Question 1

What is an example(s) of security that wealthy individuals can afford to purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)   Private Security
B)   Security Cameras
C)   Security Gates
D)   All of the above D

Question 2

Give an example of privatization of police being implemented.

Accepted Answer

Examples given by the book include: private security guards outnumbering police in Guatemala by seven to one; India's private security employing more than million people, four times the police force; 250,000 security guards employed in Kenya outnumbering police by almost four to one.

Question 3

How would having private probations services help in reducing workloads?

Accepted Answer

Due to the workloads that are put on many individuals that are probation officers, by hiring private companies, this will reduce the case load of individuals employed in the public sector of probation.

Question 4

Countries and their detentions are covered by the Geneva Convention but private companies do not have to adhere to these conventions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the definition of the following word:
-Judicial Activism.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

The relationship between private immigration detention and governments vary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

There is a longer history of privatizing corrections than the police or courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is an example of a criticism of the privatization of the court system?

Accepted Answer

A)   If a private judiciary is established, it could have similar effects to those found in the business sector
B)   Judges who are highly qualified and expeditious may leave the public sector for the private sector
C)   The creation of a stratified system in which individuals who could afford private courts and judges would do so and receive preferential treatment
D)   All of the above

Question 9

What percentage of the revenue of the GEO group came from international services?

Accepted Answer

A)   5%
B)   13%
C)   25%
D)   40%

Question 10

It is not possible for governments to use private companies to circumvent international law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Within private probation, individuals who have committed minor legal infractions may be sentenced to only pay a fine to a private company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is a downfall of making immigration services private?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

What is the definition of the following word:
-Probation Services.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Difficulties in defects in contracts with private companies are difficult to correct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Private probation companies collect fees and fines for:

Accepted Answer

A)   Community service
B)   Testing for drug use
C)   Fees for supervision
D)   All of the above

Question 16

Which is NOT a reason private security has increased?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dramatic uptick in the demand for personal security among the wealthy
B)   Dramatic uptick in the demand for personal security among the impoverish
C)   Increase demand for private security stems from corporations
D)   Some countries are contracting many of their public services to private companies

Question 17

Privatization has been a major concern in the criminal justice system for a number of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is an example of privatization of the courts?

Accepted Answer

A)   State district courts
B)   Supreme Court
C)   Arbitration
D)   Court of appeals

Question 19

An example(s) of critiques to private prisons include:

Accepted Answer

A)   Recidivism
B)   Violence
C)   Poor Living Conditions
D)   All of the above

Question 20

Privatization of the courts has moved much more quickly than privatization of law enforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Privatization and Global Justice

What is an example(s) of security that wealthy individuals can afford to purchase?

Give an example of privatization of police being implemented.

How would having private probations services help in reducing workloads?

Countries and their detentions are covered by the Geneva Convention but private companies do not have to adhere to these conventions.

What is the definition of the following word: -Judicial Activism.

The relationship between private immigration detention and governments vary.

There is a longer history of privatizing corrections than the police or courts.

What is an example of a criticism of the privatization of the court system?

What percentage of the revenue of the GEO group came from international services?

It is not possible for governments to use private companies to circumvent international law.

Within private probation, individuals who have committed minor legal infractions may be sentenced to only pay a fine to a private company.

What is a downfall of making immigration services private?

What is the definition of the following word: -Probation Services.

Difficulties in defects in contracts with private companies are difficult to correct.

Private probation companies collect fees and fines for:

Which is NOT a reason private security has increased?

Privatization has been a major concern in the criminal justice system for a number of years.

What is an example of privatization of the courts?

An example(s) of critiques to private prisons include:

Privatization of the courts has moved much more quickly than privatization of law enforcement.