Research on punishment ranking indicates that compared with persons having no prison experience, those persons with experience serving prison time view a jail term as less severe than a longer sentence of community supervision
a. True
b. False
a
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According to Schrink and Hamm (1989 ) and Van Voorhis (2004 ), certain standards should be set regarding effective group counseling and treatment in a correctional setting. Which of the following is not one of those standards?
A. Continuously providing correctional counselors with training B. It is necessary that correctional counselor job descriptions and mission statements are clear C. It is important that caseloads in the correctional setting be reasonably small D. Group counseling programs and counselors should feel supported by the correctional communities and administrators. E. Group counselors should all have Ph.D.s in clinical psychology or social work
There are situations wherein a police officer can electronically record telephone conversations without a warrant
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is known about the correctional population in the United States?
a. The correctional population has been consistently decreasing over the past decade with 5 million people currently under the control of the correctional system. b. The correctional population currently consists of 7 million people under correctional supervision c. The correctional population has fluctuated widely over the past decade with 21 million people currently under the control of the correctional system. d. The correctional population has decreased dramatically over the past decade and now consists of 2 million people under the control of the correctional system.
________________, initiated by the police departments, is defined as an effort at maintaining order and delivering services in a proactive relationship with the community
a. Neighborhood assisted policing b. Community policing c. Interactive neighborhood policing d. In-house neighborhood policing