Question 1

A variety of alternative sentences exist, in part, to relieve prison and jail overcrowding.  Identify and discuss four of these intermediate sanctions.

Accepted Answer

Fines are monetary payments imposed on an offender as an intermediate punishment for criminal acts; commonly used in misdemeanors.   Forfeiture involves the seizure of goods and instrument related to the commission or outcome of a criminal act; its use was introduced in American law with the passage of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).  Restitution requires convicted defendants to either repay the victims of crime (monetary restitution) or serve the community to compensate for their criminal acts (community service restitution); It is used in lieu of jail or prison and as a diversionary device; it is inexpensive, avoids stigma, and helps compensate crime victims.  Split sentencing includes both prison and/or jail as a condition of probation; shock probation involves resentencing an offender after a short prison stay.  Intensive probation supervision (IPS) involves small caseloads of fifteen to forty clients who are kept under close watch by probation officers; goals are diversion, control, and reintegration.  Home confinement/house arrest requires convicted offenders to spend extended periods in their own homes as an alternative to incarceration; used in combination with electronic monitoring devices to manage offender obedience to home confinement orders.  Residential community corrections programs feature freestanding nonsecure buildings that are not part of a prison or jail and that house pretrial and adjudicated adults; residents regularly depart to go to work, to attend school, and/or to participate in community corrections activities and programs.  Boot camps/shock incarceration typically include youthful, first-time offenders and feature military discipline and physical training; short periods (90 to 180 days) of high-intensity exercise and work will shock young criminals into going straight.

Question 2

Jails house inmates for federal, state, or other authorities because of crowding of their facilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

____________________ usually involves the suspension of the offender's sentence in return for the promise of good behavior in the community under supervision.

Accepted Answer

Probation

Question 4

Which Supreme Court case gave inmates been  the right to secure proper medical attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roper v. Simmons 
B)  Estelle v. Gamble 
C)  Hope v. Pelzer 
D)  Bell v. Wheeling Jesuit University ​ 
A)  Roper v. Simmons 
B)  Estelle v. Gamble 
C)  Hope v. Pelzer 
D)  Bell v. Wheeling Jesuit University ​

Question 5

What statement is false with regard to racial bias in sentencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is possible that some research efforts miss a racial effect because they use invalid measures of race. 
B)  Minority defendants suffer discrimination in a variety of early court actions that impact on sentencing decisions. 
C)  Research on sentencing has failed to show a definitive pattern of racial discrimination. 
D)  The race of the victim is no more a critical factor in sentencing than is that of the offender. 
A)  It is possible that some research efforts miss a racial effect because they use invalid measures of race. 
B)  Minority defendants suffer discrimination in a variety of early court actions that impact on sentencing decisions. 
C)  Research on sentencing has failed to show a definitive pattern of racial discrimination. 
D)  The race of the victim is no more a critical factor in sentencing than is that of the offender.

Question 6

Indeterminate sentences give a minimum sentence that must be served and a lengthy maximum sentence that is the outer boundary of the time that can possibly be served.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Most jurisdictions that use ______________________ specify minimum and maximum terms but allow judges discretion to fix the actual sentence within those limits.

Accepted Answer

indetermin

Question 8

Today, how many people are in jail on a daily basis?

Accepted Answer

A)  250,000 
B)  500,000 
C)  750,000 
D)  1 million 
A)  250,000 
B)  500,000 
C)  750,000 
D)  1 million

Question 9

What is probation, how does the process work, and what is its success rate?

Accepted Answer

Probation usually involves the suspensio

Question 10

Because of America's two-decade-long imprisonment boom, more than 700,000 inmates are now being released back into the community each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Of the different correctional philosophies of the 1800, the Pennsylvania System eventually won out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is most true about female inmates?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​There is an increased risk of HIV due to the ongoing war on drugs. 
B)  ​Facilities are inadequate for pregnant convicts. 
C)  ​Women traditionally are less violent than males. 
D)  ​All of the above. 
A)  ​There is an increased risk of HIV due to the ongoing war on drugs. 
B)  ​Facilities are inadequate for pregnant convicts. 
C)  ​Women traditionally are less violent than males. 
D)  ​All of the above.

Question 13

________________________ are maximum control units  that are either independent correctional centers or locked wings of existing prisons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________________ are maximum control units  that are either...

Question 14

Examine capital punishment in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The most severe sentence used in the Uni

Question 15

Truth in sentencing laws require felony offenders to serve what percentage of their prison sentences?

Accepted Answer

A)  65 
B)  75 
C)  85 
D)  100 
A)  65 
B)  75 
C)  85 
D)  100

Question 16

Which is not an argument that supports the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bible describes methods of executing criminals. 
B)  The death penalty seems to be in keeping with the current mode of dispensing punishment. 
C)  Support for capital punishment among whites is skewed by racial attitudes. 
D)  The death penalty is sometimes the only real threat available to deter crime. 
A)  The Bible describes methods of executing criminals. 
B)  The death penalty seems to be in keeping with the current mode of dispensing punishment. 
C)  Support for capital punishment among whites is skewed by racial attitudes. 
D)  The death penalty is sometimes the only real threat available to deter crime.

Question 17

Three strike laws were created in Kansas after known pedophile Frank Connelly was arrested multiple times for violating children in 1967.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

__________ house misdemeanants sentenced to terms of one year or less, as well as some nonserious felons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ house misdemeanants sentenced to terms of...

Question 19

Intermediate sanctions are a viable solution to prison overcrowding.  Who are the most likely candidates for intermediate sanctions?

Accepted Answer

A)  first-time felony offenders with no prior criminal history 
B)  offenders with a low risk of recidivating or who pose little threat to society 
C)  mentally ill offenders who would not benefit from incapacitation 
D)  nonviolent juvenile offenders 
A)  first-time felony offenders with no prior criminal history 
B)  offenders with a low risk of recidivating or who pose little threat to society 
C)  mentally ill offenders who would not benefit from incapacitation 
D)  nonviolent juvenile offenders

Question 20

Sentencing guidelines set out  mandatory requirements for the length of incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A variety of alternative sentences exist, in part, to relieve prison and jail overcrowding. Identify and discuss four of these intermediate sanctions.

Jails house inmates for federal, state, or other authorities because of crowding of their facilities.

____________________ usually involves the suspension of the offender's sentence in return for the promise of good behavior in the community under supervision.

Which Supreme Court case gave inmates been the right to secure proper medical attention?

What statement is false with regard to racial bias in sentencing?

Indeterminate sentences give a minimum sentence that must be served and a lengthy maximum sentence that is the outer boundary of the time that can possibly be served.

Most jurisdictions that use ______________________ specify minimum and maximum terms but allow judges discretion to fix the actual sentence within those limits.

Today, how many people are in jail on a daily basis?

What is probation, how does the process work, and what is its success rate?

Because of America's two-decade-long imprisonment boom, more than 700,000 inmates are now being released back into the community each year.

Of the different correctional philosophies of the 1800, the Pennsylvania System eventually won out.

Which of the following is most true about female inmates?

________________________ are maximum control units that are either independent correctional centers or locked wings of existing prisons.

Examine capital punishment in the United States.

Truth in sentencing laws require felony offenders to serve what percentage of their prison sentences?

Which is not an argument that supports the death penalty?

Three strike laws were created in Kansas after known pedophile Frank Connelly was arrested multiple times for violating children in 1967.

__________ house misdemeanants sentenced to terms of one year or less, as well as some nonserious felons.

Intermediate sanctions are a viable solution to prison overcrowding. Who are the most likely candidates for intermediate sanctions?

Sentencing guidelines set out mandatory requirements for the length of incarceration.

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Exam 18: Punishment and Correction

A variety of alternative sentences exist, in part, to relieve prison and jail overcrowding. Identify and discuss four of these intermediate sanctions.

Jails house inmates for federal, state, or other authorities because of crowding of their facilities.

____________________ usually involves the suspension of the offender's sentence in return for the promise of good behavior in the community under supervision.

Which Supreme Court case gave inmates been the right to secure proper medical attention?

What statement is false with regard to racial bias in sentencing?

Indeterminate sentences give a minimum sentence that must be served and a lengthy maximum sentence that is the outer boundary of the time that can possibly be served.

Most jurisdictions that use ______________________ specify minimum and maximum terms but allow judges discretion to fix the actual sentence within those limits.

Today, how many people are in jail on a daily basis?

What is probation, how does the process work, and what is its success rate?

Because of America's two-decade-long imprisonment boom, more than 700,000 inmates are now being released back into the community each year.

Of the different correctional philosophies of the 1800, the Pennsylvania System eventually won out.

Which of the following is most true about female inmates?

________________________ are maximum control units that are either independent correctional centers or locked wings of existing prisons.

Examine capital punishment in the United States.

Truth in sentencing laws require felony offenders to serve what percentage of their prison sentences?

Which is not an argument that supports the death penalty?

Three strike laws were created in Kansas after known pedophile Frank Connelly was arrested multiple times for violating children in 1967.

__________ house misdemeanants sentenced to terms of one year or less, as well as some nonserious felons.

Intermediate sanctions are a viable solution to prison overcrowding. Who are the most likely candidates for intermediate sanctions?

Sentencing guidelines set out mandatory requirements for the length of incarceration.

Crime and Criminology

The Nature and Extent of Crime

Victims and Victimization

Rational Choice Theory

Trait Theories

Social Structure Theories

Social Process Theories Socialization and Society

Critical Criminology and Restorative Justice

Developmental Theories Life Course Latent Trait and Trajectory

Interpersonal Violence

Political Crime and Terrorism

Property Crime

Enterprise Crime: White-Collar, Green-Collar, and Transnational Organized Crime

Public Order Crime Sex and Substance Abuse

Crimes of the New Millenium Cybercrime

Criminal Justice Process and Perspectives

Police and the Courts Investigation Arrest and Adjudication

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