Ch.7 – Full Test Bank – Special Problem-Solving Courts In

Chapter 7: Special Problem-Solving Courts in Corrections

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Problem-solving courts originated in the late 1980s-early 1990s in response to:

a. burgeoning rates of incarceration

b. the financial costs of incarceration

c. the realization that many offenders needed treatment rather than jail or prison

d. all of these

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Which of the following actors work together in problem-solving courts?

a. Judge

b. Prosecutor and defense attorney

c. Treatment specialists

d. all of these

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. The problems addressed in problem-solving courts include which of the following?

a. substance and domestic abuse

b. mental illness

c. homelessness

d. all of these

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Problem-solving courts exist under the umbrella of a branch of the U.S. Department of Justice known as the:

a. Bureau of Justice Assistance

b. Community Relations Service

c. Criminal Division

d. Civil Rights Division

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Reducing recidivism or creating safer communities is an example of

a. Focusing on Outcomes

b. System Change

c. Non-Traditional Roles

d. Screening and Assessment

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. All court programs are implemented at the ______ level.

a. local

b. state

c. federal

d. tribal

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Drug courts are also involved with individuals who have which of the following issues?

a. Mental illness

b. Homelessness

c. Alcohol

d. Status offenses

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Drug Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. The first drug court was implemented in which of the following states?

a. California

b. Nevada

c. Florida

d. Texas

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Drug Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. What is the first stage of the drug court process?

a. Referral

b. Evaluation

c. Treatment planning

d. Graduation

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Drug Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. A 2013 study found that there are ______ adult mental health courts in the United States.

a. 200

b. 346

c. 413

d. 513

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mental Health Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. A 2013 study found that there are ______ juvenile mental health courts in the United States

a. 25

b. 51

c. 62

d. 72

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mental Health Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Mental illness lurks behind many other factors that are linked to criminal behavior, such as:

a. substance abuse

b. lack of education

c. poor work history

d. homelessness

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Mental Health Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. Studies around the world have found that mentally ill persons are at least ______ to ______ times more likely to have a conviction for violent offenses than persons in general.

a. 1 to 2

b. 2 to 3

c. 3 to 4

d. 4 to 5

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Mental Health Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. Which of the following courts is considered a hybrid?

a. Drug

b. Mental

c. Veteran

d. Domestic Violence

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. The symptoms of PTSD include which of the following?

a. Reexperiencing the event

b. Hyperarousal

c. Diminished responsiveness

d. All of these

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. Research has indicated that the actual number of veterans with PTSD or major depression is around

a. 100,000

b. 200,000

c. 300,000

d. 400,000

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. Out of the veterans who needed treatment for illicit drug use in 2001, only ____ percent received treatment.

a. 10

b. 20

c. 30

d. 40

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. Which of the following can compound a veterans PTSD, depression, and substance abuse?

a. chronic unemployment

b. strained relationships

c. homelessness

d. all of these

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. As of 2008, _______ veterans had been diagnosed with PTSd.

a. 50,000

b. 84,000

c. 96,000

d. 100,000

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. In 2001 alone, ______veterans needed treatment for illicit drug use.

a. 100,000

b. 250,000

c. 256,000

d. 300,000

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

21. It is estimated that about ______ of combat veterans experience PTSD at some time after the experience.

a. 10%

b. 20%

c. 30%

d. 40%

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Some Pros and Cons of Veterans Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. Domestic violence encompasses a variety of abusive acts, such as:

a. physical

b. sexual

c. psychological

d. all of these

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Domestic Violence Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. Less than ______ of males are killed by intimate partners.

a. 1%

b. 2%

c. 3%

d. 4%

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Domestic Violence Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. A national survey uncovered only ______ domestic violence courts.

a. 150

b. 208

c. 312

d. 407

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Domestic Violence Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

25. From 2004 through 2006, ______ individuals were charged with domestic violence in the State of Washington.

a. 54,678

b. 66,759

c. 70,232

d. 81,987

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Domestic Violence Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

26. The Midtown Community Court in Midtown Manhattan was established in:

a. 1990

b. 1992

c. 1993

d. 1995

Learning Objective: 7-6: Identify key influences on the development of the community court model.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Community Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

27. A community court addresses primarily “quality of life” crimes, such as:

a. embezzlement

b. arson

c. murder

d. prostitution

Learning Objective: 7-6: Identify key influences on the development of the community court model.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Community Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

28. The compensation for community courts are typically:

a. weeding vacant lot

b. cleaning graffiti

c. general neighborhood clean-up

d. all of these

Learning Objective: 7-6: Identify key influences on the development of the community court model.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Community Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

29. _____ is considered to be the most prevalent form of violence in the United States today.

a. Political violence

b. Religious violence

c. Domestic violence

d. Cultural violence

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Domestic Violence Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

30. A study on New York’s domestic violence courts found that courts that prioritize _____ are more effective in reducing recidivism.

a. deterrence

b. incapacitation

c. retribution

d. reintegration

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Domestic Violence Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

31. Which of the following philosophies are used by courts to decrease (or eliminate) future domestic violence offending?

a. rehabilitation and incapacitation

b. deterrence and rehabilitation

c. reintegration and retribution

c. incapacitation and deterrence

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Domestic Violence Courts

Difficulty Level: Medium

32. Many female victims of domestic violence demonstrate what psychologist call

a. grooming.

b. trauma-bonding.

c. learned helplessness.

d. victim blaming.

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Domestic Violence Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

33. The _____ seeks to take police officers out of their patrol cars and integrate them into the fabric of the community.

a. community policing model

b. medical model

c. tough on crime model

d. homeland security model

Learning Objective: 7-6: Identify key influences on the development of the community court model

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Community Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

34. The judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney, along with others involved in a problem-solving court, have one common goal, which is

a. the incapacitation of the offender.

b. the rehabilitation of the offender.

c. the reintegration of the offender.

d. the retribution against the offender.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

35. Which of the following statements pertains to the collaboration element of the Bureau of Justice Assistance problem-solving court guidelines?

a. Problem-solving courts are designed to provide positive case outcomes for victims, society, and the offender.

b. Problem-solving courts promote reform in how the government responds to problems.

c. Problem-solving courts work with external parties to achieve certain goals.

d. Judges take a more hands-on approach to addressing problems and changing behaviors of defendants.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Medium

36. Developing partnerships with mental health providers is an example of

a. judicial involvement.

b. collaboration.

c. screening and assessment.

d. non-traditional roles.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Medium

37. Problem-solving courts that are less adversarial than traditional courts are considered to be

a. focused on outcomes.

b. assessment oriented.

c. collaborative.

d. non-traditional.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

38. After reviewing a case, members of a drug court team

a. vote to accept or reject an offender’s application,

b. defer to the probation officer, who then makes a decision.

c. immediately move the offender into treatment.

d. conduct additional interviews to determine the decision.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts..

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Drug Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

39. If an offender’s application to a drug court gets accepted, the case is then referred to a

a. judge.

b. probation officer.

c. community specialist.

d. doctor.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts..

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Drug Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

40. Treatment planning should be guided by

a. offenders needs.

b. community needs.

c. familial needs.

d. law enforcement needs.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts..

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Drug Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. Problem-solving courts are courts that have no limit on the jurisdiction.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Problem-solving courts are designed to address the underlying causes of a person’s antisocial behavior under the assumption that it will cease or diminish with the alleged cause under control

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Problem-solving courts exist under the umbrella of a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. All court programs are implemented at the federal level.

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. A drug court specializes in the supervision and treatment of substance-abusing offenders.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Drug Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Drug courts do not assist individuals with alcohol abuse problems.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Drug Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Drug offenders placed in programs face strict levels of compliance.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Drug Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. The screening, assessment, and evaluation process for determining eligibility for a drug court treatment program is the same across jurisdictions.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Drug Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Drug courts are usually managed by a non-adversarial and multidisciplinary team headed by a judge.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Drug Court Process
Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Some see drug courts as net-widening and more punitive than traditional criminal courts.

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Some Pros and Cons of Drug Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Mental health courts are modeled on the success of the domestic violence courts.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mental Health Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Mental health courts never accept felony offenders.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Mental Health Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. The mentally ill are overrepresented in the correctional system.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Mental Health Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. The initial primary goal (unique the mental health courts) is offenders’ compliance with their medication regimens.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Mental Health Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. Mental health courts have generally shown negative treatment outcomes.

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Some Pros and Cons of Mental Health Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. The major mental health issues found among veterans is posttraumatic stress disorder and depression.

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. Domestic violence is the most prevalent form of violence in the United States today.

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Domestic Violence Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. Intimate partner violence is overwhelmingly committed by females against males.

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Domestic Violence Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. Compared with other kinds of problem-solving courts, domestic violence courts are few and not as well run.

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Domestic Violence Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. Research consistently finds that most abusers that come to the attention of the criminal justice system have other criminal offenses on their record.

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Domestic Violence Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

Short Answer

1. What is a problem-solving court?

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. What are the common elements shared among all problem-solving courts?

Learning Objective: 7-1: Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. What is a drug court?

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Drug Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. What is a SCRAM CAM and how is it used in drug courts?

Learning Objective: 7-2: Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Drug Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. What were the mental health courts modeled after?

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mental Health Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. What types of crimes do community courts address?

Learning Objective: 7-6: Identify key influences on the development of the community court model.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Community Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. What is the first goal of a mental health court?

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mental Health Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Which type of individuals are accepted into the Veteran’s Court?

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. What is the most common illness faced by veteran’s?

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. When does PTSD occur?

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Veterans Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

Essay

1. Name one reason as to why Veteran’s Courts are successful?

Learning Objective: 7-4: Describe key issues veterans courts help address.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Some Pros and Cons of Veterans Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. What are some of the major goals and achievements of domestic violence courts?

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Domestic Violence Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Name two ways that the court attempts to decrease (or eliminate) future domestic violence offending?

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Domestic Violence Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. What is the role of a victim advocate in a domestic violence court?

Learning Objective: 7-5: Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Domestic Violence Court Process

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. What are the goals of mental health courts, as identified by Almquist & Dodd (2009)?

Learning Objective: 7-3: Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mental Health Courts

Difficulty Level: Easy