American Corrections 11th Edition by Todd R. Clear - Test Bank

,True / False

1. Conservatives and liberals tend to share the same ideas about how to deal with crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Key Issues in Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.05 - Discuss what we can learn from the “great experiment in social
control.”
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

2. The rate of incarceration in the United States is one of the lowest in the world.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Purpose of Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.01 - Describe the range of purposes served by the corrections system.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

3. The nonprofessional staff that works within the prison system normally possesses a college education.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Key Issues in Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.05 - Discuss what we can learn from the “great experiment in social
control.”
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

4. Although the increase in prison populations receives the most publicity, a greater proportion of correctional growth has
occurred in probation and parole.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Purpose of Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIV ACOR.CLEA.16.01.03 - Name the various components of the corrections system today and
ES: describe their functions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

5. The organizational turf of criminal justice agencies is very clear because there is no blurring around the edges regarding
the responsibility for different types of actions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

,6. Corrections consists of subunits, each with its own function and responsibilities. Some examples are probation offices,
halfway houses, and prisons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIV ACOR.CLEA.16.01.03 - Name the various components of the corrections system today and
ES: describe their functions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

7. People who undertake careers in corrections do so because they find the field an excellent place to express their most
cherished values.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Key Issues in Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.04 - Identify at least five key issues facing corrections today.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

8. Correctional practices and processes all affect one another because offenders pass through in a kind of assembly line
with return loops.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

9. Large corrections systems damage families and communities, and increase racial inequality.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Key Issues in Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.05 - Discuss what we can learn from the “great experiment in social
control.”
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

10. Corrections has one clear primary goal: rehabilitation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Purpose of Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.01 - Describe the range of purposes served by the corrections system.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

11. From the earliest accounts of humankind, punishment has been used as one means of social control.
a. True

, b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Purpose of Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.01 - Describe the range of purposes served by the corrections system.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

12. The central purpose of corrections is to rehabilitate the offender.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Purpose of Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.01 - Describe the range of purposes served by the corrections system.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

13. Corrections has a non-reciprocal relationship with its environment (i.e., society).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACOR.CLEA.16.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

14. Most of the correctional sentences carried out in the U.S. happen at the state and local level.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Corrections System Today
LEARNING OBJECTIV ACOR.CLEA.16.01.03 - Name the various components of the corrections system today and
ES: describe their functions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

15. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania now houses more prisoners than any other state in the country.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Purpose of Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIV ACOR.CLEA.16.01.03 - Name the various components of the corrections system today and
ES: describe their functions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

16. The growth in the corrections system has resulted mostly from deliberate policies that have increased the severity of
sentences.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Key Issues in Corrections