Question 1

The annual cost of imprisonment in the Bureau of Prisons is about twice the cost of placing the same offender under postconviction supervision in the federal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Despite the challenges associated with jails, their future appears promising in several respects, including the renovation of jails in many jurisdictions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The average annual cost per state prison inmate is roughly

Accepted Answer

A)  $21,000. 
B)  $33,000. 
C)  $48,000. 
D)  $62,000. 
A)  $21,000. 
B)  $33,000. 
C)  $48,000. 
D)  $62,000. B

Question 4

_______ permits healthcare professionals to consult with institutional medical personnel via videoconferencing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Electronic rehabilitation 
B)  Digital doctoring 
C)  Telemedicine 
D)  Global healthcare 
A)  Electronic rehabilitation 
B)  Digital doctoring 
C)  Telemedicine 
D)  Global healthcare

Question 5

Corrections consumes over 44% of the costs associated with the three primary areas of criminal justice (law enforcement, courts, corrections).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is correct with regard to the use of prisons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were used more freely beginning in 1980. 
B)  More liberal public values contributed to their increased use. 
C)  The prison population was higher in the 1970s than it was in the 1980s. 
D)  The effectiveness of community corrections contributed to their increased use. 
A)  They were used more freely beginning in 1980. 
B)  More liberal public values contributed to their increased use. 
C)  The prison population was higher in the 1970s than it was in the 1980s. 
D)  The effectiveness of community corrections contributed to their increased use.

Question 7

There are very few signs that the United States is reducing its heavy reliance on incarceration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The _______ System is a worldwide navigation satellite system, owned by the U.S. Air Force, that provides location and time information to users with a receiving device; it assists with tracking offenders in the community.

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal Monitoring 
B)  EyeSpy 
C)  Aeronautics Tracking Monitoring 
D)  Global Positioning 
A)  Universal Monitoring 
B)  EyeSpy 
C)  Aeronautics Tracking Monitoring 
D)  Global Positioning

Question 9

Many small jurisdictions are starting to combine their resources and build jails that serve the needs of multiple communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Recidivism rates are rarely used to evaluate jail and prison programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Vocational training in prison suffers from several limitations, including the lack of

Accepted Answer

A)  interest from inmates. 
B)  updated equipment. 
C)  qualified instructors. 
D)  positive results. 
A)  interest from inmates. 
B)  updated equipment. 
C)  qualified instructors. 
D)  positive results.

Question 12

Barbara was sentenced to house arrest with electronic monitoring and wears an ankle bracelet that lets her probation officer be constantly aware of her location. This _______ GPS monitoring is expensive because of cellular charges.

Accepted Answer

A)  generational 
B)  time-specific 
C)  active 
D)  passive 
A)  generational 
B)  time-specific 
C)  active 
D)  passive

Question 13

How can we improve correctional practices in the future?

Accepted Answer

There are several ways in which correcti

Question 14

How do we assess the effectiveness of correctional practices? Based on the evidence, are correctional practices effective?

Accepted Answer

Assessing the effectiveness of correctio

Question 15

Toilet flushing in prisons can be controlled via computers that inform corrections officers of multiple flushes and enable them to shut off control valves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

GPS technologies enable the creation of _______ and _______ zones, which enables victims, community supervision officers, and others to be immediately notified if an offender enters or leaves the defined range.

Accepted Answer

A)  passive; aggressive 
B)  inclusion; exclusion 
C)  internal; external 
D)  primary; secondary 
A)  passive; aggressive 
B)  inclusion; exclusion 
C)  internal; external 
D)  primary; secondary

Exam 35: Future of Corrections

The annual cost of imprisonment in the Bureau of Prisons is about twice the cost of placing the same offender under postconviction supervision in the federal system.

Despite the challenges associated with jails, their future appears promising in several respects, including the renovation of jails in many jurisdictions.

The average annual cost per state prison inmate is roughly

_______ permits healthcare professionals to consult with institutional medical personnel via videoconferencing.

Corrections consumes over 44% of the costs associated with the three primary areas of criminal justice (law enforcement, courts, corrections).

Which of the following is correct with regard to the use of prisons?

There are very few signs that the United States is reducing its heavy reliance on incarceration.

The _______ System is a worldwide navigation satellite system, owned by the U.S. Air Force, that provides location and time information to users with a receiving device; it assists with tracking offenders in the community.

Many small jurisdictions are starting to combine their resources and build jails that serve the needs of multiple communities.

Recidivism rates are rarely used to evaluate jail and prison programs.

Vocational training in prison suffers from several limitations, including the lack of

Barbara was sentenced to house arrest with electronic monitoring and wears an ankle bracelet that lets her probation officer be constantly aware of her location. This _______ GPS monitoring is expensive because of cellular charges.

How can we improve correctional practices in the future?

How do we assess the effectiveness of correctional practices? Based on the evidence, are correctional practices effective?

Toilet flushing in prisons can be controlled via computers that inform corrections officers of multiple flushes and enable them to shut off control valves.

GPS technologies enable the creation of _______ and _______ zones, which enables victims, community supervision officers, and others to be immediately notified if an offender enters or leaves the defined range.

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