CJ 220 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
a) enhanced public safety - CORRECT ANSWERS Correctional treatment leads to lower
rates of recidivism, resulting in
a) enhanced public safety
b) the fulfillment of a moral obligation
c) increased social justice
a) to protect society - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the primary mission of corrections?
a) to protect society
b) to punish offenders
c) to engage in behavior modification of offenders
d) teachers - CORRECT ANSWERS What type of professional constitutes the largest group
of treatment personnel in prisons?
a) social workers
b) psychiatrists
c) chaplains
d) teachers
c) therapeutic communities - CORRECT ANSWERS Which type of program focuses on
helping offenders change the thoughts, beliefs, and actions that create the potential for criminal
behavior and contribute to actual criminal activity?
a) anger management
b) cognitive behavioral intervention
c) therapeutic communities
,d) gradualism
b) return the offender to society as a responsible and productive citizen - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is the primary objective of the reintegration model?
a) reduce offender recidivism
b) return the offender to society as a responsible and productive citizen
c) reunite offenders with their families
d) reintegrate offenders into their home communities
True - CORRECT ANSWERS T/F The basic reason for treatment and specialized programs in
corrections is the protection of society
True - CORRECT ANSWERS T/F A jail is a local secure facility designed to house offenders,
usually for one year or less
True - CORRECT ANSWERS T/F Jails house both convicted and unconvicted persons
False - CORRECT ANSWERS t/f Overcrowding in jails is decreasing due to the increased
problems of overcrowding in prisons
a) an inmate who is allowed to live at home during the week but must report to jail to serve his
or her sentence on weekend - CORRECT ANSWERS A weekender is
a) an inmate who is allowed to live at home during the week but must report to jail to serve his
or her sentence on weekend
b) an inmate jailed for habitual weekend offenses
c) an inmate jailed for what are termed "weekend offenses," such as public drunkenness or
simple assault
d) a county correctional officer who works the weekend shift
, a) inmate supervision - CORRECT ANSWERS A major difference between traditional jails
and new-generation jails is
a) inmate supervision
b) inmate demographics
c) staff training
d) service
a) supermax prison - CORRECT ANSWERS Which type of correctional facility is most
expensive to construct and operate?
a) supermax prison
b) a maximum-security prison
c) a medium-security prison
d) a minimum-security prison supervision
b) Atlanta - CORRECT ANSWERS Which of the following is not one of the "Big Four" prison
system?
a) Cook County
b) Atlanta
c) New York City
d) Philadelphia
True - CORRECT ANSWERS t/f Adult male offenders comprise the vast majority of state
prison inmates
True - CORRECT ANSWERS t/f The early large industrial prisons were designed to take
advantage of cheap prison labor
ANSWERS
a) enhanced public safety - CORRECT ANSWERS Correctional treatment leads to lower
rates of recidivism, resulting in
a) enhanced public safety
b) the fulfillment of a moral obligation
c) increased social justice
a) to protect society - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the primary mission of corrections?
a) to protect society
b) to punish offenders
c) to engage in behavior modification of offenders
d) teachers - CORRECT ANSWERS What type of professional constitutes the largest group
of treatment personnel in prisons?
a) social workers
b) psychiatrists
c) chaplains
d) teachers
c) therapeutic communities - CORRECT ANSWERS Which type of program focuses on
helping offenders change the thoughts, beliefs, and actions that create the potential for criminal
behavior and contribute to actual criminal activity?
a) anger management
b) cognitive behavioral intervention
c) therapeutic communities
,d) gradualism
b) return the offender to society as a responsible and productive citizen - CORRECT
ANSWERS What is the primary objective of the reintegration model?
a) reduce offender recidivism
b) return the offender to society as a responsible and productive citizen
c) reunite offenders with their families
d) reintegrate offenders into their home communities
True - CORRECT ANSWERS T/F The basic reason for treatment and specialized programs in
corrections is the protection of society
True - CORRECT ANSWERS T/F A jail is a local secure facility designed to house offenders,
usually for one year or less
True - CORRECT ANSWERS T/F Jails house both convicted and unconvicted persons
False - CORRECT ANSWERS t/f Overcrowding in jails is decreasing due to the increased
problems of overcrowding in prisons
a) an inmate who is allowed to live at home during the week but must report to jail to serve his
or her sentence on weekend - CORRECT ANSWERS A weekender is
a) an inmate who is allowed to live at home during the week but must report to jail to serve his
or her sentence on weekend
b) an inmate jailed for habitual weekend offenses
c) an inmate jailed for what are termed "weekend offenses," such as public drunkenness or
simple assault
d) a county correctional officer who works the weekend shift
, a) inmate supervision - CORRECT ANSWERS A major difference between traditional jails
and new-generation jails is
a) inmate supervision
b) inmate demographics
c) staff training
d) service
a) supermax prison - CORRECT ANSWERS Which type of correctional facility is most
expensive to construct and operate?
a) supermax prison
b) a maximum-security prison
c) a medium-security prison
d) a minimum-security prison supervision
b) Atlanta - CORRECT ANSWERS Which of the following is not one of the "Big Four" prison
system?
a) Cook County
b) Atlanta
c) New York City
d) Philadelphia
True - CORRECT ANSWERS t/f Adult male offenders comprise the vast majority of state
prison inmates
True - CORRECT ANSWERS t/f The early large industrial prisons were designed to take
advantage of cheap prison labor
