Introduction to Corrections Chapter 1 comprehensive Questions and Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version

Introduction to Corrections Chapter 1 comprehensive Questions
and Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version

Question 1.
Corrections serves which function for accused and convicted individuals: A. Management B.
Punishment C. Supervision D. Treatment E. All of the Above
Correct Answer: E. All of the above

Question 2.
According to Durkheim, rituals of punishment function to: A. Reaffirm the justness of social
norms B. Reduce solidarity C. Inhibit the formation of close social bonds D. Undermine
social norms
Correct Answer: A. Reaffirm the justness of social norms

Question 3.
The earliest known written code of punishment was: A. British Common Law B. Early Roman
Code C. The Civil Code D. The Code of Hammurabi
Correct Answer: D. The code of Hammurabi

Question 4.
Beccaria advocates that a system of punishment should include: A. Proportional punishment
B. Certain punishment C. Swift punishment D. Make a lasting impression E. All of the Above
Correct Answer: E. All of the above

Question 5.
___________ believed that human action was often evoked by circumstances beyond their
control. A. Garofalo B. Bentham C. Beccaria D. Hammurabi
Correct Answer: A. Garofalo

Question 6.
Bentham's philosophy of social control rests on the principle of _________. A. retribution B.
restitution C. utility D. torture
Correct Answer: C. utility

Question 7.
The enlightenment concept of human nature sees individuals as all of the following except:
A. possessing free will B. constrained in their choices C. Hedonistic D. Rational
Correct Answer: B. Constrained in their choices

, Question 8.
The notion of legal responsibility was called into question by _________ A. the classical
school B. positivism C. the deterrence doctrine D. all of the above
Correct Answer: B. Positivism

Question 9.
The _________ model finds its roots in the medical model A. Incapacitation B. retribution C.
rehabilitation D. Deterrence
Correct Answer: C. Rehabilitation

Question 10.
Under Garofalo's sentencing guidelines, the ______ criminal would be subjected to
transportation to a penal colony. A. Impulsive B. Endemic C. Extreme D. Mentally ill
Correct Answer: A. Impulsive

Question 11.
Which of the following is the most recently identified objective of the practice of punishment?
A. Rehabilitation B. Retribution C. Incapacitation D. Deterrence E. Reintegration
Correct Answer: E. Reintegration

Question 12.
Nationwide, following release, approximately 33% of former prisoners reoffend within: A.
The first year B. The third year C. The first 6 months D. The second year
Correct Answer: C. The first 6 months

Question 13.
The effect of punishment on future behavior depends on: A. Swiftness B. Severity C.
Certainty D. All of the above
Correct Answer: D. All of the above

Question 14.
General deterrence focuses on the prevention of criminal behavior in: A. The individual
prisoner B. The public as a whole C. The prison population D. None of the above
Correct Answer: B. The public as a whole

Question 15.
Which perspective on punishment assumes that individuals can be transformed through
effective programming? A. Retribution B. Reintegration C. Deterrence D. Incapacitation
Correct Answer: B. Reintegration