Intro To Corrections Test 1, Introduction To
Corrections: Q&A
When all forms of correctional supervision are taken into account, what
percent of all adults in the United States are under some form of correctional
control? Correct Ans - Nearly 3%
Counting jails and prisons, approximately how many citizens are
incarcerated? Correct Ans - 2.3 Million
Systems learn, grow, and improve according to what? Correct Ans -
Feedback
Like all other government services, corrections is constantly confronted by
frequently shifting _____________ forces that further complicate administration.
Correct Ans - Social and Politcal
What is the central purpose of corrections? Correct Ans - To carry out
the criminal sentence
According to the text, corrections ideally serves which goal(s)? Correct
Ans - Both protection and punishment
According to the text, corrections can be seen as a series of processes and:
Correct Ans - Agencies
According to the authors, corrections has a(n) _______________ relationship with
its environment. Correct Ans - Reciprocal
Which of the following countries now has the highest incarceration rate in the
world? Correct Ans - The United States
According to the authors, ____________ is a method of applying scientific
knowledge to practical purposes in a particular field. Correct Ans -
Technology
, The interdependence of people in corrections makes the concept of
_____________ important to understanding their daily world. Correct Ans -
Exchange
A common concern shared by both liberal and conservative politicians is that:
Correct Ans - The cost of corrections is out of line.
Interdependence between staff and offenders is considered a(n) _____________
relationship: Correct Ans - Exchange
____________________ are public service workers who interact directly with
citizens in the course of their work, granting access to government programs
and providing services with them. Correct Ans - Street-Level
Bureaucrats
The intervention of the penitentiary occurred due in large part because of:
Correct Ans - All of these
Lex talionis embodies which of the following principles? Correct Ans -
All of the above
The Penitentiary Act was based upon core principles under which prisoners
were confined in solitary cells and labored silently in common rooms and
were subjected to: Correct Ans - Secure and sanctuary conditions
For the purpose of deterrence of future criminal acts, which principle(s) did
Cesare Beccaria believe were most valuable for carrying out punishment?
Correct Ans - Both swiftness and certainty
The term wergild focuses on which of the following? Correct Ans -
Money paid to relatives or victims of a crime
During the Enlightenment, advances in scientific thinking led to an inquisitive
attitude that emphasized all of the following ideas EXCEPT for: Correct
Ans - Intervention
____________ was a leader of correctional reform in England and the developer of
a utilitarian approach to crime and punishment. Correct Ans - Jeremy
Bentham
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