Exam 11: Prisons and Jails

Much of the growth in the number of Americans behind bars can be attributed to the enhancement and stricter enforcement of the nation's drug laws.

Having a parent in prison puts a child at greater risk of:

Prisons have a continuity of purpose that is lacking in police departments.

Of the nearly 3,370 jails in the United States, more than 2,700 are operated at a county level by an elected sheriff.

__________are those who deal with the inmates and make up more than half a prison's staff.

The Quakers' ideals were:

What is decarceration and the strategies relied upon to accomplish it?

Summarize the distinction between jails and prisons, and indicate the importance of jails in the American correctional system.

The Pennsylvania System used the_____ , which was a nineteenth-century penitentiary in which inmates were kept apart from one another at all times, with daily activities taking place in individual cells.

A common strategy of decarceration is ________the rate of release of nonviolent offenders from prison.

The American prison system is coming under increased scrutiny because its focus is on discipline and separate inmates, rather than preparing them for their release.

Those who believe that private prisons are a philosophical concern believe that only the______ has the authority to punish wrongdoers and operate prisons.

The correctional system in the American colonies differed very little from that of England.

The management structures of both police agencies and correctional facilities are similar in that both have:

Which level of prisons is defined as "a correctional institution that houses less dangerous inmates and therefore uses less restrictive measures to avoid violence and escapes"?

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons cited for the growth in incarcerated populations?

The high cost of imprisonment has caused policymakers to consider a number of different methods to reduce the number of people in prison.

Case 11-2 The state of Florida, like many other states is facing extreme financial problems. The legislature was called into an emergency session to pass a budget. One of the major areas of discussion is the state prison system. After hours of debate and discussion, the lawmakers are not reaching a consensus on how to cut the corrections budget. -One lawmaker believes that the best way to reduce correctional costs is to privatize the prison system. He makes several arguments as to how privatization of prisons will reduce the overall budget. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the lawmaker would give to prove his point?

Time spent in jail prior to trial is often credited towards an offender's sentence as__________ .

Why does a supermax prison work toward strict control of an inmates' movement within the facility?