Chapter_01_What_Is_Corrections

Chapter_01_What_Is_Corrections

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. Probation is the most frequently used form of correctional punishment in the United
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER:                            True

REFERENCES:                   American Corrections Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 – Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last 40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.

KEYWORDS:                       Bloom’s: Remember

2. Most prisoners in the United States are housed in federal correctional
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER:                            False

REFERENCES:                   The Corrections System Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 – Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last 40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.

KEYWORDS:                       Bloom’s: Remember

3. During the past few years the prison population has continued to
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER:                            False

REFERENCES:                   American Corrections Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 – Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last 40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.

KEYWORDS:                       Bloom’s: Remember

4. The United States has such a huge prison system, compared with other countries, because it has much more
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER:                            False

REFERENCES:                   American Corrections Today

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 – Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last 40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.

KEYWORDS:                       Bloom’s: Remember

5. The correctional system has no significant relationship to the outside community in which it
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER:                            False

REFERENCES:                   A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.01.02 – Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.

KEYWORDS:                       Bloom’s: Remember