Deck 4: Jail and Detention Facilities

Question 1

Which state developed the matrix system, a system designed to release inmates early from the jail when the facility's population exceeds the capacity of the structure?

A) Texas
B) Virginia
C) Oregon
D) Wisconsin

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Most jails are operated by _________.

A) county-level law enforcement
B) jailers elected by the public
C) national guard officers
D) citizens who apply to work as jail personnel

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A lockup is often a police-operated facility where individuals who have been arrested can be held for up to seven days.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The use and operation of jail facilities owe their origin to __________.

A) Spain
B) France
C) Germany
D) England

Question 5

__________ is short term of incarceration followed by a specified term of community supervision in hopes of deterring the offender from recidivating.

A) Lockup
B) Shock incarceration
C) Booking
D) Community service

Question 6

These staff are underpaid in relation to other law enforcement officers.

A) County correctional officers
B) State county correctional officers
C) State police troopers
D) County sheriff's deputies

Question 7

This system provides all the information needed to manage data and processes for jails of any size or complexity.

A) SENTRY System
B) CCTV
C) SmartJAIL
D) DSM-IV

Question 8

The use of jails for long-term inmates can be traced to three broad reasons. Which is not one of the reasons?

A) The use of longer jail sentences has resulted in more extensive use of jails in many jurisdictions.
B) Many local and regional jurisdictions have been required to house inmates who have been sentenced to state prisons.
C) Some local jurisdictions have leased out beds to other jurisdictions.
D) The shutting down of many smaller jails.

Question 9

__________ are devised so that programming provided on the outside does not end at the jail facility.

A) Booking areas
B) Short-term jails
C) Shock incarcerations
D) Community jails

Question 10

__________ are more likely to commit suicide in jail than any other group.

A) African American females
B) African American males
C) White females
D) White males

Question 11

These inmates are more likely to have health problems than other inmates.

A) Male inmates
B) Young inmates
C) Middle-age inmates
D) Elderly inmates

Question 12

In the United States, the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" creates many problems for local jails. Which portion of the jail population is in direct conflict with the presumption of innocence?

A) Individuals being held for the military
B) Persons awaiting transfer to state correctional facilities
C) Persons awaiting transfer to federal correctional facilities
D) Pretrial detainees

Question 13

This design intends to allow the staff to supervise the inmate population while negating the ability of predatory inmates to control a cell block or dormitory.

A) Indirect-supervision jails
B) Direct-supervision jails
C) Sharp-supervision jails
D) Solitary-supervision jails

Question 14

Roughly 64% of jail inmates have a mental health problem. Which diagnosis is most diagnosed within the jail populations?

A) Hallucinations
B) Mania
C) Major depression
D) Psychotic disorders

Question 15

Individuals cycling in and out of the facility, large number of persons with mental disturbances, and homeless inmate are issues commonly facing __________.

A) podular jails
B) short-term jails
C) metropolitan jails
D) rural jails

Question 16

Tight budgets, limited training of staff, and lack of medical services are all problems facing __________.

A) lockup
B) the booking area
C) metropolitan jails
D) rural jails

Question 17

Work that individuals conduct in hopes of repaying their debt to society after being found at fault for committing a criminal or deviant offense is known as:

A) Community service.
B) Weekend confinement.
C) Shock incarceration.
D) Split sentence.

Question 18

The most important area in both short-term and long-term facilities is:

A) the booking area.
B) the sally port.
C) solitary confinement cells.
D) the cafeteria.

Question 19

Which is not a common specialized need that emerges in the jail setting?

A) Substance-abusing offenders
B) Mental health issues of offenders
C) Suicide of offenders
D) Food complaints of offenders

Question 20

Which is the largest demographic concentration of the national inmates population in jail and detention facilities (excluding California)?

A) White
B) Black
C) Hispanic
D) Other

Question 21

Inmates processed in jail intake units commonly do not reflect the cultural and linguistic diversity that exists throughout the United States.

Question 22

Discuss the characteristics and challenges of metropolitan jail systems.

Question 23

Discuss your opinions regarding inmates providing for their own amenities. What were the benefits and potential consequences of inmates participating in a fee system?

Question 24

Bloodborne and airborne pathogens are a common part of operations within most jail facilities.

Question 25

Over time, it is expected that jail systems continue to not share data with other jail facilities.

Question 26

County jails can charge a fee to other jurisdictions to house inmates from that jurisdiction.

Question 27

Identify and define three specialized jail sentences that are "middle road" forms of custody. In addition, identify which type of offenders commonly receive each sentence.

Question 28

Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees run most of the facilities housing illegal aliens who have violated criminal statutes.

Question 29

One of the most direct means of increasing professionalism in the jailer's career track is to utilize coequal staffing.

Question 30

In the past few years, there has been a decline in the number of females who are housed in jails.

Question 31

Female officers find themselves a minority among both the inmates and the officers.