Question 1

Both______ and landowners profited from the convict lease system.

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves 
B)  ministers 
C)  states 
D)  police officers

Question 2

Which of the following gangs have a significant presence on the streets and in prisons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gypsy Jokers 
B)  Blue Brotherhood 
C)  Modern Family 
D)  Bloods

Question 3

Private prisons house approximately what percentage of U.S. prisoners?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 10% 
B)  more than 10% 
C)  more than 20% 
D)  more than 30%

Question 4

Briefly discuss Blumstein's explanations regarding racial disparities in corrections.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Another collateral consequence of being convicted of a felony is the loss of the right to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  free speech 
B)  vote 
C)  work in state government 
D)  own property

Question 6

Which of the following is a myth about incarceration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime has fallen in the United States because incarceration has risen. 
B)  Prisons have spurred gangs. 
C)  Prison have race relation problems. 
D)  Prisons are violent places.

Question 7

Briefly explain the meaning of the term control rates.

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Question 8

Three years after release, recidivism rates across the United States range closest to what percentages?

Accepted Answer

A)  10-40% 
B)  20-50% 
C)  30-60% 
D)  40-70%

Question 9

Create a Ban-the-Box policy that you believe will be politically viable.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Petersilia (2003) defined prisoner ______ as all activities and programming conducted to prepare ex-convicts to return safely to the community and to live as law-abiding citizens.

Accepted Answer

A)  reentry 
B)  rehabilitation 
C)  programming 
D)  probation

Question 11

The Fulwood v. Clemmer decision sparked the prisoners' rights movement, which resulted in thousands of lawsuits being filed by inmates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify several common characteristics of contemporary prison gangs, as referenced in the text.

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Question 13

The killing of ______ in a California prison is believed to have instigated the Attica prison riot.

Accepted Answer

A)  Huey Newton 
B)  John Brown 
C)  George Jackson 
D)  Malcolm X

Exam 8: Corrections