Question 1

Which system was known as the "congregate and silent" system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania system 
B)  Auburn system 
C)  fee system 
D)  Irish system 
A)  Pennsylvania system 
B)  Auburn system 
C)  fee system 
D)  Irish system

Question 2

Sir Walter Crofton was the head of which system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auburn system 
B)  Pennsylvania system 
C)  Irish system 
D)  fee system 
A)  Auburn system 
B)  Pennsylvania system 
C)  Irish system 
D)  fee system

Question 3

What was the emphasis in the Rehabilitative Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  having inmates work and produce products that could help in making the prisons self-sustaining 
B)  the professionalizing of staff through recruitment and training, and the implementation of many self-improvement programs of prison management 
C)  reformation that expanded education and vocational programs and focused offenders' attention on their future 
D)  holding offenders accountable for their acts and being tough on criminals while keeping them isolated from law-abiding citizens 
A)  having inmates work and produce products that could help in making the prisons self-sustaining 
B)  the professionalizing of staff through recruitment and training, and the implementation of many self-improvement programs of prison management 
C)  reformation that expanded education and vocational programs and focused offenders' attention on their future 
D)  holding offenders accountable for their acts and being tough on criminals while keeping them isolated from law-abiding citizens

Question 4

Which theorist suggested that criminal laws should be organized so that the punishment for any act would outweigh the pleasure that would be derived from the act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cesare Lombroso 
B)  Gabriel Tarde 
C)  Cesare Beccaria 
D)  Jeremy Bentham 
A)  Cesare Lombroso 
B)  Gabriel Tarde 
C)  Cesare Beccaria 
D)  Jeremy Bentham

Question 5

The criminal justice system has made many adjustments to involve victims in the process of sentencing criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the Walnut Street Jail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prisoners were allowed to congregate during the day to work in factories to improve the production of goods. 
B)  It introduced the idea of releasing offenders on a conditional basis, leading to the development of parole. 
C)  Prison administrators often put masks on inmates as they moved through the prison, to avoid identification in case they met each other after release. 
D)  It was an architectural nightmare, built in an octagon with small, dark cells inside the cellblocks to provide solitary confinement and no labor. 
A)  Prisoners were allowed to congregate during the day to work in factories to improve the production of goods. 
B)  It introduced the idea of releasing offenders on a conditional basis, leading to the development of parole. 
C)  Prison administrators often put masks on inmates as they moved through the prison, to avoid identification in case they met each other after release. 
D)  It was an architectural nightmare, built in an octagon with small, dark cells inside the cellblocks to provide solitary confinement and no labor.

Question 7

Atavism implied that criminals are born, and criminal behavior is predetermined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Code of ________ is one of the earliest known penal codes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Code of ________ is one of...

Question 9

Prisons were used in colonial times as a punishment for crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following links crime causation to punishment, based on offenders' free will and hedonism?

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonistic calculus 
B)  the Positive School of criminology 
C)  the Classical School of criminology 
D)  atavism 
A)  hedonistic calculus 
B)  the Positive School of criminology 
C)  the Classical School of criminology 
D)  atavism

Question 11

What was the first penitentiary designed to house sentenced offenders in the United States called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western State Penitentiary 
B)  Walnut Street Jail 
C)  Eastern State Penitentiary 
D)  Sing Sing Prison 
A)  Western State Penitentiary 
B)  Walnut Street Jail 
C)  Eastern State Penitentiary 
D)  Sing Sing Prison

Question 12

What was were some of the potential consequences of the hands-off doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Answer should include discussi

Question 13

How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission?
I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts
II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail
III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II 
B)  II, III 
C)  I, III 
D)  I, II, III 
A)  I, II 
B)  II, III 
C)  I, III 
D)  I, II, III

Question 14

In the United States, the rate of imprisonment decreased by almost 20 percent between 1980 and 2015.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

________ is the study of punishment for criminal acts.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the study of punishment for...

Question 16

Recidivism is a legislative authorization to provide a specific range of punishment for a specific crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The original features of the Pennsylvania system included all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  separation 
B)  silence 
C)  reformation of inmates 
D)  working with other inmates 
A)  separation 
B)  silence 
C)  reformation of inmates 
D)  working with other inmates

Which system was known as the "congregate and silent" system?

Sir Walter Crofton was the head of which system?

What was the emphasis in the Rehabilitative Era?

Which theorist suggested that criminal laws should be organized so that the punishment for any act would outweigh the pleasure that would be derived from the act?

The criminal justice system has made many adjustments to involve victims in the process of sentencing criminals.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the Walnut Street Jail?

Atavism implied that criminals are born, and criminal behavior is predetermined.

The Code of ________ is one of the earliest known penal codes.

Prisons were used in colonial times as a punishment for crime.

Which of the following links crime causation to punishment, based on offenders' free will and hedonism?

What was the first penitentiary designed to house sentenced offenders in the United States called?

What was were some of the potential consequences of the hands-off doctrine?

How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission? I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction

In the United States, the rate of imprisonment decreased by almost 20 percent between 1980 and 2015.

________ is the study of punishment for criminal acts.

Recidivism is a legislative authorization to provide a specific range of punishment for a specific crime.

The original features of the Pennsylvania system included all but which of the following?

Sentencing and the Correctional Process

Jails

Probation and Intermediate Sanctions

Prison Systems

Parole and Prisoner Reentry

The Clients of Adult Correctional Agencies

The Juvenile Correctional System

Special Offenders

The Management of Prisons

Prison Life for Inmates

The World of Prison Staff

Custody Within a Prison

Treatment and Programs Within a Prison

Legal Issues and the Death Penalty

Current and Future Issues in Corrections

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Exam 1: The History of Crime and Corrections

Which system was known as the "congregate and silent" system?

Sir Walter Crofton was the head of which system?

What was the emphasis in the Rehabilitative Era?

Which theorist suggested that criminal laws should be organized so that the punishment for any act would outweigh the pleasure that would be derived from the act?

The criminal justice system has made many adjustments to involve victims in the process of sentencing criminals.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the Walnut Street Jail?

Atavism implied that criminals are born, and criminal behavior is predetermined.

The Code of ________ is one of the earliest known penal codes.

Prisons were used in colonial times as a punishment for crime.

Which of the following links crime causation to punishment, based on offenders' free will and hedonism?

What was the first penitentiary designed to house sentenced offenders in the United States called?

What was were some of the potential consequences of the hands-off doctrine?

How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission? I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction

In the United States, the rate of imprisonment decreased by almost 20 percent between 1980 and 2015.

________ is the study of punishment for criminal acts.

Recidivism is a legislative authorization to provide a specific range of punishment for a specific crime.

The original features of the Pennsylvania system included all but which of the following?

Sentencing and the Correctional Process

Jails

Probation and Intermediate Sanctions

Prison Systems

Parole and Prisoner Reentry

The Clients of Adult Correctional Agencies

The Juvenile Correctional System

Special Offenders

The Management of Prisons

Prison Life for Inmates

The World of Prison Staff

Custody Within a Prison

Treatment and Programs Within a Prison

Legal Issues and the Death Penalty

Current and Future Issues in Corrections

Filters