CORRECTION SYSTEM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. The correctional system deals with:
A. Punishment and rehabilitation of offenders
B. Business regulation
C. Medical treatment
D. School education
Answer: A
Rationale: Corrections manage offenders after conviction.
2. The main goal of corrections is to:
A. Rehabilitate offenders and protect society
B. Increase crime
C. Replace courts
D. Eliminate laws
Answer: A
Rationale: Focus is reform and public safety.
3. A prison is a place for:
A. Incarceration of convicted offenders
B. Police training
C. Court hearings
D. Business meetings
Answer: A
Rationale: Prisons confine offenders.
4. Incarceration means:
,A. Imprisonment
B. Release
C. Bail
D. Probation
Answer: A
Rationale: It is confinement in prison.
5. Probation is:
A. Supervised release in the community
B. Death penalty
C. Arrest without trial
D. Police questioning
Answer: A
Rationale: Offenders remain in community under supervision.
6. Parole refers to:
A. Early release from prison under supervision
B. Arrest
C. Trial
D. Conviction
Answer: A
Rationale: Conditional release before sentence completion.
7. The correctional system includes:
A. Prisons, probation, and parole systems
B. Schools only
C. Hospitals only
D. Courts only
Answer: A
Rationale: It includes all offender management systems.
8. Rehabilitation aims to:
, A. Change offender behavior
B. Increase punishment
C. Eliminate prisons
D. Ignore offenders
Answer: A
Rationale: Focus is reform.
9. Recidivism means:
A. Re-offending after release
B. First-time crime
C. Arrest
D. Trial
Answer: A
Rationale: Returning to criminal behavior.
10. A parole board decides:
A. Early release of prisoners
B. Arrests
C. Laws
D. Sentencing guidelines
Answer: A
Rationale: They evaluate readiness for release.
11. The correctional officer’s role is to:
A. Supervise inmates and maintain order
B. Judge cases
C. Defend suspects
D. Make laws
Answer: A
Rationale: Officers manage prison security.
12. Maximum security prisons are for:
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. The correctional system deals with:
A. Punishment and rehabilitation of offenders
B. Business regulation
C. Medical treatment
D. School education
Answer: A
Rationale: Corrections manage offenders after conviction.
2. The main goal of corrections is to:
A. Rehabilitate offenders and protect society
B. Increase crime
C. Replace courts
D. Eliminate laws
Answer: A
Rationale: Focus is reform and public safety.
3. A prison is a place for:
A. Incarceration of convicted offenders
B. Police training
C. Court hearings
D. Business meetings
Answer: A
Rationale: Prisons confine offenders.
4. Incarceration means:
,A. Imprisonment
B. Release
C. Bail
D. Probation
Answer: A
Rationale: It is confinement in prison.
5. Probation is:
A. Supervised release in the community
B. Death penalty
C. Arrest without trial
D. Police questioning
Answer: A
Rationale: Offenders remain in community under supervision.
6. Parole refers to:
A. Early release from prison under supervision
B. Arrest
C. Trial
D. Conviction
Answer: A
Rationale: Conditional release before sentence completion.
7. The correctional system includes:
A. Prisons, probation, and parole systems
B. Schools only
C. Hospitals only
D. Courts only
Answer: A
Rationale: It includes all offender management systems.
8. Rehabilitation aims to:
, A. Change offender behavior
B. Increase punishment
C. Eliminate prisons
D. Ignore offenders
Answer: A
Rationale: Focus is reform.
9. Recidivism means:
A. Re-offending after release
B. First-time crime
C. Arrest
D. Trial
Answer: A
Rationale: Returning to criminal behavior.
10. A parole board decides:
A. Early release of prisoners
B. Arrests
C. Laws
D. Sentencing guidelines
Answer: A
Rationale: They evaluate readiness for release.
11. The correctional officer’s role is to:
A. Supervise inmates and maintain order
B. Judge cases
C. Defend suspects
D. Make laws
Answer: A
Rationale: Officers manage prison security.
12. Maximum security prisons are for:
