Corrections Exam #1 Study Guide
1/
25
,1. What Country has the highest incarceration rate in the world?
ANSWER The United States=
2.3 million (750 per 100,000)
2. What is cultivation theory?
ANSWER Suggests it's not violence in the media, but the repeated and cumulative exposure to violence
that creates a sense of insecurity and leads to a widespread panic about violent crime.
3. What is cultivation theory also known as?
ANSWER Mean World Syndrome
4. To be considered of high quality, what are some key factors to be considered
in evidence based practices?
ANSWER *Bivariate and multivariate statistical test
*Sample can be generalized to a larger population
*Adequate sample size for each group
2/
25
, *Treatment group and an equivalent comparison group
*Significant ditterence between treatment and control groups
*Valid and reliable measuring instrument
5. Differentiate between community corrections and institutional corrections.
ANSWER -
*Community corrections programs depend on correctional resources available in the community to assist the ottender
in seeking help and abiding by certain conditions.
*Institutional corrections house ottenders in an institutional environment, apart from their community, friends, and
family.
6. The question "Does it work?" identifies on part of EBP and a concern with
"Applying the " identifies the other part.
ANSWER Techniques
7. What are some explanations why Latinos and African Americans are dispro-
3/
25
1/
25
,1. What Country has the highest incarceration rate in the world?
ANSWER The United States=
2.3 million (750 per 100,000)
2. What is cultivation theory?
ANSWER Suggests it's not violence in the media, but the repeated and cumulative exposure to violence
that creates a sense of insecurity and leads to a widespread panic about violent crime.
3. What is cultivation theory also known as?
ANSWER Mean World Syndrome
4. To be considered of high quality, what are some key factors to be considered
in evidence based practices?
ANSWER *Bivariate and multivariate statistical test
*Sample can be generalized to a larger population
*Adequate sample size for each group
2/
25
, *Treatment group and an equivalent comparison group
*Significant ditterence between treatment and control groups
*Valid and reliable measuring instrument
5. Differentiate between community corrections and institutional corrections.
ANSWER -
*Community corrections programs depend on correctional resources available in the community to assist the ottender
in seeking help and abiding by certain conditions.
*Institutional corrections house ottenders in an institutional environment, apart from their community, friends, and
family.
6. The question "Does it work?" identifies on part of EBP and a concern with
"Applying the " identifies the other part.
ANSWER Techniques
7. What are some explanations why Latinos and African Americans are dispro-
3/
25
