Question 1

Which prison type is considered to be work and program oriented?

Accepted Answer

A)  supermax 
B)  high security 
C)  medium security 
D)  minimum security 
A)  supermax 
B)  high security 
C)  medium security 
D)  minimum security

Question 2

What are the purposes of technologies in correctional facilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ease overcrowding 
B)  to reduce recidivism and ease the stigma of incarceration 
C)  to improve safety, efficiency, and effectiveness 
D)  to increase technological literacy in inmates 
A)  to ease overcrowding 
B)  to reduce recidivism and ease the stigma of incarceration 
C)  to improve safety, efficiency, and effectiveness 
D)  to increase technological literacy in inmates

Question 3

Which of the following correctional organizations emphasizes rehabilitation of inmates?

Accepted Answer

A)  custodial 
B)  enforcement 
C)  treatment 
D)  enforcement. 
A)  custodial 
B)  enforcement 
C)  treatment 
D)  enforcement.

Question 4

Distinguish between custodial and treatment organizations in corrections.

Accepted Answer

Custodial organizations in corrections a

Question 5

Jail organizations are determined by several factors, including each of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  level of crowding 
B)  local views 
C)  local police operations 
D)  education of the jail administrator 
A)  level of crowding 
B)  local views 
C)  local police operations 
D)  education of the jail administrator

Question 6

Maximum-security prisons represent the most secure form of incarceration in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the two related management subsystems utilized by correctional institutions to achieve their goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  managing correctional employees and delivering services to an offender population 
B)  managing offenders and ensuring the safety of correctional employees 
C)  protecting the public and rehabilitating the offender population 
D)  protecting correctional employees and reducing recidivism in the offender population 
A)  managing correctional employees and delivering services to an offender population 
B)  managing offenders and ensuring the safety of correctional employees 
C)  protecting the public and rehabilitating the offender population 
D)  protecting correctional employees and reducing recidivism in the offender population

Question 8

Distinguish which level of government runs jails versus prisons.

Accepted Answer

In the United States, jails and prisons

Question 9

The primary purposes of prisons are to hold people accused of crimes until their court dates and to hold people convicted of lesser offenses who were sentenced to less than one year of incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Among the concerns related to supermax prisons is the high degree of isolation and the constitutionality of such institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Supermax prisons have all of the following effects on inmates EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased sleep disturbances 
B)  increased claustrophobia 
C)  decreased anger 
D)  decreased anxiety 
A)  increased sleep disturbances 
B)  increased claustrophobia 
C)  decreased anger 
D)  decreased anxiety

Question 12

What is the main difference between prison wardens today and prison wardens before the beginning of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the past, wardens were civil service employees. 
B)  Today, wardens are appointed via a system of political patronage. 
C)  In the past, wardens did not have absolute control over the prisons. 
D)  Today, wardens earn their positions thorough seniority and merit. 
A)  In the past, wardens were civil service employees. 
B)  Today, wardens are appointed via a system of political patronage. 
C)  In the past, wardens did not have absolute control over the prisons. 
D)  Today, wardens earn their positions thorough seniority and merit.

Question 13

Which of the following terms describes the use of prison and jail inmates to produce goods or provide services for a public agency or private corporation?

Accepted Answer

A)  prison industries 
B)  work release 
C)  community service 
D)  boot camp 
A)  prison industries 
B)  work release 
C)  community service 
D)  boot camp

Question 14

Discuss some of the technologies used in corrections today.

Accepted Answer

Today, corrections facilities are utiliz

Question 15

A correctional official is reviewing the files of a newly convicted offender named Joe. Joe was already serving a life-sentence for murder in a state correctional facility. While serving his sentence, Joe killed another inmate and seriously injured a prison guard. Based on the circumstances, the official decides that Joe should be housed in an institution with the highest level of security, so he assigns the inmate to a supermax facility. What type of prison classification category is being used to classify the inmate?

Accepted Answer

A)  custody 
B)  security 
C)  housing 
D)  program 
A)  custody 
B)  security 
C)  housing 
D)  program

Question 16

Which of the following would reflect the structure of a correctional complex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limited to no perimeter fencing and an emphasis on work or program participation. 
B)  Dormitory or cubicle housing with double-fenced perimeters. 
C)  Double-fenced perimeters and mostly cell-type housing units. 
D)  Administrative facilities with different missions and security levels. 
A)  Limited to no perimeter fencing and an emphasis on work or program participation. 
B)  Dormitory or cubicle housing with double-fenced perimeters. 
C)  Double-fenced perimeters and mostly cell-type housing units. 
D)  Administrative facilities with different missions and security levels.

Question 17

Identify the impact of mass incarceration on individuals, their families, and society at large.

Accepted Answer

Mass incarceration has a significant imp

Question 18

Which of the following deputy wardens would oversee the library, mental health services, and religious services?

Accepted Answer

A)  deputy warden for special services 
B)  deputy warden for administration 
C)  deputy warden for operations 
D)  deputy warden for unit management 
A)  deputy warden for special services 
B)  deputy warden for administration 
C)  deputy warden for operations 
D)  deputy warden for unit management

Question 19

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes jails from prisons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prisons are the only corrections institution that holds people who are awaiting trial. 
B)  Jails hold people who have been charged with more serious offenses, as well as those awaiting trial. 
C)  Prisons hold people serving sentences for minor convictions. 
D)  Jails typically hold people serving sentences of a year or less for misdemeanor convictions. 
A)  Prisons are the only corrections institution that holds people who are awaiting trial. 
B)  Jails hold people who have been charged with more serious offenses, as well as those awaiting trial. 
C)  Prisons hold people serving sentences for minor convictions. 
D)  Jails typically hold people serving sentences of a year or less for misdemeanor convictions.

Question 20

The inspector general's report found that private prisons had higher instances of safety and security violations compared to publicly-funded prisons in the federal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which prison type is considered to be work and program oriented?

What are the purposes of technologies in correctional facilities?

Which of the following correctional organizations emphasizes rehabilitation of inmates?

Distinguish between custodial and treatment organizations in corrections.

Jail organizations are determined by several factors, including each of the following EXCEPT ______.

Maximum-security prisons represent the most secure form of incarceration in the United States.

What are the two related management subsystems utilized by correctional institutions to achieve their goals?

Distinguish which level of government runs jails versus prisons.

The primary purposes of prisons are to hold people accused of crimes until their court dates and to hold people convicted of lesser offenses who were sentenced to less than one year of incarceration.

Among the concerns related to supermax prisons is the high degree of isolation and the constitutionality of such institutions.

Supermax prisons have all of the following effects on inmates EXCEPT ______.

What is the main difference between prison wardens today and prison wardens before the beginning of the 20th century?

Which of the following terms describes the use of prison and jail inmates to produce goods or provide services for a public agency or private corporation?

Discuss some of the technologies used in corrections today.

Which of the following would reflect the structure of a correctional complex?

Identify the impact of mass incarceration on individuals, their families, and society at large.

Which of the following deputy wardens would oversee the library, mental health services, and religious services?

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes jails from prisons?

The inspector general's report found that private prisons had higher instances of safety and security violations compared to publicly-funded prisons in the federal system.

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Exam 12: Prisons and Jails: Structure and Function

Which prison type is considered to be work and program oriented?

What are the purposes of technologies in correctional facilities?

Which of the following correctional organizations emphasizes rehabilitation of inmates?

Distinguish between custodial and treatment organizations in corrections.

Jail organizations are determined by several factors, including each of the following EXCEPT ______.

Maximum-security prisons represent the most secure form of incarceration in the United States.

What are the two related management subsystems utilized by correctional institutions to achieve their goals?

Distinguish which level of government runs jails versus prisons.

The primary purposes of prisons are to hold people accused of crimes until their court dates and to hold people convicted of lesser offenses who were sentenced to less than one year of incarceration.

Among the concerns related to supermax prisons is the high degree of isolation and the constitutionality of such institutions.

Supermax prisons have all of the following effects on inmates EXCEPT ______.

What is the main difference between prison wardens today and prison wardens before the beginning of the 20th century?

Which of the following terms describes the use of prison and jail inmates to produce goods or provide services for a public agency or private corporation?

Discuss some of the technologies used in corrections today.

Which of the following would reflect the structure of a correctional complex?

Identify the impact of mass incarceration on individuals, their families, and society at large.

Which of the following deputy wardens would oversee the library, mental health services, and religious services?

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes jails from prisons?

The inspector general's report found that private prisons had higher instances of safety and security violations compared to publicly-funded prisons in the federal system.

Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: Essential Themes and Practices

Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and Defenses

Theories of Crime and Measuring Victimization

Ethical Essentials: Doing Right When No One Is Watching

Police Organization: Structure and Functions

Police at Work: Patrolling and Investigating

Policing Methods and Challenges: Issues of Force, Liability, Technologies

Expounding the Constitution: Laws of Arrest, Search, and Seizure

Court Organization: Structure, Functions, and Trial Process

The Bench and the Bar: Those Who Judge, Prosecute, and Defend

Court Methods and Challenges: Sentencing and Punishment

The Inmates World: the Keepers and the Kept

Corrections in the Community: Probation, Parole, and Other Alternatives to Incarceration

Juvenile Justice: Philosophy, Law, and Practices

On the Crime Policy and Prevention Agenda: Terrorism, the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System, and the Threat of Illegal Immigration

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