TEST BANK
Corrections (Justice Series), 3rd edition
by Leanne Alarid, Philip Reichel
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, Table of content
To the Instructor
Chapter 1: An Evidence-Based Approach to Corrections
Chapter 2: Why Do We Punish?
Chapter 3: Correctional Practices from Ancient to Contemporary Times
Chapter 4: Sentencing
Chapter 5: Probation and Community Supervision
Chapter 6: Jails and Pretrial Release
Chapter 7: Managing Prisons and Prisoners
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Chapter 8: Prison Life
Chapter 9: Special Correctional Populations
Chapter 10: Reentry Programs and Parole
Chapter 11: Legal Issues in Corrections
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Chapter 12: Capital Punishment
Chapter 13: Juvenile Corrections
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Chapter 14: Revisiting Evidence-Based Practices and What Works
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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.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Describe how corrections is part of the criminal justice system that is dependent on
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decisions made earlier in the process by the police and the courts.
Level: Basic
2) Preadjudication diversion
A) is typically offered to persons charged with their second or third felony.
B) occurs after formal sentencing.
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C) allows the defendant to be supervised in the community before pleading guilty.
D) is granted by the prosecutor.
Answer: C
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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
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3) How long does the average criminal trial last?
A) 3 to 6 hours.
B) less than a week.
C) 2-3 weeks.
D) 1 month.
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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
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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
5) Compared with other countries, the United States incarceration rate is
A) lower than most other countries.
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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.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Explain the effect that rising incarceration rates between 1970 and 2010 had on racial
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and economic disparity.
Level: Basic
6) Repeated and cumulative media exposure is thought to contribute to insecurity and fear of
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crime according to
A) social learning theory.
B) social interaction theory.
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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.
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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.
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
ST
U
D
YL
AB
, Table of content
To the Instructor
Chapter 1: An Evidence-Based Approach to Corrections
Chapter 2: Why Do We Punish?
Chapter 3: Correctional Practices from Ancient to Contemporary Times
Chapter 4: Sentencing
Chapter 5: Probation and Community Supervision
Chapter 6: Jails and Pretrial Release
Chapter 7: Managing Prisons and Prisoners
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Chapter 8: Prison Life
Chapter 9: Special Correctional Populations
Chapter 10: Reentry Programs and Parole
Chapter 11: Legal Issues in Corrections
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Chapter 12: Capital Punishment
Chapter 13: Juvenile Corrections
D
Chapter 14: Revisiting Evidence-Based Practices and What Works
YL
AB
, 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.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Describe how corrections is part of the criminal justice system that is dependent on
ST
decisions made earlier in the process by the police and the courts.
Level: Basic
2) Preadjudication diversion
A) is typically offered to persons charged with their second or third felony.
B) occurs after formal sentencing.
U
C) allows the defendant to be supervised in the community before pleading guilty.
D) is granted by the prosecutor.
Answer: C
D
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
YL
3) How long does the average criminal trial last?
A) 3 to 6 hours.
B) less than a week.
C) 2-3 weeks.
D) 1 month.
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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
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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
5) Compared with other countries, the United States incarceration rate is
A) lower than most other countries.
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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.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Explain the effect that rising incarceration rates between 1970 and 2010 had on racial
U
and economic disparity.
Level: Basic
6) Repeated and cumulative media exposure is thought to contribute to insecurity and fear of
D
crime according to
A) social learning theory.
B) social interaction theory.
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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.
AB
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.
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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