cullen, and Gendreau (2002) noted that the lack of focus on treatment is often guided by what they referred to as "_______________."
A) penal insanity
B) correctional quackery
C) correctional fraud
D) penal charlatanism
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Chapter 5: State Administration of Drug Courts
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Q1) _______________ simply ensures that the instrument is actually measuring what researchers believe that it is measuring.
A) Reliability
B) Validity
C) Face validity
D) Inter-rater reliability
Q2) The assertive community treatment case management is an intensive case management model with low caseloads and frequent, community-based contact with clients.The model is grounded in a multidisciplinary team approach where all team members share the caseload and work together to provide proactive services, assertive outreach, and strong advocacy to clients.
A) broker/generalist case management
B) strengths-based perspective case management
C) assertive community treatment case management
D) clinical/rehabilitation case management
Q3) In the federal probation system, the contents of the PSI are disclosed to:
A) the defendant
B) the defendant's legal counsel
C) the prosecuting attorney
D) All of the above
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Chapter 6: Restorative Practices in Instituttional Settings
and at Release
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Q1) While administrators will be more removed from the rank-and-file probation officer staff, ________________ is/are thought to offset concerns related to this type of administration.
A) the uniformity of services
B) elimination of widespread disparity in supervision
C) the improved integration of services with other social service agencies
D) All of the above
Q2) _______________, a Boston bootmaker, is often recognized as the father of modern probation.
A) John Augustus
B) Jeremy Bentham
C) Emile Durkheim
D) August Comte
Q3) According to your textbook authors, _______________ tends to exacerbate the underlying causes of criminal behavior.
A) prisonization
B) technical violations
C) reintegration
D) privatization
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Chapter 7: The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices
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Q1) According to Duwe and Kerschner, boot camps can, in theory, reduce prison bed space needs in the following way(s):
A) offering program graduates a reduction in time served
B) decreasing the amount of time offenders spend in prison following release
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
Answer: C
Q2) _______________ are programs that are designed to equip offenders with the opportunity to seek employment and/or maintain employment, while also engaging in educational or vocational training, as well as other treatment services that might be available at the facility.These programs are often used in replacement of jail sentences.These programs most often provide day and night supervision, job referral services, and counseling for residents.
A) Halfway houses
B) Community residential treatment centers
C) Restitution centers
D) Work release programs
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Chapter 8: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Thinking for a Change
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Q1) _______________ are treatment facilities where offenders are required to report, usually on a daily basis.These facilities tend to offer a variety of services, including drug counseling, vocational assistance, life skills development, employment assistance, and so forth.
A) Global positioning system (GPS)
B) Home detention
C) Day reporting centers
D) Drug testing
Q2) _______________ states that crime occurs when there is an intersection in time and space of a motivated offender, an attractive target, and a lack of capable guardianship.People's daily routine activities affect the likelihood they will be an attractive target and will encounter an offender in a situation where no effective guardianship is present.
A) Deterrence theory
B) Strain theory
C) Routine activities theory
D) Differential association
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Chapter 9: Offender Coercion in Treatment: A
Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness
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Q1) According to Schlager and Robbins, until recently, little was written about the phenomenon known as offender reentry. Practitioners and scholars are just beginning to understand and recognize the nature and complex
Array of issues that affect _______________.
A) the offender
B) the offenders' families
C) the offenders' community to which s/he returns
D) All of the above
Q2) Alexander Maconochie created a _______________ in which "marks" would be provided to the convict for each day of successful toil.
A) ticket-of-leave
B) banishment
C) mark system
D) chain gang
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Q1) _______________ includes inadequate nurturing or affection, allowing the child to engage in inappropriate or illegal behavior such as drug or alcohol use, as well as ignoring a child's basic emotional needs.
A) Physical neglect
B) Emotional neglect
C) Educational neglect
D) Verbal neglect
Q2) During the _______________ stage of the juvenile process, the probation officer screens youth who are referred to the court and conducts a preliminary investigation, which includes an interview where the probation officer will advise the youthful offender of their rights.If the parents or legal guardians have not yet been notified of the juvenile's status, the probation agency will inform them and will ensure that they are advised of their legal options and their right to secure an attorney.
A) intake
B) investigation
C) supervision
D) All of the above
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Chapter 11: Can 14,737 Women Be Wrong?
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Q1) _______________ refers to significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period.
A) Generalized anxiety disorder
B) Mental retardation
C) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
D) Psychopathy
Q2) _______________is characterized by excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities.
A) Generalized anxiety disorder
B) Mental retardation
C) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
D) Psychopathy
Q3) The term _______________ refers to sexual activity with a prepubescent child (generally age 13 and younger).
A) opportunistic
B) power assertive
C) pedophilia
D) containment
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