Question 1

Between 1900 and 1940, the ______ era dominated the prison landscape.

Accepted Answer

A) punishment 
B) treatment 
C) reformatory 
D) restoration 
A) punishment 
B) treatment 
C) reformatory 
D) restoration A

Question 2

It was once the prevailing legal philosophy that prisoners forfeited their constitutional rights as a consequence of their crimes.______ shifted this philosophy and opened the floodgates on prisoner litigation.

Accepted Answer

A) Batson v.Kentucky 
B) Cooper v.Pate 
C) Estelle v.Gamble 
D) Brown v.Plata 
A) Batson v.Kentucky 
B) Cooper v.Pate 
C) Estelle v.Gamble 
D) Brown v.Plata B

Question 3

What are the characteristics of the New York System?

Accepted Answer

Key points include: The cells were smaller, and inmates engaged in congregate labor systems which allowed inmates to work side by side, although they were prohibited from communicating with each other.The days were filled with corporal punishment and abuse of the prisoners in the name of "rehabilitation."

Question 4

During the reformatory era, good time credits allowed inmates to earn time off of their sentence for good behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements pertaining to custodial institutions is true?

Accepted Answer

A) They were more likely to house inmates who were White. 
B) They were popular in the northern states. 
C) Inmates were provided with little programming or treatment. 
D) Inmates were housed in separate and comfortable cells. 
A) They were more likely to house inmates who were White. 
B) They were popular in the northern states. 
C) Inmates were provided with little programming or treatment. 
D) Inmates were housed in separate and comfortable cells.

Question 6

Which of the following contributed to the increase in federal prisons and inmate populations?

Accepted Answer

A) determinate sentencing practices 
B) indeterminate sentencing practices 
C) creation of parole and probation 
D) the use of good time credits 
A) determinate sentencing practices 
B) indeterminate sentencing practices 
C) creation of parole and probation 
D) the use of good time credits

Question 7

The New York System was a system of solitary confinement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Correctional officers do NOT need a warrant in order to search an inmate's cell or to seize materials and use it as evidence against them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In terms of severity, 54.5% of all inmates are in state prison for ______.

Accepted Answer

A) drug crimes 
B) public-order offenses 
C) property crimes 
D) violent crimes 
A) drug crimes 
B) public-order offenses 
C) property crimes 
D) violent crimes

Question 10

The flagship institution of the Pennsylvania System is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern State Penitentiary 
B) Sing Sing 
C) Castle Island Fortress 
D) Parchman Farms 
A) Eastern State Penitentiary 
B) Sing Sing 
C) Castle Island Fortress 
D) Parchman Farms

Question 11

Which of the following occurs when inmates of color are overrepresented in the prison population, compared with their representation in society in general?

Accepted Answer

A) racial disproportionality 
B) prison misconduct 
C) proliferation of gangs 
D) overcrowding 
A) racial disproportionality 
B) prison misconduct 
C) proliferation of gangs 
D) overcrowding

Question 12

Which of the following factors was identified as a predictor of higher levels of prison misconduct?

Accepted Answer

A) younger inmates 
B) older inmates 
C) inmates with shorter sentences 
D) minimum security level 
A) younger inmates 
B) older inmates 
C) inmates with shorter sentences 
D) minimum security level

Question 13

Which of the following were identified as consequences of overcrowding?

Accepted Answer

A)  inmate jobs increased 
B)  rehabilitative programming increased with capacity 
C)  decreased tension between inmates 
D)  impact on the welfare of the prison staff 
A)  inmate jobs increased 
B)  rehabilitative programming increased with capacity 
C)  decreased tension between inmates 
D)  impact on the welfare of the prison staff

Question 14

What is overcrowding and how does it affect the correctional system?

Accepted Answer

Key points include: Overcrowding occurs

Question 15

The earliest facility that embodied the concepts of the New York System was ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern State Penitentiary 
B) Sing Sing 
C) Castle Island Fortress 
D) Auburn Prison 
A) Eastern State Penitentiary 
B) Sing Sing 
C) Castle Island Fortress 
D) Auburn Prison

Question 16

Which of the following was identified as a characteristic of the reformatory era?

Accepted Answer

A) Inmates could earn time off of their sentence for good behavior.ability to earn time off was eliminated. 
B) Inmates were evaluated to determine what led to their criminal behavior. 
C) Inmates' aptitude for work and rehabilitation was assessed.was ignored. 
D) Inmates were able to leave the premises to visit family and friends 
A) Inmates could earn time off of their sentence for good behavior.ability to earn time off was eliminated. 
B) Inmates were evaluated to determine what led to their criminal behavior. 
C) Inmates' aptitude for work and rehabilitation was assessed.was ignored. 
D) Inmates were able to leave the premises to visit family and friends

Question 17

What are the characteristics of a maximum security prison?

Accepted Answer

A maximum security-level prison is desig

Question 18

Many correctional officers may feel stuck in their roles as they perform the same duties day in and day out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain the significance of Estelle v.Gamble (1976).

Accepted Answer

Deliberate indifference to inm

Question 20

Much of the rise in female criminality is the result of minor ______.

Accepted Answer

A) drug crimes 
B) property crimes 
C) public-order crimes 
D) lower-level felony crimes 
A) drug crimes 
B) property crimes 
C) public-order crimes 
D) lower-level felony crimes

Between 1900 and 1940, the ______ era dominated the prison landscape.

It was once the prevailing legal philosophy that prisoners forfeited their constitutional rights as a consequence of their crimes.______ shifted this philosophy and opened the floodgates on prisoner litigation.

What are the characteristics of the New York System?

During the reformatory era, good time credits allowed inmates to earn time off of their sentence for good behavior.

Which of the following statements pertaining to custodial institutions is true?

Which of the following contributed to the increase in federal prisons and inmate populations?

The New York System was a system of solitary confinement.

Correctional officers do NOT need a warrant in order to search an inmate's cell or to seize materials and use it as evidence against them.

In terms of severity, 54.5% of all inmates are in state prison for ______.

The flagship institution of the Pennsylvania System is ______.

Which of the following occurs when inmates of color are overrepresented in the prison population, compared with their representation in society in general?

Which of the following factors was identified as a predictor of higher levels of prison misconduct?

Which of the following were identified as consequences of overcrowding?

What is overcrowding and how does it affect the correctional system?

The earliest facility that embodied the concepts of the New York System was ______.

Which of the following was identified as a characteristic of the reformatory era?

What are the characteristics of a maximum security prison?

Many correctional officers may feel stuck in their roles as they perform the same duties day in and day out.

Explain the significance of Estelle v.Gamble (1976).

Much of the rise in female criminality is the result of minor ______.

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Concepts of Law and Justice

Defining and Measuring Crime

Explanations of Criminal Behavior

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Issues in Policing

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Exam 11: Prison and Jails

Between 1900 and 1940, the ______ era dominated the prison landscape.

It was once the prevailing legal philosophy that prisoners forfeited their constitutional rights as a consequence of their crimes.______ shifted this philosophy and opened the floodgates on prisoner litigation.

What are the characteristics of the New York System?

During the reformatory era, good time credits allowed inmates to earn time off of their sentence for good behavior.

Which of the following statements pertaining to custodial institutions is true?

Which of the following contributed to the increase in federal prisons and inmate populations?

The New York System was a system of solitary confinement.

Correctional officers do NOT need a warrant in order to search an inmate's cell or to seize materials and use it as evidence against them.

In terms of severity, 54.5% of all inmates are in state prison for ______.

The flagship institution of the Pennsylvania System is ______.

Which of the following occurs when inmates of color are overrepresented in the prison population, compared with their representation in society in general?

Which of the following factors was identified as a predictor of higher levels of prison misconduct?

Which of the following were identified as consequences of overcrowding?

What is overcrowding and how does it affect the correctional system?

The earliest facility that embodied the concepts of the New York System was ______.

Which of the following was identified as a characteristic of the reformatory era?

What are the characteristics of a maximum security prison?

Many correctional officers may feel stuck in their roles as they perform the same duties day in and day out.

Explain the significance of Estelle v.Gamble (1976).

Much of the rise in female criminality is the result of minor ______.

Crime and Criminal Justice

Concepts of Law and Justice

Defining and Measuring Crime

Explanations of Criminal Behavior

Victims and the Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice Policy

Policing Organizations and Practices

Issues in Policing

Courts and Crime

Punishment and Sentencing

Community Corrections

Juvenile Justice

Transnational Criminal Justice

Filters