Deck 9: The History of Control and Punishment

Question 1

In this late 19th- and early 20th-century system, companies and individuals could purchase the labor of prison inmates from state and county governments.

A) Convict lease system
B) Marks-of-commendation system
C) Congregate-and-silent system
D) Convict-purchase system

Answer 1

Convict lease system

Question 2

For the murder of John Lennon, Mark Chapman was sentenced in 1981 to 20-years-to-life in prison. About every four years, he attends parole hearings that determine whether he will be released. Which term best describes this type of sentence?

A) Indeterminate sentence
B) Life sentence
C) Determinate sentence
D) Death sentence

Answer 2

Indeterminate sentence

Question 3

Which U.S. Supreme Court case reinstated the death penalty?

A) Hope v. Pelzer
B) Atkins v. Virginia
C) Furman v. Georgia
D) Gregg v. Georgia

Answer 3

Gregg v. Georgia

Question 4

This New York City detention complex consists of ten jails and sits in the East River between the Bronx and Queens.

A) Picard Island
B) The Tombs
C) Lincoln Correctional Facility
D) Rikers Island

Question 5

Which best applies to the Walnut Street Jail?

A) It was the country's first penitentiary.
B) It was a military prison during the Revolutionary War.
C) It set the tone for prisons built in the next century.
D) All of the above.

Question 6

Most inmates who work have jobs that involve the running and maintenance of the prison.

Question 7

The medical model compares crime to disease and agrees that some offenders are just hopeless cases.