Exam 13: Corrections.

What is the future of corrections?What can we do to prepare for this new horizon?Will we see new crimes?New prison construction?

Most inmates in jails are under ____________________ years of age.

What were the main criticisms of the separate confinement and congregate systems? Why did the United States move away from these methods of incarceration?

Jails are predominately filled with women.

The U.S.Supreme Court decision in ________ signaled the end of the hands-off policy.

Private prisons are less flexible than state prisons.

There is no "real difference" between jails and prisons.

Jails are operated locally by elected officials.

Jails house persons awaiting trial,or who have been sentenced to less than one year of incarceration.

An institution for young offenders emphasizing training is called a(n)____________________.

Which of the following is true concerning prison rates in Europe compared with rates in the United States?

What system held prisoners in isolation at night and made them work with fellow prisoners in shops during the day?

Cooper v.Pate (1964)ended the hands-off doctrine,allowing inmates to be able to sue.Was this a wise court decision?Why or why not?Can we limit the endless,frivolous lawsuits that this ruling encouraged?

Designed for first-time felons aged 16 to 30,the approach at Elmira incorporated a(n)________ of classification,indeterminate sentencing,and parole.

Correctional goals and methods are never influenced by social and political values.

The Bureau of Prisons enters into contractual agreements with cities to provide which of the following services?

The Quakers of Pennsylvania were instrumental in prison reform.

Which of the following best describes the organization of corrections in the United States?

Jodi is serving a five-year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. She is incarcerated in the only institution for females in the state. Jodi feels as though her constitutional rights have been trampled on several times, especially when they search her cell. Jodi feels that the correctional officers do not treat the inmates properly, and she has had enough. She plans to attempt to file a lawsuit. -Jodi feels that her Fourth Amendment rights have been violated due to the searches of her cell.According to _______,Jodi does not have a case.

________ and high levels of violence are hallmarks of many jails.