Exam 11: Prisons and Jails

Jails often generate income, as counties often house state inmates for a fee.

The number of women incarcerated today has:

The "new penology:"

Which of the following is not one of the roles performed by jails?

The prison official ultimately responsible for the correctional facility is the warden, also known as the ______________________.

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

The _____________ system was used at Auburn, where inmates worked and ate together, with silence enforced by guards.

At ____, good behavior was rewarded by early release, and misbehavior was punished with extended time under a three-grade system of classification.

The main difference between police agencies and correctional facilities is that correctional facilities lack:

Which level of prisons is defined as a "correctional institution designed to allow inmates, most of whom pose low security risks, a great deal of freedom of movement and contact with the outside world?"

Identify and discuss the four types of prisons.

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

The "new penology" was put into practice at New York's Elmira Reformatory in 1876.

An essay by ____ provided critics of the medical model with statistical evidence that rehabilitation efforts did nothing to lower recidivism rates.

Approximately ____ million Americans spend at least 1 day in jail each year.

Minorities are disproportionately impacted by disenfranchisement.

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.

Which of the following is a correctional facility, usually operated by county government, used to hold persons awaiting trial or those who have been found guilty of misdemeanors?

Maximum-security prisons tend to be small, holding under 500 inmates.

Which level of prisons is considered a correctional institution designed and organized to control and discipline dangerous felons, as well as prevent escape, with intense supervision, cement walls, and electronic, barbed wire fences?