Question 1

If Pennsylvania's prisons were designed to transform wrongdoers into honest citizens, those in New York focused on:

Accepted Answer

A) Idleness 
B) Obedience 
C) Silence 
D) Privacy 
A) Idleness 
B) Obedience 
C) Silence 
D) Privacy

Question 2

Arguments against private prisons include:

Accepted Answer

A) There is too much red tape involved in their management 
B) The operators cut corners 
C) Conditions are primitive and unsanitary 
D) They are too expensive 
A) There is too much red tape involved in their management 
B) The operators cut corners 
C) Conditions are primitive and unsanitary 
D) They are too expensive

Question 3

The warden is ultimately responsible for the operation of a prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Indicate some of the consequences of our high rates of incarceration.

Accepted Answer

For many observers, especially those who

Question 5

Inmates who compile extensive misconduct records are usually housed, along with violent and repeat offenders, in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Jail 
B) Maximum-security 
C) Medium-security 
D) Minimum-security 
A) Jail 
B) Maximum-security 
C) Medium-security 
D) Minimum-security

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) To allow for individual repentance with a religious leader 
B) To care for the inmate at an individual level 
C) To limit situations that could lead to breakdowns in discipline 
D) To provide individual treatment opportunities 
A) To allow for individual repentance with a religious leader 
B) To care for the inmate at an individual level 
C) To limit situations that could lead to breakdowns in discipline 
D) To provide individual treatment opportunities

Question 7

High rates of incarceration likely lead to:

Accepted Answer

A) Higher rates of criminal offending 
B) Greater democratic participation 
C) Increased delinquent behavior among the children of the incarcerated 
D) A decline in the unemployment rate 
A) Higher rates of criminal offending 
B) Greater democratic participation 
C) Increased delinquent behavior among the children of the incarcerated 
D) A decline in the unemployment rate

Question 8

Which prison design is composed of a "wagon-wheel"-like structure that was created with the dual goals of separation and control?

Accepted Answer

A) Campus style 
B) Courtyard style 
C) Radial design 
D) Telephone-pole design 
A) Campus style 
B) Courtyard style 
C) Radial design 
D) Telephone-pole design

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

In general, a prison is a facility desig

Question 10

____ is the period of time a person denied bail has spent in jail prior to his or her trial.

Accepted Answer

A) Bad time 
B) Good time 
C) Time deserved 
D) Time served 
A) Bad time 
B) Good time 
C) Time deserved 
D) Time served

Question 11

Almost two-thirds of jails in this country house fewer than:

Accepted Answer

A) 10 inmates 
B) 25 inmates 
C) 50 inmates 
D) 200 inmates 
A) 10 inmates 
B) 25 inmates 
C) 50 inmates 
D) 200 inmates

Question 12

____ was/were greatly responsible for the spread of indeterminate sentences, probation, community sanctions, and parole in the first half of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) The Progressives 
B) The Quakers 
C) Robert Martinson 
D) Wardens 
A) The Progressives 
B) The Quakers 
C) Robert Martinson 
D) Wardens

Question 13

What is the main purpose of the Supermax prison?

Accepted Answer

A) To allow inmates to have access to the best trained correctional officers 
B) To house high-profile inmates in a comfortable setting 
C) To provide rehabilitation to the inmate 
D) To strictly control the inmates' movements 
A) To allow inmates to have access to the best trained correctional officers 
B) To house high-profile inmates in a comfortable setting 
C) To provide rehabilitation to the inmate 
D) To strictly control the inmates' movements

Question 14

The New York System used the ____, which was a nineteenth-century penitentiary system in which inmates were kept in separate cells during the night but worked together during the day under a code of enforced silence.

Accepted Answer

A) Congregate system 
B) Medical model 
C) Separate confinement system 
D) Supermax system 
A) Congregate system 
B) Medical model 
C) Separate confinement system 
D) Supermax system

Question 15

A prison is a facility, usually operated by county government, used to hold persons awaiting trial or those who have been found guilty of misdemeanors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are the benefits of privatizing prisons? What are the potential drawbacks?

Accepted Answer

Labor costs
Wages of public employees ar

Question 17

What type of prison design is characterized by having housing units scattered among functional units such as the dining room, recreation area, and treatment centers?

Accepted Answer

A) Campus style 
B) Courtyard style 
C) Radial design 
D) Telephone-pole design 
A) Campus style 
B) Courtyard style 
C) Radial design 
D) Telephone-pole design

Question 18

High rates of incarceration disproportionately impact:

Accepted Answer

A) Women 
B) Children 
C) Minorities 
D) The elderly 
A) Women 
B) Children 
C) Minorities 
D) The elderly

Question 19

Eventually, the penitentiary at Walnut Street succumbed to the same problems that continue to plague institutions of confinement.What were these problems?

Accepted Answer

A) Excessive costs and overcrowding 
B) Excessive costs and intruding politics 
C) Intruding politics and overcrowding 
D) Overcrowding and violence 
A) Excessive costs and overcrowding 
B) Excessive costs and intruding politics 
C) Intruding politics and overcrowding 
D) Overcrowding and violence

Question 20

Incarceration rates have increased dramatically, particularly due to:

Accepted Answer

A) Terrorism 
B) Harsher penalties for sex offenders 
C) The war on drugs 
D) The increasing number of juveniles tried and incarcerated as adults 
A) Terrorism 
B) Harsher penalties for sex offenders 
C) The war on drugs 
D) The increasing number of juveniles tried and incarcerated as adults

If Pennsylvania's prisons were designed to transform wrongdoers into honest citizens, those in New York focused on:

Arguments against private prisons include:

The warden is ultimately responsible for the operation of a prison.

Indicate some of the consequences of our high rates of incarceration.

Inmates who compile extensive misconduct records are usually housed, along with violent and repeat offenders, in ____.

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

High rates of incarceration likely lead to:

Which prison design is composed of a "wagon-wheel"-like structure that was created with the dual goals of separation and control?

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

____ is the period of time a person denied bail has spent in jail prior to his or her trial.

Almost two-thirds of jails in this country house fewer than:

____ was/were greatly responsible for the spread of indeterminate sentences, probation, community sanctions, and parole in the first half of the twentieth century.

What is the main purpose of the Supermax prison?

The New York System used the ____, which was a nineteenth-century penitentiary system in which inmates were kept in separate cells during the night but worked together during the day under a code of enforced silence.

A prison is a facility, usually operated by county government, used to hold persons awaiting trial or those who have been found guilty of misdemeanors.

What are the benefits of privatizing prisons? What are the potential drawbacks?

What type of prison design is characterized by having housing units scattered among functional units such as the dining room, recreation area, and treatment centers?

High rates of incarceration disproportionately impact:

Eventually, the penitentiary at Walnut Street succumbed to the same problems that continue to plague institutions of confinement.What were these problems?

Incarceration rates have increased dramatically, particularly due to:

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Exam 11: Prisons and Jails

If Pennsylvania's prisons were designed to transform wrongdoers into honest citizens, those in New York focused on:

Arguments against private prisons include:

The warden is ultimately responsible for the operation of a prison.

Indicate some of the consequences of our high rates of incarceration.

Inmates who compile extensive misconduct records are usually housed, along with violent and repeat offenders, in ____.

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

High rates of incarceration likely lead to:

Which prison design is composed of a "wagon-wheel"-like structure that was created with the dual goals of separation and control?

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

____ is the period of time a person denied bail has spent in jail prior to his or her trial.

Almost two-thirds of jails in this country house fewer than:

____ was/were greatly responsible for the spread of indeterminate sentences, probation, community sanctions, and parole in the first half of the twentieth century.

What is the main purpose of the Supermax prison?

The New York System used the ____, which was a nineteenth-century penitentiary system in which inmates were kept in separate cells during the night but worked together during the day under a code of enforced silence.

A prison is a facility, usually operated by county government, used to hold persons awaiting trial or those who have been found guilty of misdemeanors.

What are the benefits of privatizing prisons? What are the potential drawbacks?

What type of prison design is characterized by having housing units scattered among functional units such as the dining room, recreation area, and treatment centers?

High rates of incarceration disproportionately impact:

Eventually, the penitentiary at Walnut Street succumbed to the same problems that continue to plague institutions of confinement.What were these problems?

Incarceration rates have increased dramatically, particularly due to:

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Measuring and Explaining Crime

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Law Enforcement Today

Challenges to Effective Policing

Police and the Constitution: the Rules of Law Enforcement

Courts and the Quest for Justice

Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial

Punishment and Sentencing

Probation and Community Corrections

Behind Bars: the Life of an Inmate

The Juvenile Justice System

Homeland Security and Cyber Crime

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