Exam 3: Jails Corrections at the Local Level

________ are people who fail to appear for a court date and have no legitimate reason for doing so.

The ________ system is a system in which jail operations are funded by a set amount paid per day for each inmate held.

Describe a new-generation jail and direct supervision. Explain the benefits of using this form of supervision with offenders in custody. Address any potential risk factors that may be presented with direct supervision.

________ assumes that ties to the community give people an incentive to keep their promise to appear and to retain their status in the community.

A(n) ________ is an independent businessperson who provides bail money for a fee.

The proportion of a state's population in jail is often referred to as the ________ rate.

A(n) ________ system is a system in which jail operations are funded by a set amount paid per day for each inmate held.

With the development of the ________ in the sixteenth century, the sheriff took on added responsibilities for vagrants and the unemployed who were sent there.

Recently, there has been a major emphasis on programs to offenders awaiting trial.

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of privately run jails?

By far the most successful pretrial release program has been ________.

According to many scholars, a great percentage of defendants are considered indigent and cannot afford to post bail.

Jail populations have been in decline for the last few years.

As facilities to detain accused people awaiting trial, jails customarily have been run by a(n) ________ official.

According to the text, the central purpose of the early jail was __________.

In the 1800s, the main goal of the jail began to change in response to the ________ movement.

Which of the following is NOT a general trend for the future of jails?

People in jail are younger and disproportionately ________.

One of the most troubling trends in the U.S. jail system that has occurred over the past two decades is the increasing incarceration rate for________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three mains reasons used to support pretrial diversion programs?