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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 correct incorrect

b) dynamic risk factor; static risk factor correct incorrect

c) static risk factor; protective factor correct incorrect

d) protective factor; static risk factor correct incorrect

e) static risk factor; dynamic risk factor correct incorrect

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. What is the most flexible and least structured of all the different risk assessment methods?

a) Anamnestic correct incorrect

b) Structured professional judgment correct incorrect

c) Actuarial correct incorrect

d) Unstructured professional judgment correct incorrect

e) Adjusted-actuarial approach correct incorrect

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. What is the risk assessment method that centres around identifying the offender's offence cycle?

a) Anamnestic correct incorrect

b) Structured professional judgment correct incorrect

c) Actuarial correct incorrect

d) Unstructured professional judgment correct incorrect

e) Adjusted-actuarial approach correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

b) Qualitative versus quantitative debate correct incorrect

c) Art versus science debate correct incorrect

d) Experts versus instruments debate correct incorrect

e) Clinical versus actuarial debate correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a principle of offender treatment identified by the RNR model?

a) Reinforcement principle correct incorrect

b) General responsivity principle correct incorrect

c) Risk principle correct incorrect

d) Need principle correct incorrect

e) Specific responsivity principle correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

b) General responsivity correct incorrect

c) Risk correct incorrect

d) Need correct incorrect

e) Specific responsivity correct incorrect

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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. correct incorrect

b) It is better established and has a longer track record of success. correct incorrect

c) Offenders are more likely to be motivated to engage in therapy. correct incorrect

d) It is significantly more cost effective to deliver. correct incorrect

e) It focuses on prescribing healthy doses of medications. correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

b) develop a better self-image; display a positive self-image in public correct incorrect

c) improve verbal IQ; improve performance motor skills correct incorrect

d) find new peer relationships; develop new recreational interests correct incorrect

e) change faulty thought content; change faulty decision-making processes correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

b) Treatment integrity correct incorrect

c) Treatment purity correct incorrect

d) Treatment validity correct incorrect

e) Treatment efficacy correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

b) Therapeutic licensing program correct incorrect

c) Program accreditation correct incorrect

d) Therapeutic certification program correct incorrect

e) Red seal program correct incorrect