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American Corrections 11th Edition by Todd R. Clear- Test Bank Chapter (1 to 22)
,Content: _
Chapter_1_The_Corrections_System
Chapter_2_The_Early_History_of_Correctional_Thought_and_Practice
Chapter_3_The_History_of_Corrections_in_America
Chapter_4_The_Punishment_of_Offenders
Chapter_5_The_Law_of_Corrections
Chapter_6_The_Correctional_Client
Chapter_7_Jails_Detention_and_Short_Term_Incarceration
Chapter_8_Probation
Chapter_9_Intermediate_Sanctions_and_Community_Corrections
Chapter_10_Incarceration
Chapter_11_The_Prison_Experience
Chapter_12_Incarceration_of_Women
Chapter_13_Institutional_Management
Chapter_14_Institutional_Programs
Chapter_15_Release_from_Incarceration
Chapter_16_Making_It_Supervision_in_the_Community
Chapter_17_Corrections_for_Juveniles
Chapter_18_Incarceration_Trends
Chapter_19_Race_Ethnicity_and_Corrections
Chapter_20_The_Death_Penalty
Chapter_21_Community_Justice
Chapter_22_American_Corrections_Looking_Forward
,Chapter_1_The_Corrections_System
True / False
1. Conservatives and liberals tend to share the same ideas about how to deal with crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Key Issues in Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.05 - Discuss what we can learn from the “great
experiment in social control.”
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. The rate of incarceration in the United States is one of the lowest in the world.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Purpose of Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.01 - Describe the range of purposes served by the
corrections system.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
3. The nonprofessional staff that works within the prison system normally possesses a college education.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Key Issues in Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.05 - Discuss what we can learn from the “great
experiment in social control.”
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. Although the increase in prison populations receives the most publicity, a greater proportion of
correctional growth has occurred in probation and parole.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Purpose of Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.03 - Name the various components of the corrections
system today and describe their functions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
, 5. The organizational turf of criminal justice agencies is very clear because there is no blurring around the
edges regarding the responsibility for different types of actions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it
is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
6. Corrections consists of subunits, each with its own function and responsibilities. Some examples are
probation offices, halfway houses, and prisons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.03 - Name the various components of the corrections
system today and describe their functions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
7. People who undertake careers in corrections do so because they find the field an excellent place to
express their most cherished values.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Key Issues in Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.04 - Identify at least five key issues facing corrections
today.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
8. Correctional practices and processes all affect one another because offenders pass through in a kind of
assembly line with return loops.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it
is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
9. Large corrections systems damage families and communities, and increase racial inequality.
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