Question 1

Prison administrators have an unlimited right to search inmates and their prison possessions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Under the rehabilitation model release of an offender would occur ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   after a set period of time determined by the legislature
B)   after a set period of time determined by the judge
C)   after the person was cured
D)   after the victim approved the release C

Question 3

Deliberate indifference to the medical needs of an inmate constitutes cruel and unusual punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The case that stated the beating of a prisoner by officers may constitute cruel and unusual punishment even if it did not result in serious injury was _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cooper v. Pate
B)   Estelle v. Gamble
C)   Wolff v. McDonnell
D)   Hudson v. McMillian

Question 5

What religious group was associated with the Pennsylvania prison movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Puritans
B)   Catholics
C)   Mormons
D)   Quakers

Question 6

In the Attica prison riot, ________ people lost their lives.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Attica prison riot, ________ people...

Question 7

Prisoners have a constitutional right to prison law libraries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to your text, prison officials report that it costs about __________ per year to house, feed, clothe, and supervise a prisoner.

Accepted Answer

A)   $5,800
B)   $10,239
C)   $14,500
D)   $20,000

Question 9

Of all the people held in prison facilities in the U.S., about __________ are women.

Accepted Answer

A)   30.1 %
B)   22.4%
C)   15.2%
D)   7.0%

Question 10

The United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

There are only a handful of Supermax prisons in the U.S. Among them is

Accepted Answer

A)   Milan Federal penitentiary
B)   Attica
C)   ADX Florence (Colorado) 
D)   Sing Sing

Question 12

In 2006, a larger percentage of inmates in jails had mental health problems than was true for state and federal prisons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to your text, which case signified the death of the "hands off" doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cooper v. Pate
B)   Estelle v. Gamble
C)   Wolff v. McDonnell
D)   Hudson v. McMillian

Question 14

A place of confinement, administered by local officials and designed to hold persons for more than forty-eight hours but less than one year is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a jail
B)   a prison
C)   a penitentiary
D)   all of the above

Question 15

The case that signified the death of the "hands off" doctrine was __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The case that signified the death of...

Question 16

Between 2000 and 2009 the jail incarceration rate rose from 220 inmates per 100,000 to ____________

Accepted Answer

A)   380
B)   225
C)   250
D)   none of these

Question 17

Censorship of inmate's mail is not allowed under a right to privacy found by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A report by the National Institute of Justice found that private prisons _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are more likely to abuse inmates rights
B)   are much more expensive to operate than public prisons
C)   are disliked by the inmates
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the above

Question 19

An institution designed to reform criminals through individualized treatment, education or vocational training is usually called a ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An institution designed to reform criminals through...

Question 20

The "hands off" doctrine referred to ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the rule that prohibits guards from whipping inmates
B)   the idea that it is wrong to try to change a person's way of life
C)   the practice of the courts not to interfere with the decisions of correctional administrators
D)   that a person can not be searched by a law enforcement officer unless that officer has a warrant

Exam 12: Corrections: Yesterday and Today

Prison administrators have an unlimited right to search inmates and their prison possessions.

Under the rehabilitation model release of an offender would occur ____________.

Deliberate indifference to the medical needs of an inmate constitutes cruel and unusual punishment?

The case that stated the beating of a prisoner by officers may constitute cruel and unusual punishment even if it did not result in serious injury was _____________.

What religious group was associated with the Pennsylvania prison movement?

In the Attica prison riot, ________ people lost their lives.

Prisoners have a constitutional right to prison law libraries.

According to your text, prison officials report that it costs about __________ per year to house, feed, clothe, and supervise a prisoner.

Of all the people held in prison facilities in the U.S., about __________ are women.

The United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world.

There are only a handful of Supermax prisons in the U.S. Among them is

In 2006, a larger percentage of inmates in jails had mental health problems than was true for state and federal prisons.

According to your text, which case signified the death of the "hands off" doctrine?

A place of confinement, administered by local officials and designed to hold persons for more than forty-eight hours but less than one year is called ____________.

The case that signified the death of the "hands off" doctrine was __________.

Between 2000 and 2009 the jail incarceration rate rose from 220 inmates per 100,000 to ____________

Censorship of inmate's mail is not allowed under a right to privacy found by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A report by the National Institute of Justice found that private prisons _________.

An institution designed to reform criminals through individualized treatment, education or vocational training is usually called a ____________.

The "hands off" doctrine referred to ________________.