SCWK 300 Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
T/F China is the world leader in per-capita rate of incarceration. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
T/F A day in prison costs $79 a day compared to $200 a day for probation or parole. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
T/F The aging population (those 65 or older) constitutes the fastest growing segment of the
American prison population. - CORRECT ANSWER True
The prison-industrial complex, according to Donzinger, consists of the "iron triangle" of
________, __________, and _________ who work together to expand the criminal justice
system.
1. government bureaucrats, private industry leaders, and politicians
2. politicians, private industry leaders, and city council members
3. private industry leaders, school administrators, and social work organizations
4. government bureaucrats, politicians, and advocacy groups - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
government bureaucrats, private industry leaders, and politicians
T/F The number of youths under 18 held in adult prisons has doubled from 1985-1997. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Per your article reading on prison social work, available in your module, approximately
___% of inmates who are parents enter prison with less than a 12th-grade education.
A. 64
B. 5
C. 15
D. 40 - CORRECT ANSWER D. 40
, Identify ALL of the benefits that proponents of drug legalization believe it would have:
1. There would be an effect of destigmatizing users.
2. Substantial sums of money would be freed from law enforcement and put toward abuse
prevention and treatment programs.
3. The government could raise additional funds through taxing drugs.
4. There would be significant cuts to the prison population. - CORRECT ANSWER All
of the above
T/F The Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program through the Promoting Safe and Stable
Families Amendments (Pub. L. No. 107-133) has a goal to replace a parent when they are
incarcerated. - CORRECT ANSWER False
T/F Research has shown that the longer children are institutionalized in correctional facilities,
the less likely they are to become more serious adult offenders. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
T/F In your reading on prison social work, rates of psychotic illnesses and major depression
are about two to four times higher among prisoners, compared with the general American
population of similar age. - CORRECT ANSWER True
T/F There were over 2000 identified homeless children in Wichita Public Schools in 2015. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
The standard benchmark for "affordability" is that households should pay no more than what
% of their income for housing?
A. 40
B. 30
C. 75
D. 50 - CORRECT ANSWER B. 30
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act led to all of the following EXCEPT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
T/F China is the world leader in per-capita rate of incarceration. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
T/F A day in prison costs $79 a day compared to $200 a day for probation or parole. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
T/F The aging population (those 65 or older) constitutes the fastest growing segment of the
American prison population. - CORRECT ANSWER True
The prison-industrial complex, according to Donzinger, consists of the "iron triangle" of
________, __________, and _________ who work together to expand the criminal justice
system.
1. government bureaucrats, private industry leaders, and politicians
2. politicians, private industry leaders, and city council members
3. private industry leaders, school administrators, and social work organizations
4. government bureaucrats, politicians, and advocacy groups - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
government bureaucrats, private industry leaders, and politicians
T/F The number of youths under 18 held in adult prisons has doubled from 1985-1997. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Per your article reading on prison social work, available in your module, approximately
___% of inmates who are parents enter prison with less than a 12th-grade education.
A. 64
B. 5
C. 15
D. 40 - CORRECT ANSWER D. 40
, Identify ALL of the benefits that proponents of drug legalization believe it would have:
1. There would be an effect of destigmatizing users.
2. Substantial sums of money would be freed from law enforcement and put toward abuse
prevention and treatment programs.
3. The government could raise additional funds through taxing drugs.
4. There would be significant cuts to the prison population. - CORRECT ANSWER All
of the above
T/F The Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program through the Promoting Safe and Stable
Families Amendments (Pub. L. No. 107-133) has a goal to replace a parent when they are
incarcerated. - CORRECT ANSWER False
T/F Research has shown that the longer children are institutionalized in correctional facilities,
the less likely they are to become more serious adult offenders. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
T/F In your reading on prison social work, rates of psychotic illnesses and major depression
are about two to four times higher among prisoners, compared with the general American
population of similar age. - CORRECT ANSWER True
T/F There were over 2000 identified homeless children in Wichita Public Schools in 2015. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
The standard benchmark for "affordability" is that households should pay no more than what
% of their income for housing?
A. 40
B. 30
C. 75
D. 50 - CORRECT ANSWER B. 30
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act led to all of the following EXCEPT
