Question 1

Match the following terms with their meanings.
-Operational capacity

Accepted Answer

A)  A facility size based on the ability of the staff, programs, and services to accommodate. 
B)  Institutions where inmates have considerable personal freedom and more relaxed supervision. 
C)  Prisons at the highest security level, with prisoners isolated from the general population and from each other. 
D)  The number of inmates that facility planners or architects intended as the facilities capacity. 
E)  Facilities with chain-link fences, razor wire, and electronic sensors.
F) The maximum number of beds or inmates allocated by an official to institutions in the state. 
A)  A facility size based on the ability of the staff, programs, and services to accommodate. 
B)  Institutions where inmates have considerable personal freedom and more relaxed supervision. 
C)  Prisons at the highest security level, with prisoners isolated from the general population and from each other. 
D)  The number of inmates that facility planners or architects intended as the facilities capacity. 
E)  Facilities with chain-link fences, razor wire, and electronic sensors.
F) The maximum number of beds or inmates allocated by an official to institutions in the state. A

Question 2

Suzanne, a new inmate, has been sent to a facility operated by a for-profit company under contract with state authorities to provide security, housing, and programs for Suzanne and the other inmates. Suzanne is in a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  non-governmental prison (NGP). 
B)  private prison. 
C)  semi-secure lock-up. 
D)  unofficial confinement facility (UCF). 
A)  non-governmental prison (NGP). 
B)  private prison. 
C)  semi-secure lock-up. 
D)  unofficial confinement facility (UCF). B

Question 3

Match the following terms with their meanings.
-Minimum-security facility

Accepted Answer

A)  A facility size based on the ability of the staff, programs, and services to accommodate. 
B)  Institutions where inmates have considerable personal freedom and more relaxed supervision. 
C)  Prisons at the highest security level, with prisoners isolated from the general population and from each other. 
D)  The number of inmates that facility planners or architects intended as the facilities capacity. 
E)  Facilities with chain-link fences, razor wire, and electronic sensors.
F) The maximum number of beds or inmates allocated by an official to institutions in the state. 
A)  A facility size based on the ability of the staff, programs, and services to accommodate. 
B)  Institutions where inmates have considerable personal freedom and more relaxed supervision. 
C)  Prisons at the highest security level, with prisoners isolated from the general population and from each other. 
D)  The number of inmates that facility planners or architects intended as the facilities capacity. 
E)  Facilities with chain-link fences, razor wire, and electronic sensors.
F) The maximum number of beds or inmates allocated by an official to institutions in the state. B

Question 4

Match the following terms with their meanings.
-Rated capacity

Accepted Answer

A)  A facility size based on the ability of the staff, programs, and services to accommodate. 
B)  Institutions where inmates have considerable personal freedom and more relaxed supervision. 
C)  Prisons at the highest security level, with prisoners isolated from the general population and from each other. 
D)  The number of inmates that facility planners or architects intended as the facilities capacity. 
E)  Facilities with chain-link fences, razor wire, and electronic sensors.
F) The maximum number of beds or inmates allocated by an official to institutions in the state. 
A)  A facility size based on the ability of the staff, programs, and services to accommodate. 
B)  Institutions where inmates have considerable personal freedom and more relaxed supervision. 
C)  Prisons at the highest security level, with prisoners isolated from the general population and from each other. 
D)  The number of inmates that facility planners or architects intended as the facilities capacity. 
E)  Facilities with chain-link fences, razor wire, and electronic sensors.
F) The maximum number of beds or inmates allocated by an official to institutions in the state.

Question 5

________ factors are those factors that are known to cause criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ factors are those factors that are...

Question 6

Mary, a classification officer at the state prison, is interviewing newly arrived prisoner Janet. Mary is determining whether Janet poses an escape risk or management problems while in prison and to what custody level Janet should initially be assigned. What type of assessment is Mary conducting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public risk. 
B)  Danger risk. 
C)  Prison risk. 
D)  Problem risk. 
A)  Public risk. 
B)  Danger risk. 
C)  Prison risk. 
D)  Problem risk.

Question 7

Housing units that may be called Intensive Management Units, Restricted Housing Units, Special Housing Units, or Communication Management Units, serve the purpose of

Accepted Answer

A)  providing intensive rehabilitation (often cognitive therapy) to select inmates. 
B)  holding inmates who are preparing for release to the community. 
C)  segregating inmates from the general population. 
D)  providing a safe environment for conjugal visits between the prisoner and his or her spouse. 
A)  providing intensive rehabilitation (often cognitive therapy) to select inmates. 
B)  holding inmates who are preparing for release to the community. 
C)  segregating inmates from the general population. 
D)  providing a safe environment for conjugal visits between the prisoner and his or her spouse.

Question 8

Of the two predominate ways for prison officials to handle troublesome inmates, the ________ approach is when the problem inmates are spread around various units in the prison or even to other prisons in the system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Of the two predominate ways for prison...

Question 9

Describe and explain the classification process from intake to reclassification.

Accepted Answer

After a judge sentences an offender to p

Question 10

Identify three dynamic criminogenic factors and describe how a prison-based treatment program could be designed to address those factors.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary depending on the facto

Question 11

A Federal Correctional Complex provides financial savings due to lower construction and operating costs, but also has

Accepted Answer

A)  personnel advantages since staff can have career mobility without making geographic moves. 
B)  security disadvantages since all facilities in the complex are protected only by one razor wire fence. 
C)  public relations advantages since its modern design makes it difficult for community members to identify it as a prison. 
D)  the disadvantage of being located in sections of the country where it is difficult to recruit employees. 
A)  personnel advantages since staff can have career mobility without making geographic moves. 
B)  security disadvantages since all facilities in the complex are protected only by one razor wire fence. 
C)  public relations advantages since its modern design makes it difficult for community members to identify it as a prison. 
D)  the disadvantage of being located in sections of the country where it is difficult to recruit employees.

Question 12

What is the principle wherein risk and need is linked to treatment intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reactive. 
B)  Responsivity. 
C)  Reclassification. 
D)  Restorative. 
A)  Reactive. 
B)  Responsivity. 
C)  Reclassification. 
D)  Restorative.

Question 13

In 1930, the ________ was established to run as part of the Department of Justice.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Accounting Office 
B)  Federal Bureau of Investigations 
C)  Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) 
D)  Federal Criminal Unit 
A)  Federal Accounting Office 
B)  Federal Bureau of Investigations 
C)  Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) 
D)  Federal Criminal Unit

Question 14

One reason for the continued use of solitary confinement in prisons is traced to research showing that exposure to short-term solitary confinement serves to provide a safer environment and effectively deter misbehavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify, and explain the differences between, the two methods used to handle troublesome inmates.

Accepted Answer

Prison officials have used both dispersi

Question 16

Data from the National Inmate Survey show that the majority (more than 60%) of state and federal prison inmates had spent time under disciplinary or administrative segregation or in solitary confinement in the 12 months preceding the survey or since coming to their current facility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true regarding solitary confinement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whereas typical cells measure about 6 feet wide and 9 feet long, solitary confinement cells are usually twice that size since inmates are confined to the cell for 23-24 hours per day. 
B)  The prisoner is under intense control and isolation. 
C)  Rather than eating in a dining hall, meals are typically passed through slots in each inmate's individual cell door. 
D)  Inmates may have access to televisions, radios, or even reading and writing materials. 
A)  Whereas typical cells measure about 6 feet wide and 9 feet long, solitary confinement cells are usually twice that size since inmates are confined to the cell for 23-24 hours per day. 
B)  The prisoner is under intense control and isolation. 
C)  Rather than eating in a dining hall, meals are typically passed through slots in each inmate's individual cell door. 
D)  Inmates may have access to televisions, radios, or even reading and writing materials.

Question 18

The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930 to relieve overcrowding in state prisons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Federal prisons operate under five security levels. Which one is described by facilities with double-fenced perimeters with electronic detection systems and the use of mostly cell-type housing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimum security. 
B)  Low security. 
C)  Medium security. 
D)  High security. 
E)  Administrative security. 
A)  Minimum security. 
B)  Low security. 
C)  Medium security. 
D)  High security. 
E)  Administrative security.

Question 20

The lack of private prisons in the Midwest and Northeast is likely related to the

Accepted Answer

A)  low number of eligible offenders in those regions. 
B)  preference for community-based corrections in those regions. 
C)  higher construction costs in those regions. 
D)  strength of labor unions in those regions. 
A)  low number of eligible offenders in those regions. 
B)  preference for community-based corrections in those regions. 
C)  higher construction costs in those regions. 
D)  strength of labor unions in those regions.

Match the following terms with their meanings. -Operational capacity

Suzanne, a new inmate, has been sent to a facility operated by a for-profit company under contract with state authorities to provide security, housing, and programs for Suzanne and the other inmates. Suzanne is in a(n)

Match the following terms with their meanings. -Minimum-security facility

Match the following terms with their meanings. -Rated capacity

________ factors are those factors that are known to cause criminal behavior.

Mary, a classification officer at the state prison, is interviewing newly arrived prisoner Janet. Mary is determining whether Janet poses an escape risk or management problems while in prison and to what custody level Janet should initially be assigned. What type of assessment is Mary conducting?

Housing units that may be called Intensive Management Units, Restricted Housing Units, Special Housing Units, or Communication Management Units, serve the purpose of

Of the two predominate ways for prison officials to handle troublesome inmates, the ________ approach is when the problem inmates are spread around various units in the prison or even to other prisons in the system.

Describe and explain the classification process from intake to reclassification.

Identify three dynamic criminogenic factors and describe how a prison-based treatment program could be designed to address those factors.

A Federal Correctional Complex provides financial savings due to lower construction and operating costs, but also has

What is the principle wherein risk and need is linked to treatment intervention?

In 1930, the ________ was established to run as part of the Department of Justice.

One reason for the continued use of solitary confinement in prisons is traced to research showing that exposure to short-term solitary confinement serves to provide a safer environment and effectively deter misbehavior.

Identify, and explain the differences between, the two methods used to handle troublesome inmates.

Data from the National Inmate Survey show that the majority (more than 60%) of state and federal prison inmates had spent time under disciplinary or administrative segregation or in solitary confinement in the 12 months preceding the survey or since coming to their current facility.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding solitary confinement?

The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930 to relieve overcrowding in state prisons.

Federal prisons operate under five security levels. Which one is described by facilities with double-fenced perimeters with electronic detection systems and the use of mostly cell-type housing?

The lack of private prisons in the Midwest and Northeast is likely related to the

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Match the following terms with their meanings. -Operational capacity

Suzanne, a new inmate, has been sent to a facility operated by a for-profit company under contract with state authorities to provide security, housing, and programs for Suzanne and the other inmates. Suzanne is in a(n)

Match the following terms with their meanings. -Minimum-security facility

Match the following terms with their meanings. -Rated capacity

________ factors are those factors that are known to cause criminal behavior.

Mary, a classification officer at the state prison, is interviewing newly arrived prisoner Janet. Mary is determining whether Janet poses an escape risk or management problems while in prison and to what custody level Janet should initially be assigned. What type of assessment is Mary conducting?

Housing units that may be called Intensive Management Units, Restricted Housing Units, Special Housing Units, or Communication Management Units, serve the purpose of

Of the two predominate ways for prison officials to handle troublesome inmates, the ________ approach is when the problem inmates are spread around various units in the prison or even to other prisons in the system.

Describe and explain the classification process from intake to reclassification.

Identify three dynamic criminogenic factors and describe how a prison-based treatment program could be designed to address those factors.

A Federal Correctional Complex provides financial savings due to lower construction and operating costs, but also has

What is the principle wherein risk and need is linked to treatment intervention?

In 1930, the ________ was established to run as part of the Department of Justice.

One reason for the continued use of solitary confinement in prisons is traced to research showing that exposure to short-term solitary confinement serves to provide a safer environment and effectively deter misbehavior.

Identify, and explain the differences between, the two methods used to handle troublesome inmates.

Data from the National Inmate Survey show that the majority (more than 60%) of state and federal prison inmates had spent time under disciplinary or administrative segregation or in solitary confinement in the 12 months preceding the survey or since coming to their current facility.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding solitary confinement?

The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930 to relieve overcrowding in state prisons.

Federal prisons operate under five security levels. Which one is described by facilities with double-fenced perimeters with electronic detection systems and the use of mostly cell-type housing?

The lack of private prisons in the Midwest and Northeast is likely related to the

An Evidence-Based Approach to Corrections

Why Do We Punish

Correctional Practice From Ancient to Contemporary Times

Sentencing

Probation and Community Supervision

Jails and Pretrial Release

Prison Life

Special Correctional Populations

Reentry Programs and Parole

Legal Issues in Corrections

Capital Punishment

Juvenile Corrections

Revisiting Evidence-Based Practices and What Works

Filters