Community Correction: Final Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The role of the probation officer is different depending on... - CORRECT
ANSWER legislation, agency's philosophy, & officer's belief
The two general philosophies of probation and parole agencies? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1) control
2) treatment
different role typologies of probation officers include: (3) - CORRECT ANSWER !)
the punitive officer
2) the protective officer
3) welfare officer
A ________ type of probation officer is one who would be a person who cares about the
justice involved w/ the individual succeeding - CORRECT ANSWER Coach
Research has shown that probation officers using these techniques resulted in a reduction in
recidivism. They involve things like effective reinforcement, effective use of authority, and
cognitive restructuring - CORRECT ANSWER Core correctional practices
Using a brokerage role, the probation officer is likely to connect offenders to other resources,
make referrals, and monitor compliance. (T/f) - CORRECT ANSWER True
________________ is a counseling style that elicit behavior change by using collaboration,
reflective statements, and scaling to help offenders explore their own support for change -
CORRECT ANSWER motivational interviewing
, one cognitive tool, the _________, demonstrates how it is a person's beliefs that lead to
behavior and not the situation - CORRECT ANSWER ABC Model
if thinking drives irrational behavior, changing one's thinking can change behavior. this is the
premise of cognitive restructuring...(t/f) - CORRECT ANSWER True
A research proven officer/offender interaction is known as EPICS...it includes steps of an
offender visit...these steps include (4) - CORRECT ANSWER 1) check in
2)review
3)intervention
4) rehearsals & homework
A broad correctional ideology stressing acquisition of legit skills and opportunities by
criminal offenders, and opportunities to use those skills in community settings is: -
CORRECT ANSWER reintegration
what types of offenders are often sent to a halfway house? - CORRECT
ANSWER probationer
parolee
an offender w/ substance abuse problem
Residential programs are generally considered more humane than prisons (t/f) - CORRECT
ANSWER True
Dual-diagnosed offenders suffer from: (2) - CORRECT ANSWER substance abuse and
mental illness
Lowenkamp + Latessa's analysis of community based correctional facilities found an increase
in recidivism rates of low-risk offenders and a decrease in recidivism rates of high-risk
offenders. What RNR principle is this consistent with? - CORRECT ANSWER Risk
principle
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The role of the probation officer is different depending on... - CORRECT
ANSWER legislation, agency's philosophy, & officer's belief
The two general philosophies of probation and parole agencies? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1) control
2) treatment
different role typologies of probation officers include: (3) - CORRECT ANSWER !)
the punitive officer
2) the protective officer
3) welfare officer
A ________ type of probation officer is one who would be a person who cares about the
justice involved w/ the individual succeeding - CORRECT ANSWER Coach
Research has shown that probation officers using these techniques resulted in a reduction in
recidivism. They involve things like effective reinforcement, effective use of authority, and
cognitive restructuring - CORRECT ANSWER Core correctional practices
Using a brokerage role, the probation officer is likely to connect offenders to other resources,
make referrals, and monitor compliance. (T/f) - CORRECT ANSWER True
________________ is a counseling style that elicit behavior change by using collaboration,
reflective statements, and scaling to help offenders explore their own support for change -
CORRECT ANSWER motivational interviewing
, one cognitive tool, the _________, demonstrates how it is a person's beliefs that lead to
behavior and not the situation - CORRECT ANSWER ABC Model
if thinking drives irrational behavior, changing one's thinking can change behavior. this is the
premise of cognitive restructuring...(t/f) - CORRECT ANSWER True
A research proven officer/offender interaction is known as EPICS...it includes steps of an
offender visit...these steps include (4) - CORRECT ANSWER 1) check in
2)review
3)intervention
4) rehearsals & homework
A broad correctional ideology stressing acquisition of legit skills and opportunities by
criminal offenders, and opportunities to use those skills in community settings is: -
CORRECT ANSWER reintegration
what types of offenders are often sent to a halfway house? - CORRECT
ANSWER probationer
parolee
an offender w/ substance abuse problem
Residential programs are generally considered more humane than prisons (t/f) - CORRECT
ANSWER True
Dual-diagnosed offenders suffer from: (2) - CORRECT ANSWER substance abuse and
mental illness
Lowenkamp + Latessa's analysis of community based correctional facilities found an increase
in recidivism rates of low-risk offenders and a decrease in recidivism rates of high-risk
offenders. What RNR principle is this consistent with? - CORRECT ANSWER Risk
principle
