Correction Class- Criminal Justice Class

Name:________________

CJA 2600-001

Homework #5

__________ 1. Which of the following was NOT discussed specifically as an alternative to incarceration?

A. Public shaming

B. Electronic monitoring

C. Domestic violence courts

D. Drug courts

__________ 2. Which of the following is NOT an advantage for using alternative forms of punishment in place of incarceration?

A. Cost efficiency

B. Incapacitation

C. Rehabilitation

D. Efficiency of the system

__________ 3. According to Petersilia’s chapter “How We Help” there are plenty of prison education programs, inmates simply are not motivated to participate in them.

A. True

B. False

__________ 4. According to Petersilia’s chapter “How We Help” what percentage of inmates in federal prisons participate in vocational training?

A. 10%

B. 17%

C. 29%

D. 45%

__________ 5. According to Petersilia’s chapter “How We Help” the very effective Day Reporting Center was started in what U.S. city?

A. Chicago

B. Dallas

C. Las Angeles

D. New York

__________ 6. According to Petersilia’s chapter “How We Hinder” does the state of Tennessee deny welfare benefits to individuals convicted of drug felonies?

A. Yes, they deny welfare benefits entirely for life.

B. They only partially deny benefits.

C. Benefits are conditioned based on drug treatment participation.

D. No, they do not deny welfare benefits to drug offenders.

__________ 7. According to Petersilia’s chapter “How We Hinder”, the types of jobs that most states prohibit ex-offenders from working include which of the following?

A. Child care

B. Education

C. Vulnerable populations

D. All of the above

__________ 8. According to Petersilia’s chapter “How We Hinder” which of the following best describes Tennessee’s limitations on offenders’ voting rights?

A. Current and former prisoners, parolees, and probationers cannot vote.

B. Current prisoners, parolees, and probationers cannot vote.

C. Only current prisoners cannot vote.

D. No felony disenfranchisement, everyone can vote.

__________ 9. Braithwaite and Drahos argue that naming and public shaming is an effective deterrent for crimes committed by the POWERLESS?

A. True

B. False

__________ 10. Braithwaite and Drahos argue that naming and public shaming is an effective deterrent for crimes committed by the POWERFUL?

A. True

B. False

__________ 11. In the articles discussed in class, which program was found to statistically reduce rates of recidivism?

A. Electronic monitoring

B. Drug courts

C. Intensive supervision

__________ 12. Did Finn and Muirhead-Steves find that electronic monitoring affected the likelihood of re-offending or returning to prison?

A. Those on electronic monitoring committed more crimes than traditional probationers/parolees.

B. Those on electronic monitoring committed fewer crimes than traditional probationers/parolees.

C. Electronic monitoring had no effect on the likelihood of recidivism.

__________ 13. The financial burden of installing and surveying the electronic monitor is paid by whom?

A. The taxpayer

B. The courts

C. The supervising probation or parole office

D. The individual offender

__________ 14. Finn and Muirhead-Steves found that those sex offenders that were put on the monitor were more likely to re-offend than other offenders put on the monitor.

A. True

B. False

__________ 15. The study on Wyoming drug courts found that this program reduced the number of drug arrests from one year before the program to one year after.

A. True

B. False

__________ 16. Which of the following is NOT a key feature of drug courts?

• Vocational training

• Judicial oversight

• Frequent and random drug tests

• Intensive substance abuse treatment

__________ 17. What year was the first drug court established?

A. 1979

B. 1989

C. 2000

D. 2009

__________ 18. Intensive supervision was found to be more cost efficient than regular probation or parole.

A. True

B. False

__________ 19. Intensive supervision led to more technical violations than traditional probation or parole.

A. True

B. False

__________ 20. Intensive supervision led to more new offenses than traditional probation or parole.

A. True

B. False

Assigned: April 14

Due: April 17