Question 1

How does the United States imprisonment rate compare to other countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States imprisons a slightly higher rate than similar countries 
B)  The United States imprisons a significantly higher rate than similar countries 
C)  The United States imprisons a significantly lower rate than similar countries 
D)  The United States is approximately average in the imprisonment rate compared to the rest of the world 
A)  The United States imprisons a slightly higher rate than similar countries 
B)  The United States imprisons a significantly higher rate than similar countries 
C)  The United States imprisons a significantly lower rate than similar countries 
D)  The United States is approximately average in the imprisonment rate compared to the rest of the world B

Question 2

Early prisons in the South were likely to follow a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrial model 
B)  Factory model 
C)  Agricultural model 
D)  Reformatory model 
A)  Industrial model 
B)  Factory model 
C)  Agricultural model 
D)  Reformatory model C

Question 3

Which early penitentiary system allowed prisoners to work and eat together?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congregate system 
B)  Separate system 
C)  Pennsylvania system 
D)  Alabama system 
A)  Congregate system 
B)  Separate system 
C)  Pennsylvania system 
D)  Alabama system A

Question 4

Contemporary prisons are commonly referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Warehouse prisons 
B)  Big houses 
C)  Reformatories 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Warehouse prisons 
B)  Big houses 
C)  Reformatories 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

What was the name of the first penitentiary in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alabama Prison 
B)  Auburn Prison 
C)  Eastern State Penitentiary 
D)  Walnut Street Jail 
A)  Alabama Prison 
B)  Auburn Prison 
C)  Eastern State Penitentiary 
D)  Walnut Street Jail

Question 6

Women's incarceration rates have been rising in recent years

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The United States has a much higher incarceration rate than similar countries

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Prison populations have increased dramatically in recent years

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How does the United States imprisonment rate compare to other countries?

Early prisons in the South were likely to follow a/an:

Which early penitentiary system allowed prisoners to work and eat together?

Contemporary prisons are commonly referred to as:

What was the name of the first penitentiary in America?

Women's incarceration rates have been rising in recent years

The United States has a much higher incarceration rate than similar countries

Prison populations have increased dramatically in recent years

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Parole and Re-Entry

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Exam 13: Prisons and Jails

How does the United States imprisonment rate compare to other countries?

Early prisons in the South were likely to follow a/an:

Which early penitentiary system allowed prisoners to work and eat together?

Contemporary prisons are commonly referred to as:

What was the name of the first penitentiary in America?

Women's incarceration rates have been rising in recent years

The United States has a much higher incarceration rate than similar countries

Prison populations have increased dramatically in recent years

Criminal Justice As Social Control

Crime in Society

Why Do People Commit Crimes

Police in America

Police Operations

Policing and the Legal Process

Law and Society

Courts in America

Due Process: Arrest Through Sentencing

Juvenile Justice and Corrections

The Function of Corrections

Pretrial Diversion and Probation

Parole and Re-Entry

Looking Toward the Future: Criminal Justice in the 21st Century

Filters