What commonalities exist among the corporate disasters identified in this chapter? Are there some types of wrongdoing that are more problematic than others? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


Many of the corporate disasters included the same accounting agency, Arthur Andersen, along with many executives making millions off of others. Answers will vary.

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For sex offenders, ______ is a primary concern because most treatment programs hinge upon an offender's admission and willingness to agree that his or her behaviors are a problem

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is a less formal count conducted at program and work assignments by the staff responsible for supervising inmates?

a. census count b. stand-up count c. random count d. regular count

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European houses of corrections reached their peak during an era of ______.

A. mercantilism B. capitalism C. communism D. industrialism

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When a witness is certain of the identification of a suspect after a suggestive identification procedure, the court will be concerned with the reliability of the identification because:

A. the witness retains in his or her memory the image of the suggestive photo or lineup rather than that of the person actually seen, thus causing irreparable misidentification. B. the witness's identification is based on the suggestive procedure. C. a suggestive procedure makes a witness's identification unreliable regardless of whether a witness is certain of the identification. D. the suggestiveness of the procedure overbears the witness's willpower.

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