Chapter 9 Practice Quiz

Provincial Corrections
. The following statement about electronic monitoring is true: ________.

. In early Canadian correctional history, places to temporarily hold arrestees were known as ________.

. In Canadian prisons, correctional officers are involved in ________.

. The origins of probation and parole are rooted in ________.

. An inmate is incarcerated and receiving meals but little else. This is known as ________.

. Inmates assessed to present a higher risk for violence and/or escape are typically assigned to higher-security custodial facilities. This best illustrates the ________ principle of the risk-need-responsivity model.

. ________ is not a standard condition on a probation order.

. ________ are considered to be contraband in correctional facilities.

. ________ is a training program that helps community corrections workers establish stronger relationships with their probationers.

. A correctional centre where the inmates' cells are constructed on the exterior walls and overlook a central courtyard or common area would describe a ________ design.

. It is common for Canadian probation officers to engage in formal partnerships with the police and patrol with police officers.

. All planned use of force, such as cell extractions, are now videotaped to provide objective evidence of the intervention.

. British Columbia, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador have introduced fine option programs, where individuals can work off their fine in a community setting.

. Some offenders on electronic monitoring express feelings akin to imprisonment even though they are living in the community.

. Most correctional practices were imported by the British and French colonists.

. In rural areas and small cities, probation officer caseloads are more specialized.

. Research has found that probation officers who have better relationships with the individuals they supervise have lower recidivism rates.

. Correctional centre inmates suffer from physical health-related problems at a lower rate than the general population.

. The Washington State Institute for Public Policy (2015) states that electronic monitoring for probationers is a cost-effective crime reduction strategy.

. The complexity of cases probation offers manage has been increasing and probation officers are now supervising a greater proportion of high-risk probationers.

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