Community Corrections Final Exam Questions and
Answers with 100% Correct Answers
Question 1.
The role of the probation of- ficer is different depending on...
Correct Answer: legislation, agency's philosophy, & officer's belief
Question 2.
The two general philoso- phies of probation and pa- role agencies?
Correct Answer: 1) control 2) treatment
Question 3.
different role typologies of probation officers include: (3)
Correct Answer: !) the punitive officer 2) the protective officer 3) welfare officer
Question 4.
A ________ type of probation officer is one who would be a person who cares about the
justice involved w/ the indi- vidual succeeding
Correct Answer: Coach
Question 5.
Research has shown that probation officers using these techniques resulted in a reduction
in recidi- vism. They involve things like effective reinforcement, ef- fective use of authority,
and cognitive restructuring
Correct Answer: Core correctional practices
Question 6.
Using a brokerage role, the probation officer is likely to connect offenders to oth- er
resources, make refer- rals, and monitor compli- ance. (T/f)
Correct Answer: True
Question 7.
________________ is a counsel- ing style that elicit behav- ior change by using collabo-
ration, reflective statements, and scaling to help offend- ers explore their own sup- port for
change
Correct Answer: motivational interviewing
Question 8.
one cognitive tool, the _________, demonstrates how it is a person's beliefs that lead to
behavior and not the situation
Correct Answer: ABC Model
, Question 9.
if thinking drives irrational behavior, changing one's thinking can change behav- ior. this is
the premise of cog- nitive restructuring...(t/f)
Correct Answer: True
Question 10.
A research proven officer/of- fender interaction is known as EPICS...it includes steps of an
offender visit...these steps include (4)
Correct Answer: 1) check in 2)review 3)intervention 4) rehearsals & homework
Question 11.
A broad correctional ideol- ogy stressing acquisition of legit skills and opportunities by
criminal offenders, and opportunities to use those skills in community settings is:
Correct Answer: reintegration
Question 12.
what types of offenders are often sent to a halfway house?
Correct Answer: probationer parolee an offender w/ substance abuse problem
Question 13.
Residential programs are generally considered more humane than prisons (t/f)
Correct Answer: True
Question 14.
Dual-diagnosed offenders suffer from: (2)
Correct Answer: substance abuse and mental illness
Question 15.
Lowenkamp + Latessa's analysis of community based correctional facilities found an
increase in recidi- vism rates of low-risk offend- ers and a decrease in re- cidivism rates of
high-risk of- fenders. What RNR principle is this consistent with?
Correct Answer: Risk principle
Question 16.
control
Correct Answer: philosophy that drives probation + parole agencies...focused on
public safety, surveillance, and monitoring
Question 17.
Mission Statement
Correct Answer: provides a clear understanding of what direction a probation/pa-
role agency has adopted -focusing on the control aspect of community corrections,
or fo- cused on treatment/rehabilitation
Answers with 100% Correct Answers
Question 1.
The role of the probation of- ficer is different depending on...
Correct Answer: legislation, agency's philosophy, & officer's belief
Question 2.
The two general philoso- phies of probation and pa- role agencies?
Correct Answer: 1) control 2) treatment
Question 3.
different role typologies of probation officers include: (3)
Correct Answer: !) the punitive officer 2) the protective officer 3) welfare officer
Question 4.
A ________ type of probation officer is one who would be a person who cares about the
justice involved w/ the indi- vidual succeeding
Correct Answer: Coach
Question 5.
Research has shown that probation officers using these techniques resulted in a reduction
in recidi- vism. They involve things like effective reinforcement, ef- fective use of authority,
and cognitive restructuring
Correct Answer: Core correctional practices
Question 6.
Using a brokerage role, the probation officer is likely to connect offenders to oth- er
resources, make refer- rals, and monitor compli- ance. (T/f)
Correct Answer: True
Question 7.
________________ is a counsel- ing style that elicit behav- ior change by using collabo-
ration, reflective statements, and scaling to help offend- ers explore their own sup- port for
change
Correct Answer: motivational interviewing
Question 8.
one cognitive tool, the _________, demonstrates how it is a person's beliefs that lead to
behavior and not the situation
Correct Answer: ABC Model
, Question 9.
if thinking drives irrational behavior, changing one's thinking can change behav- ior. this is
the premise of cog- nitive restructuring...(t/f)
Correct Answer: True
Question 10.
A research proven officer/of- fender interaction is known as EPICS...it includes steps of an
offender visit...these steps include (4)
Correct Answer: 1) check in 2)review 3)intervention 4) rehearsals & homework
Question 11.
A broad correctional ideol- ogy stressing acquisition of legit skills and opportunities by
criminal offenders, and opportunities to use those skills in community settings is:
Correct Answer: reintegration
Question 12.
what types of offenders are often sent to a halfway house?
Correct Answer: probationer parolee an offender w/ substance abuse problem
Question 13.
Residential programs are generally considered more humane than prisons (t/f)
Correct Answer: True
Question 14.
Dual-diagnosed offenders suffer from: (2)
Correct Answer: substance abuse and mental illness
Question 15.
Lowenkamp + Latessa's analysis of community based correctional facilities found an
increase in recidi- vism rates of low-risk offend- ers and a decrease in re- cidivism rates of
high-risk of- fenders. What RNR principle is this consistent with?
Correct Answer: Risk principle
Question 16.
control
Correct Answer: philosophy that drives probation + parole agencies...focused on
public safety, surveillance, and monitoring
Question 17.
Mission Statement
Correct Answer: provides a clear understanding of what direction a probation/pa-
role agency has adopted -focusing on the control aspect of community corrections,
or fo- cused on treatment/rehabilitation
