Corrections in Canada FINAL EXAM
REVIEW-Graded A
Corrections involves all of the structures, legislations and policies, practices and
programs delivered.(true or false) - ANS-true
Where can the practice of Corrections occur?
1.Corrections Institution
2.Community
3.1 and 2
4.none of the above - ANS-3. 1 & 2
Select the appropriate definition for absolute discharge(adult sentence)
1. a type of punishment that allows offenders to serve their sentence in the community,
bound by specific conditions as outlined by the court
2. court chooses to put off or suspend imposing the possible jail sentence and release
the offender on probation. The offender remains out of custody and is required to abide
by conditions
3. there is a finding of guilt. No conviction is registered and no conditions are imposed -
ANS-3. there is a finding of guilt. No conviction is registered and no conditions are
imposed
Early punishment of criminal behavior in Canada (1600 to 1800) included; flogging,
incarceration and public execution(true or false) - ANS-false, it included:
1. FLOGGING
2. BRANDING
3. MUTILATION
4. PUBLIC HUMILIATION
5. PUBLIC EXECUTION
Mutilation included using a belt to inflict pain(true or false) - ANS-false
Jail or Confinement was used to control not only the offender, but what they did and
who they were(true or false) - ANS-true
Select the appropriate description -Panopticon:
1. Complete isolation - encourage reflection and remorse - prohibited from speaking
2. Multi-tiered - tower in the center - supervised at all times
3. Eat and work together - isolated at night - total silence - ANS-2. Multi-tiered - tower in
the center - supervised at all times
,Select the appropriate description - Auburn:
1. Complete isolation - encourage reflection and remorse - prohibited from speaking
2. Multi-tiered - tower in the center - supervised at all times
3. Eat and work together - isolated at night - total silence - ANS-3. Eat and work
together - isolated at night - total silence
Select the appropriate description - Pennsylvania:
1. Complete isolation - encourage reflection and remorse - prohibited from speaking
2. Multi-tiered - tower in the center - supervised at all times
3. Eat and work together - isolated at night - total silence - ANS-1. Complete isolation -
encourage reflection and remorse - prohibited from speaking
Select the appropriate definition for Punishment:
1. To influence future behavior - punished for what they have done
2. Focus on pain and suffering - protects those who have been wronged
3. Punished no more no less severely than their actions - an eye for an eye - ANS-2.
Focus on pain and suffering - protects those who have been wronged
Select the appropriate definition for Retribution:
1. To influence future behavior - punished for what they have done
2. Focus on pain and suffering - protects those who have been wronged
3. Punished no more no less severely than their actions - an eye for an eye - ANS-1. To
influence future behavior - punished for what they have done
Interventions are efforts that attempt to address the offender's behavior while taking into
account the importance of the institutional security(true or false) - ANS-false
Select the appropriate definition: Rehabilitation:
1. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime - blend
into society
2. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal
behavior
3. Focus on repairing the attitudes and behaviors of an offender to a noncriminal state. -
ANS-3. Focus on repairing the attitudes and behaviors of an offender to a noncriminal
state.
Select the appropriate definition: Reintegration: - ANS-
Select the appropriate definition: Reintegration:
1. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime - blend
into society
2. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal
behavior
3. Focus on repairing the attitudes and behaviors of an offender to a noncriminal state. -
ANS-1. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime -
blend into society
,Select the appropriate definition: Restoration:
1. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime - blend
into society
2. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal
behavior
3. Focus on repairing the attitudes and behaviors of an offender to a noncriminal state. -
ANS-2. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal
behavior
Kingston Penitentiary was opened on June 1, 1835, and worked on the "system of
Silence". The only sounds heard was the sound of a whistle(true or false) - ANS-true
Types of Supervision: Select the appropriate description of "Intermittent Supervision":
1. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station attached to the unit
2. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station within the unit
3. Linear design - reflect feature of visible and unverifiable power for security and
surveillance - provides minimal contact with offenders - ANS-3. Linear design - reflect
feature of visible and unverifiable power for security and surveillance - provides minimal
contact with offenders
Types of Supervision: Select the appropriate description of "Indirect Supervision":
1. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station attached to the unit
2. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station within the unit
3. Linear design - reflect feature of visible and unverifiable power for security and
surveillance - provides minimal contact with offenders - ANS-1. Based on podular
design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of the institution - officer
control station attached to the unit
Types of Supervision: Select the appropriate description of "Direct Supervision":
1. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station attached to the unit
2. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station within the unit
3. Linear design - reflect feature of visible and unverifiable power for security and
surveillance - provides minimal contact with offenders - ANS-2. Based on podular
design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of the institution - officer
control station within the unit
Select the appropriate definition: Dynamic Risk Factors: - ANS-
Select the appropriate definition: Static Risk Factors:
, 1. Individual characteristics that directly relate to the commission of a crime
2. Characteristics of an offender that can be changed over time
3. Characteristics of an offender that can't be changed over time - ANS-3.
Characteristics of an offender that can't be changed over time
Select the appropriate definition: Dynamic Risk Factors
1. Individual characteristics that directly relate to the commission of a crime
2. Characteristics of an offender that can be changed over time
3. Characteristics of an offender that can't be changed over time - ANS-2.
Characteristics of an offender that can be changed over time
Select the appropriate definition: Criminogenic Needs:
1. Individual characteristics that directly relate to the commission of a crime
2. Characteristics of an offender that can be changed over time
3. Characteristics of an offender that can't be changed over time - ANS-1. Individual
characteristics that directly relate to the commission of a crime
Noncriminogenic Needs are characteristics that if left unchecked may lead to pro-social
behavior(true or false) - ANS-false
Community Corrections: oversees offenders outside of jail or prison and are
administered by Correctional Officers(true or false) - ANS-false
Institutional Corrections: shared responsibility between the Federal and
Provincial/Territorial Government to provide programs that house offenders within
structured and controlled custodial settings(true or false) - ANS-true
CHAPTER 2 - ANS-
Effective communication includes:
1. Ability to interview, observe, listen
2. Ability to interview, ignore, talk
3. Ability to interview, talk, play on your phone - ANS-1. Ability to interview, observe,
listen
All written reports are treated as legal documents(true or false) - ANS-true
A worker in the field of corrections will be required to deal with problems raised by
offenders, staff, visitors and the general public(true or false) - ANS-false
Teamwork requires individuals to work uncooperatively with a variety of members(true
or false) - ANS-false
In the development of offenders, correctional workers are required to encourage,
(blank), and constructively challenge offenders:
1. Punish
REVIEW-Graded A
Corrections involves all of the structures, legislations and policies, practices and
programs delivered.(true or false) - ANS-true
Where can the practice of Corrections occur?
1.Corrections Institution
2.Community
3.1 and 2
4.none of the above - ANS-3. 1 & 2
Select the appropriate definition for absolute discharge(adult sentence)
1. a type of punishment that allows offenders to serve their sentence in the community,
bound by specific conditions as outlined by the court
2. court chooses to put off or suspend imposing the possible jail sentence and release
the offender on probation. The offender remains out of custody and is required to abide
by conditions
3. there is a finding of guilt. No conviction is registered and no conditions are imposed -
ANS-3. there is a finding of guilt. No conviction is registered and no conditions are
imposed
Early punishment of criminal behavior in Canada (1600 to 1800) included; flogging,
incarceration and public execution(true or false) - ANS-false, it included:
1. FLOGGING
2. BRANDING
3. MUTILATION
4. PUBLIC HUMILIATION
5. PUBLIC EXECUTION
Mutilation included using a belt to inflict pain(true or false) - ANS-false
Jail or Confinement was used to control not only the offender, but what they did and
who they were(true or false) - ANS-true
Select the appropriate description -Panopticon:
1. Complete isolation - encourage reflection and remorse - prohibited from speaking
2. Multi-tiered - tower in the center - supervised at all times
3. Eat and work together - isolated at night - total silence - ANS-2. Multi-tiered - tower in
the center - supervised at all times
,Select the appropriate description - Auburn:
1. Complete isolation - encourage reflection and remorse - prohibited from speaking
2. Multi-tiered - tower in the center - supervised at all times
3. Eat and work together - isolated at night - total silence - ANS-3. Eat and work
together - isolated at night - total silence
Select the appropriate description - Pennsylvania:
1. Complete isolation - encourage reflection and remorse - prohibited from speaking
2. Multi-tiered - tower in the center - supervised at all times
3. Eat and work together - isolated at night - total silence - ANS-1. Complete isolation -
encourage reflection and remorse - prohibited from speaking
Select the appropriate definition for Punishment:
1. To influence future behavior - punished for what they have done
2. Focus on pain and suffering - protects those who have been wronged
3. Punished no more no less severely than their actions - an eye for an eye - ANS-2.
Focus on pain and suffering - protects those who have been wronged
Select the appropriate definition for Retribution:
1. To influence future behavior - punished for what they have done
2. Focus on pain and suffering - protects those who have been wronged
3. Punished no more no less severely than their actions - an eye for an eye - ANS-1. To
influence future behavior - punished for what they have done
Interventions are efforts that attempt to address the offender's behavior while taking into
account the importance of the institutional security(true or false) - ANS-false
Select the appropriate definition: Rehabilitation:
1. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime - blend
into society
2. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal
behavior
3. Focus on repairing the attitudes and behaviors of an offender to a noncriminal state. -
ANS-3. Focus on repairing the attitudes and behaviors of an offender to a noncriminal
state.
Select the appropriate definition: Reintegration: - ANS-
Select the appropriate definition: Reintegration:
1. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime - blend
into society
2. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal
behavior
3. Focus on repairing the attitudes and behaviors of an offender to a noncriminal state. -
ANS-1. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime -
blend into society
,Select the appropriate definition: Restoration:
1. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime - blend
into society
2. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal
behavior
3. Focus on repairing the attitudes and behaviors of an offender to a noncriminal state. -
ANS-2. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal
behavior
Kingston Penitentiary was opened on June 1, 1835, and worked on the "system of
Silence". The only sounds heard was the sound of a whistle(true or false) - ANS-true
Types of Supervision: Select the appropriate description of "Intermittent Supervision":
1. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station attached to the unit
2. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station within the unit
3. Linear design - reflect feature of visible and unverifiable power for security and
surveillance - provides minimal contact with offenders - ANS-3. Linear design - reflect
feature of visible and unverifiable power for security and surveillance - provides minimal
contact with offenders
Types of Supervision: Select the appropriate description of "Indirect Supervision":
1. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station attached to the unit
2. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station within the unit
3. Linear design - reflect feature of visible and unverifiable power for security and
surveillance - provides minimal contact with offenders - ANS-1. Based on podular
design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of the institution - officer
control station attached to the unit
Types of Supervision: Select the appropriate description of "Direct Supervision":
1. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station attached to the unit
2. Based on podular design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of
the institution - officer control station within the unit
3. Linear design - reflect feature of visible and unverifiable power for security and
surveillance - provides minimal contact with offenders - ANS-2. Based on podular
design - keeps offender interaction to a minimum with the rest of the institution - officer
control station within the unit
Select the appropriate definition: Dynamic Risk Factors: - ANS-
Select the appropriate definition: Static Risk Factors:
, 1. Individual characteristics that directly relate to the commission of a crime
2. Characteristics of an offender that can be changed over time
3. Characteristics of an offender that can't be changed over time - ANS-3.
Characteristics of an offender that can't be changed over time
Select the appropriate definition: Dynamic Risk Factors
1. Individual characteristics that directly relate to the commission of a crime
2. Characteristics of an offender that can be changed over time
3. Characteristics of an offender that can't be changed over time - ANS-2.
Characteristics of an offender that can be changed over time
Select the appropriate definition: Criminogenic Needs:
1. Individual characteristics that directly relate to the commission of a crime
2. Characteristics of an offender that can be changed over time
3. Characteristics of an offender that can't be changed over time - ANS-1. Individual
characteristics that directly relate to the commission of a crime
Noncriminogenic Needs are characteristics that if left unchecked may lead to pro-social
behavior(true or false) - ANS-false
Community Corrections: oversees offenders outside of jail or prison and are
administered by Correctional Officers(true or false) - ANS-false
Institutional Corrections: shared responsibility between the Federal and
Provincial/Territorial Government to provide programs that house offenders within
structured and controlled custodial settings(true or false) - ANS-true
CHAPTER 2 - ANS-
Effective communication includes:
1. Ability to interview, observe, listen
2. Ability to interview, ignore, talk
3. Ability to interview, talk, play on your phone - ANS-1. Ability to interview, observe,
listen
All written reports are treated as legal documents(true or false) - ANS-true
A worker in the field of corrections will be required to deal with problems raised by
offenders, staff, visitors and the general public(true or false) - ANS-false
Teamwork requires individuals to work uncooperatively with a variety of members(true
or false) - ANS-false
In the development of offenders, correctional workers are required to encourage,
(blank), and constructively challenge offenders:
1. Punish
