Deck 6: Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities

Question 1

The level of government which is responsible for the majority of total correctional expenditures is:

A) Local
B) State
C) Federal
D) Regional

Answer 1

State

Question 2

Prisons function at the _______ and _______ levels of government. Select the option that makes this statement true when placed in the blanks:

A) Local and state
B) Local and regional
C) State and federal
D) State and regional
E) Federal and regional

Answer 2

State and federal

Question 3

The level of facility in which an inmate is incarcerated will be a function of the:

A) Type of law that was violated
B) Length of sentence imposed
C) Seriousness of the offense
D) Judge's discretion
E) All of the above

Answer 3

Type of law that was violated

Question 4

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions:
Where an inmate would be confined if . . .

-. . . convicted of robbing a post office.

A) Federal prison
B) State prison
C) Local prison
D) A or B
E) Any of the above

Question 5

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions:
Where an inmate would be confined if . . .

-. . . convicted of murder.

A) Federal prison
B) State prison
C) Local prison
D) A or B
E) Any of the above

Question 6

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions:
Where an inmate would be confined if . . .

-. . . sentenced to life imprisonment.

A) Federal prison
B) State prison
C) Local prison
D) A or B
E) Any of the above

Question 7

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions:
Where an inmate would be confined if . . .

-. . . a low-risk, first-time offender.

A) Federal prison
B) State prison
C) Local prison
D) A or B
E) Any of the above

Question 8

How expensive it is to build and operate a prison will depend upon its:

A) Size
B) Security classification
C) Location
D) A and B
E) All of the above

Question 9

If you were budgeting the construction of a maximum-security prison, you would need to allocate at least $92,000 for:

A) Each bed
B) Each officer
C) Each cellblock
D) Each floor
E) Each wing

Question 10

The annual cost of operating a prison averages around $20,000 per:

A) Institution
B) Floor
C) Cellblock
D) Officer
E) Inmate

Question 11

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:

-Treatment, and work programs tend to be offered.

A) Minimum-security
B) Medium-security
C) Maximum-security

Question 12

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:

-A wall with armed guard towers surrounds the perimeter.

A) Minimum-security
B) Medium-security
C) Maximum-security

Question 13

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:

-Also known as halfway houses or community residential centers.

A) Minimum-security
B) Medium-security
C) Maximum-security

Question 14

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:

-Although freedom and movement are somewhat restricted, movement around the compound and interaction with other inmates are permitted.

A) Minimum-security
B) Medium-security
C) Maximum-security

Question 15

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:

-Inmates are housed in dormitory style, and there is little or no obvious external security.

A) Minimum-security
B) Medium-security
C) Maximum-security

Question 16

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:

-Often located in remote rural areas, visits are strictly limited, and counts are conducted as frequently as every two hours.

A) Minimum-security
B) Medium-security
C) Maximum-security

Question 17

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:

-Inmates are almost continuously confined to their cells.

A) Minimum-security
B) Medium-security
C) Maximum-security

Question 18

Select the letter option that ranks the following custodial classifications from most to least restrictive by listing the numbers in proper order:
1 Close
2 Maximum
3 Medium
4 Minimum

A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 1, 3, 4, 2
C) 2, 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4, 1
E) 4, 3, 1, 2

Question 19

Most inmates are confined at the _______ level of security.

A) Close
B) Maximum
C) Medium
D) Minimum

Question 20

In comparison to male institutions, female correctional facilities tend to:

A) Have more treatment programs
B) Offer fewer vocational training opportunities
C) Be smaller in size
D) B and C
E) All of the above

Question 21

Coed prisons enable male and female inmates to share:

A) Training and treatment programs
B) Recreational activities
C) Living quarters
D) A and B
E) All of the above

Question 22

Coed prisons tend to have:

A) More vocational training programs than female institutions
B) Less homosexual behavior than male institutions
C) A substantial number of pregnancies
D) A and B
E) All of the above

Question 23

The classification process is designed to determine an inmate's:

A) Level of risk
B) Treatment potential
C) Chances of recidivism
D) Willingness to acknowledge guilt
E) A and B

Question 24

Once an inmate has been classified at a certain security level, that classification:

A) Can be changed by prison personnel
B) Can be changed by the prosecuting attorney
C) Can only be changed by a court order
D) Cannot be changed until the inmate is eligible for parole
E) Cannot be changed at any time for any reason

Question 25

When a correctional facility is crowded, it is at greater risk for:

A) Spreading communicable disease
B) Fighting and assaults
C) Escapes
D) B and C
E) All of the above

Question 26

When correctional facilities are overcrowded, there tend to be:

A) Fewer reasons to be concerned about security
B) Greater health risks to the inmates
C) Fewer escapes
D) More employment opportunities in prison industries
E) C and D

Question 27

An example of a "back-end" solution to prison crowding would be:

A) Diversion
B) Drug courts
C) Discretionary parole
D) Mandatory minimum sentences
E) Three strikes legislation

Question 28

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .

-. . . an alternative to harsh physical punishment.

A) Industrial era
B) Justice model
C) Quaker period
D) Medical model

Question 29

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .

-. . . profit-making enterprises.

A) Industrial era
B) Justice model
C) Quaker period
D) Medical model

Question 30

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .

-. . . places where one could repent and achieve reform.

A) Industrial era
B) Justice model
C) Quaker period
D) Medical model

Question 31

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .

-. . . a vehicle for providing counseling, therapy, and treatment.

A) Industrial era
B) Justice model
C) Quaker period
D) Medical model

Question 32

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .

-. . . a means of forcing inmates into hard labor under strict supervision.

A) Industrial era
B) Justice model
C) Quaker period
D) Medical model

Question 33

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .

-. . . a place to incapacitate offenders in order to deter criminal behavior.

A) Industrial era
B) Justice model
C) Quaker period
D) Medical model

Question 34

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .

-. . . a means of rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicated that they needed help.

A) Industrial era
B) Justice model
C) Quaker period
D) Medical model

Question 35

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .

-. . . a means of ensuring that offenders would pay their debt to society.

A) Industrial era
B) Justice model
C) Quaker period
D) Medical model

Question 36

Since the advent of the justice model, research in recent years indicates that society:

A) No longer advocates strict sentencing practices for serious criminals
B) Has not completely dismissed the potential for rehabilitation
C) Would prefer to see a return to corporal punishment
D) Believes prisons are useless
E) C and D

Question 37

In most states, the director of corrections is:

A) Elected by the public
B) Appointed by the parole board
C) Appointed by the governor
D) Appointed by the president
E) Selected by competitive written examinations

Question 38

The primary reason for the high turnover rate among state directors of corrections is the:

A) High quality of most correctional administrators
B) Low quality of most correctional administrators
C) Influence of the political process
D) Fiscal attractiveness of early retirement
E) Lack of support on the part of inmates and staff

Question 39

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements:
This is the organizational component that . . .

-. . . is primarily responsible for inmate treatment programs.

A) Operations
B) Program services
C) Support services

Question 40

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements:
This is the organizational component that . . .

-. . . is also known as custody or security.

A) Operations
B) Program services
C) Support services

Question 41

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements:
This is the organizational component that . . .

-. . . handles intake, classification, vocational training, recreation, and the library.

A) Operations
B) Program services
C) Support services

Question 42

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements:
This is the organizational component that . . .

-. . . is responsible for the recruitment, screening, and training of personnel.

A) Operations
B) Program services
C) Support services

Question 43

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements:
This is the organizational component that . . .

-. . . assigns authority according to rank, from officers up to captain.

A) Operations
B) Program services
C) Support services

Question 44

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements:
This is the organizational component that . . .

-. . . is responsible for general administrative matters as well as facility maintenance.

A) Operations
B) Program services
C) Support services

Question 45

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements:
This is the organizational component that . . .

-. . . has the greatest potential for conflict with the treatment staff.

A) Operations
B) Program services
C) Support services

Question 46

Inmate Jones has just been assigned to a new work-release program. The first night in his new cellblock, he overhears two inmates talking about how easy it would be to "just walk away" from their outside work assignment. Jones takes the inmates aside and tries to convince them not to do it, since he fears that the work-release program will be abolished if they try to escape. This is an example of:

A) Informal social control
B) Participatory management
C) The influence of the warden's administrative style
D) The corrupt alliance
E) Granting too much power to the inmates

Question 47

Participatory management is based on the belief(s) that inmates:

A) Inherently like to participate in institutional programs
B) Should participate in the selection of management staff
C) Are more committed to decisions they are involved in making
D) A and B
E) All of the above

Question 48

Inmate self-governance is best described as:

A) Involving inmates in the selection of a warden
B) Turning decision-making authority over to inmates
C) Allowing inmates to vote on relatively meaningless issues, such as what time visiting will be conducted
D) Sharing power and decision-making with inmates
E) Allowing strong inmate leaders to have custodial authority over others in their cellblock

Question 49

Analyzing the failure of inmate self-governance from the perspective of Maslow's hierarchy of needs leads to the conclusion that a key factor in its lack of success has been:

A) Inappropriate timing
B) Insufficient inmate maturity
C) Inadequate need for the program
D) Unsupportive staff
E) Inability to influence the top people in the administrative hierarchy

Question 50

Inmate self-governance is best described as:

A)Involving inmates in the selection of a warden
B)Turning decision-making authority over to inmates
C)Allowing inmates to vote on relatively meaningless issues, such as what time visiting will be conducted
D)Sharing power and decision-making with inmates
E)Allowing strong inmate leaders to have custodial authority over others in their cellblock

Question 51

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be means of ensuring that offenders would pay their debt to society.

A)Industrial era
B)Justice model
C)Quaker period
D)Medical model

Question 52

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a means of rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicates that they need help.

A)Industrial era
B)Justice model
C)Quaker period
D)Medical model

Question 53

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a place to incapacitate offenders in order to deter criminal behavior.

A)Industrial era
B)Justice model
C)Quaker period
D)Medical model

Question 54

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a means of forcing inmates into hard labor under strict supervision.

A)Industrial era
B)Justice model
C)Quaker period
D)Medical model

Question 55

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a vehicle for providing counseling, therapy, and treatment.

A)Medical model
B)Industrial era
C)Justice model
D)Quaker period

Question 56

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a place where one could repent and achieve reform.

A)Industrial era
B)Justice model
C)Quaker period
D)Medical model

Question 57

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a profit-making enterprise.

A)Industrial era
B)Justice model
C)Quaker period
D)Medical model

Question 58

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be an alternative to harsh physical punishment.

A)Industrial era
B)Justice model
C)Quaker period
D)Medical model

Question 59

An example of a "back end" solution to prison crowding would be:

A)Diversion
B)Drug courts
C)Discretionary parole
D)Mandatory minimum sentences
E)Three strikes legislation

Question 60

When correctional facilities are overcrowded, there tend to be:

A)Fewer reasons to be concerned about security
B)Greater health risks to the inmates
C)Fewer escapes
D)More employment opportunities in prison industries
E)C and D

Question 61

Since the advent of the justice model, research in recent years indicates that society:

A)No longer advocates strict sentencing practices for serious criminals
B)not completely dismissed the potential for rehabilitation
C)Would prefer to see a return to corporal punishment
D)Believes prisons are useless
E)C and D

Question 62

Participatory management is based on the belief(s) that inmates:

A)Inherently like to participate in institutional programs
B)Should participate in the selection of management staff
C)Are more committed to decisions they are involved in making
D)A and B
E)All of the above

Question 63

Inmate Jones has just been assigned to a new work release program. The first night in his new cellblock, he overhears two inmates talking about how easy it would be to "just walk away" from their outside work assignment. Jones takes the inmates aside and tries to convince them not to do it, since he fears that the work release program will be abolished if they try to escape. This is an example of:

A)Informal social control
B)Participatory management
C)The influence of the warden's administrative style
D)The corrupt alliance
E)Granting too much power to the inmates

Question 64

This is the organizational component that has the greatest potential for conflict with the treatment staff.

A)Operations
B)Program services
C)Support services

Question 65

This is the organizational component that is responsible for general administrative matters as well as facility maintenance.

A)Operations
B)Program services
C)Support services

Question 66

This is the organizational component that assigns authority according to rank, from officers up to captain.

A)Operations
B)Program services
C)Support services

Question 67

This is the organizational component that is responsible for the recruitment, screening, and training of personnel.

A)Operations
B)Program services
C)Support services

Question 68

This is the organizational component that handles intake, classification, vocational training, recreation, and the library.

A)Operations
B)Program services
C)Support services

Question 69

This is the organizational component that is primarily responsible for inmate treatment programs.

A)Operations
B)Program services
C)Support services

Question 70

The primary reason for the high turnover rate among state directors of corrections is the:

A)High quality of most correctional administrators
B)Low quality of most correctional administrators
C)Influence of the political process
D)Fiscal attractiveness of early retirement
E)Lack of support on the part of inmates and staff

Question 71

When a correctional facility is crowded, it is at greater risk for:

A)Spreading communicable disease
B)Fighting and assaults
C)Escapes
D)B and C
E)All of the above

Question 72

The classification process is designed to determine an inmate's:

A)Level of risk
B)Treatment potential
C)Chances of recidivism
D)Willingness to acknowledge guilt
E)A and B

Question 73

Treatment, and work release programs tend to be offered in which type of prison?

A)Minimum security
B)Medium security
C)Maximum security

Question 74

annual cost of operating a prison averages around $20,000 per:

A)Institution
B)Floor
C)Cellblock
D)Officer
E)Inmate

Question 75

If you were budgeting the construction of a maximum security prison, you would need to allocate at least $92,000 for:

A)Each bed
B)Each officer
C)Each cellblock
D)Each floor
E)Each wing

Question 76

How expensive it is to build and operate a prison will depend upon its:

A)Size
B)Security classification
C)Location
D)A and B
E)All of the above

Question 77

This is where an inmate would be confined if a low-risk, first-time offender.

A)Federal prison
B)State prison
C)Local prison
D)A or B
E)Any of the above

Question 78

This is where an inmate would be confined if sentenced to life imprisonment.

A)Federal prison
B)State prison
C)Local prison
D)A or B
E)Any of the above

Question 79

This is where an inmate would be confined if convicted of murder.

A)Federal prison
B)State prison
C)Local prison
D)A or B
E)Any of the above

Question 80

This is where an inmate would be confined if convicted of robbing a post office.

A)Federal prison
B)State prison
C)Local prison
D)A or B
E)Any of the above