Chapter_22_American_Corrections_Looking_Forward

Chapter_22_American_Corrections_Looking_Forward

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. More African American men attend colleges and universities than are behind bars.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.22.01 – Understand how the philosophy of the U.S. corrections system has changed over the years and what effects such changes have had.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

2. Corrections has a clear mission in the process of handling offenders and the overall goal of their individual agencies.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.22.01 – Understand how the philosophy of the U.S. corrections system has changed over the years and what effects such changes have had.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

3. The philosophy of the U.S. corrections system has remained static over the years.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.22.01 – Understand how the philosophy of the U.S. corrections system has changed over the years and what effects such changes have had.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

4. The short-term history of corrections seems dominated by fads.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.22.01 – Understand how the philosophy of the U.S. corrections system has changed over the years and what effects such changes have had.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

5. Jails, prisons, probation, and parole all struggle to work effectively together.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	Five Correctional Dilemmas
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.22.02 – Know the major dilemmas facing the corrections system and how they might be resolved.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

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