In psychosocial assessment, the risk principle refers to:
A. The overall rating of public safety as a function of the proportion of the population incarcerated.
B. An offender’s probability of reoffending.
C. A counselor’s formal and informal assessment of the level of risk an offender poses to the institution.
D. The developmental stage that an offender finds himself or herself in.
B. An offender’s probability of reoffending.
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Which of the following statements in regard to human resources in the Department of Corrections is false?
A) Paying front line counselors salaries that are competitive with the local markets is sufficient to ensure long-term retention. B) Even with prior experience in substance abuse counseling, many individuals who come to work as counselors in prison-based treatment programs are unprepared C) Counselors are closely monitored to ensure that they do not become overly familiar with the inmates D) Counselors are constantly being "tested" by inmates, causing them to struggle with establishing personal boundaries of interaction E) All of the above statements are true
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed in
a. 1965. b. 1972. c. 1984. d. 1989.
?In the 1970s, New Mexico Judge ___________ advocated and pushed for the creation of an electronic monitoring device to track pretrial detainees.
a. Dexter Hamlin
b. Joe Shapiro
c. Frank Shepard
d. Jack Love
Approximately ________ percent of all prison inmates will eventually be released from prison.
A. 66 B. 74 C. 93 D. 86