CORRECTIONS MCI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is the basic authority for establishing and operating correctional facilities? - Answer- Title 10, United States Code, Chapter 48 Name three sources of authority. - Answer- a. Title 10, United States Code, Chapter 48 b. Department of Defense Directive 1325.4 c. U.S. Navy Regulation 1990, Article 1105 State the places where prisoners can be confined. - Answer- Prisoners shall be confined only in brigs or other facilities designated as naval places of confinement by the Secretary of the Navy. State the Secretary of the Navy's policy on corrections. - Answer- Discipline is administered on a corrective basis rather than a punitive basis. Explain the major purpose of all awarded confinements. - Answer- The major purpose of all awarded confinement is the correction of the members confined. State the philosophy of naval corrections. - Answer- The philosophy of naval corrections is based on recognition that whether it is confinement or in some other form, punishment alone is seldom corrective. Explain why confinement is considered punishment. - Answer- Confinement is punishment because it denies members their liberty and separates them from their families, friends, and most normal activities. More significantly, it lowers their self respect. Item 5 Distinguish the difference between confinement for punishment and confinement as punishment. - Answer- Members are sentenced to confinement as punishment; they are not confined for punishment by any member of the brig staff, except by law and regulation. State the goals of corrections. - Answer- The goal of corrections is to restore the maximum number of prisoners to duty at the earliest time, better prepared to perform useful, offense-free service, and thus salvage the individual member. Absent restoration, prisoners shall be prepared to return to productive, offense-free civilian life as part of the naval services' obligation to the greater community-at-large. What Order is the basic directive of the Secretary of the Navy governing naval corrections? - Answer- SECNAVINST 1640.9C What must be requested if any requirement of the governing Order cannot be met? - Answer- A waiver Lis