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Practice Quiz: Chapter 13
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 13
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A characteristic that is associated with an increased likelihood of criminal behaviour that is changeable is called a ________, whereas a characteristic that is associated with an increased likelihood of criminal behaviour that is permanent or very difficult to change is called a ________.
a) protective factor; dynamic risk factor
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b) dynamic risk factor; static risk factor
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c) static risk factor; protective factor
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d) protective factor; static risk factor
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e) static risk factor; dynamic risk factor
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What is the most flexible and least structured of all the different risk assessment methods?
a) Anamnestic
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b) Structured professional judgment
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c) Actuarial
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d) Unstructured professional judgment
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e) Adjusted-actuarial approach
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What is the risk assessment method that centres around identifying the offender's offence cycle?
a) Anamnestic
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b) Structured professional judgment
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c) Actuarial
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d) Unstructured professional judgment
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e) Adjusted-actuarial approach
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Which debate looks at whether human discretion should be allowed to influence decisions about risk or whether discretion should be eliminated in favour of using a fixed and explicit set of predetermined rules to arrive at the final decision?
a) Judgment versus number debate
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b) Qualitative versus quantitative debate
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c) Art versus science debate
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d) Experts versus instruments debate
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e) Clinical versus actuarial debate
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Which of the following is NOT a principle of offender treatment identified by the RNR model?
a) Reinforcement principle
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b) General responsivity principle
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c) Risk principle
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d) Need principle
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e) Specific responsivity principle
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During his prison sentence, Sonny was assessed and it was determined that his alcohol use was a significant contributing factor to his criminal behaviour. As a result, he was put into a treatment program to address his drinking problem. Which RNR principle best reflects the decision of officials to treat his problem drinking?
a) Reinforcement
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b) General responsivity
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c) Risk
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d) Need
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e) Specific responsivity
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According to proponents of the good lives model (GLM), what is the major advantage this offender treatment approach offers over the RNR model?
a) It is significantly more effective at reducing re-offending.
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b) It is better established and has a longer track record of success.
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c) Offenders are more likely to be motivated to engage in therapy.
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d) It is significantly more cost effective to deliver.
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e) It focuses on prescribing healthy doses of medications.
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Cognitive-behavioural therapy typically consists of cognitive restructuring, which works to ________, and/or cognitive skills development, which works to ________.
a) improve basic reading and writing; improve employment skills
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b) develop a better self-image; display a positive self-image in public
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c) improve verbal IQ; improve performance motor skills
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d) find new peer relationships; develop new recreational interests
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e) change faulty thought content; change faulty decision-making processes
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A treatment that is not being administered the way it was designed and intended to be administered is said to lack which of the following?
a) Treatment authenticity
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b) Treatment integrity
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c) Treatment purity
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d) Treatment validity
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e) Treatment efficacy
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Which term refers to a program for assessing and officially approving offender treatment programs that incorporate best practices?
a) Program audit
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b) Therapeutic licensing program
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c) Program accreditation
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d) Therapeutic certification program
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e) Red seal program
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