Exam 5: Jails and Houses of Correction

Discuss some of the health care issues confronting individuals in the jail setting.

Which jail type of jail complies with the Prison Rape Elimination Act in that it establishes a zero-tolerance standard for the incidence of prison rape in U.S. prisons?

While African Americans and whites make up the great bulk of the jail population, American Indians are held in local jails at the highest rate of any racial group.

Which colony became the model for jails?

Please fully explain what exactly transpires during both the booking and classification process post arrest.

Discuss social class and the jail population.

Indirect or podular/remote surveillance is a characteristic of a:

_________________ jails offer many advantages, including effective supervision of inmates, improved communication between staff and inmates, safety of staff and inmates, and improved classification and orientation of inmates.

Jails have even fewer alternatives for dealing with the issue of _______ than do prisons.

____________________jails provide indirect or podular/remote surveillance.

In 1773, the Walnut Street Jail was constructed in Philadelphia; there prisoners were employed in hard labor in the institution and released during the day to repair and clean streets and highways.

Discuss the historical origins of the jail in what would become the United States.

What is a regional jail, and how does it differ from other jail models?

The alternatives to local control of jails include:

At the beginning of the 19th century, children, debtors, slaves, the mentally ill, and the physically ill were housed in jails, but as the century progressed, children and the mentally ill were more often sent to other institutions.

The number of elderly jail inmates during the last decade has:

Linear/intermittent surveillance is a characteristic of a:

Direct-supervision (DS) jails place the correctional officers' station within the inmates' living area, or pod, which means the officer can see and speak to inmates.

After an arrest, an individual is taken to jail to first go through____________________.

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a local correctional institution?