TEST BANK
Corrections (Justice Series) 3rd Edition
By Leanne Alarid, Philip Reichel
LU
XE
LI
BR
AR
Y
, Table of Content
PART 1: PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS IN CONTEXT
An Evidence-Based Approach to Corrections
Why Do We Punish?
Correctional Practices from Ancient to Contemporary Times
PART 2: SENTENCING AND SANCTIONS
Sentencing
LU
Probation and Community Supervision
Jails and Pretrial Release
PART 3: PRISON AND REENTRY
XE
Managing Prisons and Prisoners
Prison Life
Special Correctional Populations
LI
Reentry Programs and Parole
PART 4: CORRECTIONAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
BR
Legal Issues in Corrections
Capital Punishment
Juvenile Corrections
AR
Revisiting Evidence-Based Practices and What Works
Y
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Corrections (Justice Series), 3e (Alarid/Reichel)
Chapter 1 An Evidence-Based Approach to Corrections
1.1 Multiple Choice
1) Which of the following is NOT one of the main decisions points for prosecutors?
A) Deciding whether to arrest a suspect.
B) Initial court screening.
C) Determining whether to charge a suspect.
D) Recommending to the judge a sentence or case disposition for convicted offenders.
LU
Answer: A
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Describe how corrections is part of the criminal justice system that is dependent on
decisions made earlier in the process by the police and the courts.
Level: Basic
XE
2) Preadjudication diversion
A) is typically offered to persons charged with their second or third felony.
B) occurs after formal sentencing.
C) allows the defendant to be supervised in the community before pleading guilty.
D) is granted by the prosecutor.
Answer: C
LI
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Describe how corrections is part of the criminal justice system that is dependent on
decisions made earlier in the process by the police and the courts.
BR
Level: Basic
3) How long does the average criminal trial last?
A) 3 to 6 hours.
B) less than a week.
C) 2-3 weeks.
AR
D) 1 month.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Describe how corrections is part of the criminal justice system that is dependent on
decisions made earlier in the process by the police and the courts.
Level: Intermediate
Y
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4) Which program type depends on correctional resources available in the community to assist
the offender in seeking help and abiding by certain conditions?
A) Community corrections.
B) Institutional corrections.
C) Local jail.
D) Fixed fines.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Compare and contrast institutional and community-based corrections.
Level: Basic
LU
5) Compared with other countries, the United States incarceration rate is
A) lower than most other countries.
B) lower than most third world countries but higher than most industrialized countries.
C) tied with other Western industrialized countries.
D) significantly higher than that for most other countries.
XE
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Explain the effect that rising incarceration rates between 1970 and 2010 had on racial
and economic disparity.
Level: Basic
LI
6) Repeated and cumulative media exposure is thought to contribute to insecurity and fear of
crime according to
A) social learning theory.
BR
B) social interaction theory.
C) cultivation theory.
D) crime control theory.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 8
Objective: Analyze the relationships among mass media, public opinion, and the making of
correctional policy.
AR
Level: Intermediate
7) Crime policy in the United States are more punitive than crime policies in other Western
countries for each of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) U.S. judges and prosecutors are career civil servants who receive special training.
B) crime policy in the United States is more decentralized.
Y
C) crime policy in the United States, even at the state level, is reliant on federal funding.
D) sentencing and release decisions in the United States are micromanaged by legislators.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 9
Objective: Analyze the relationships among mass media, public opinion, and the making of
correctional policy.
Level: Intermediate
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Corrections (Justice Series) 3rd Edition
By Leanne Alarid, Philip Reichel
LU
XE
LI
BR
AR
Y
, Table of Content
PART 1: PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS IN CONTEXT
An Evidence-Based Approach to Corrections
Why Do We Punish?
Correctional Practices from Ancient to Contemporary Times
PART 2: SENTENCING AND SANCTIONS
Sentencing
LU
Probation and Community Supervision
Jails and Pretrial Release
PART 3: PRISON AND REENTRY
XE
Managing Prisons and Prisoners
Prison Life
Special Correctional Populations
LI
Reentry Programs and Parole
PART 4: CORRECTIONAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
BR
Legal Issues in Corrections
Capital Punishment
Juvenile Corrections
AR
Revisiting Evidence-Based Practices and What Works
Y
, kiujytrfedw
Corrections (Justice Series), 3e (Alarid/Reichel)
Chapter 1 An Evidence-Based Approach to Corrections
1.1 Multiple Choice
1) Which of the following is NOT one of the main decisions points for prosecutors?
A) Deciding whether to arrest a suspect.
B) Initial court screening.
C) Determining whether to charge a suspect.
D) Recommending to the judge a sentence or case disposition for convicted offenders.
LU
Answer: A
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Describe how corrections is part of the criminal justice system that is dependent on
decisions made earlier in the process by the police and the courts.
Level: Basic
XE
2) Preadjudication diversion
A) is typically offered to persons charged with their second or third felony.
B) occurs after formal sentencing.
C) allows the defendant to be supervised in the community before pleading guilty.
D) is granted by the prosecutor.
Answer: C
LI
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Describe how corrections is part of the criminal justice system that is dependent on
decisions made earlier in the process by the police and the courts.
BR
Level: Basic
3) How long does the average criminal trial last?
A) 3 to 6 hours.
B) less than a week.
C) 2-3 weeks.
AR
D) 1 month.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Describe how corrections is part of the criminal justice system that is dependent on
decisions made earlier in the process by the police and the courts.
Level: Intermediate
Y
80
, kiujytrfedw
4) Which program type depends on correctional resources available in the community to assist
the offender in seeking help and abiding by certain conditions?
A) Community corrections.
B) Institutional corrections.
C) Local jail.
D) Fixed fines.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Compare and contrast institutional and community-based corrections.
Level: Basic
LU
5) Compared with other countries, the United States incarceration rate is
A) lower than most other countries.
B) lower than most third world countries but higher than most industrialized countries.
C) tied with other Western industrialized countries.
D) significantly higher than that for most other countries.
XE
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Explain the effect that rising incarceration rates between 1970 and 2010 had on racial
and economic disparity.
Level: Basic
LI
6) Repeated and cumulative media exposure is thought to contribute to insecurity and fear of
crime according to
A) social learning theory.
BR
B) social interaction theory.
C) cultivation theory.
D) crime control theory.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 8
Objective: Analyze the relationships among mass media, public opinion, and the making of
correctional policy.
AR
Level: Intermediate
7) Crime policy in the United States are more punitive than crime policies in other Western
countries for each of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) U.S. judges and prosecutors are career civil servants who receive special training.
B) crime policy in the United States is more decentralized.
Y
C) crime policy in the United States, even at the state level, is reliant on federal funding.
D) sentencing and release decisions in the United States are micromanaged by legislators.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 9
Objective: Analyze the relationships among mass media, public opinion, and the making of
correctional policy.
Level: Intermediate
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