Week 4 CORRECTION SYSTEMS MIDTERM

Question: #3520

Question 1

1. Counting jails and prisons, approximately how many citizens are incarcerated?

a. 1 million

b. 2.3 million

c. 3 million

d. 4.3 million

2 points

Question 2

2. Which important scholar argued that criminals and their punishment are functional in society, help to define norms and expectations for conformity?

a. Emile Durkheim

b. Cesare Beccaria

c. Travis Hirshchi

d. Cesare Lombroso

2 points

Question 3

3. Political liberals and _______________ encouraged reform of the prison system during the Enlightenment Period.

a. Political conservatives

b. independents

c. religious groups

d. political liberals

2 points

Question 4

4. Lex talionis embodies which of the following principles?

a. Punishment should correspond in degree and kind to the offense.

b. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is legal punishment.

c. Punishment needs to be proportionate.

d. All of these

2 points

Question 5

5. The Penitentiary Act was based upon four core principles where prisoners were confined in solitary cells and labored silently in common rooms. They include

a. secure and sanitary conditions.

b. nonsystematic inspections.

c. fees for inmates.

d. a continued regimen.

2 points

Question 6

6. How was the existing system of justice altered during the Enlightenment?

a. People reconsidered the administration of law and redefined corrections.

b. During this period the classical school of criminology emerged, with its insistence on a rational link between the gravity of the crime and the severity of the punishment.

c. The social contract and utilitarianism emphasized limitations on the government and the need to erect a system of punishments so that people would be deterred from crime.

d. All of these

2 points

Question 7

7. The __________ was a penitentiary system developed in Pennsylvania in which each inmate was held in isolation from other inmates.

a. congregate system

b. assemble system

c. separate confinement system

d. segregated confinement system

2 points

Question 8

8. During the Progressive Reform Era, two main strategies were implemented. They included improving conditions in social environments and ______________.

a. feeding inmates better food.

b. ensuring prisoners were not in solitude.

c. reintegrating inmates into society.

d. rehabilitating individual offenders.

2 points

Question 9

9. The Military Commissions Act (MCA) __________ the ability of “unlawful enemy combatants” to file a writ of habeas corpus.

a. permits

b. fosters

c. enhances

d. eliminates

2 points

Question 10

10. Which court decision held the basic elements of procedural due process must be present when decisions are made concerning the disciplining of an inmate?

a. Wolff v. McDonnell

b. Holt v. Sarver

c. Estelle v. Gamble

d. Pugh v. Locke

2 points

Question 11

11. Which case allowed inmates to sue state officials for brutality, inadequate medical care and nutrition, theft of personal property and the denial of basic rights:

a. Cooper v. Pate

b. Terry v. Ohio

c. Carroll v US

d. Gregg v GA

2 points

Question 12

12. In Boumediene v. Bush, the Court ruled the detainees at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to:

a. a lawyer.

b. challenge the conditions of their confinement.

c. one hour of exercise a day.

d. file writs of habeas corpus.

2 points

Question 13

13. According to the Supreme Court, the term “totality of conditions” may be legally interpreted as:

a. cruel and unusual punishment.

b. unfair

c. unreasonable.

d. irrational.

2 points

Question 14

14. The right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment is found in which Amendment?

a. First

b. Fourth

c. Eighth

d. Fourteenth

2 points

Question 15

15. Experts usually cite _________ as reasons wrongful convictions occur.

a. plea-bargaining pressures

b. community pressure

c. eyewitness error

d. all of these

2 points

Question 16

16. Probationary sentences emphasize guidance and ______________ in the community.

a. employment

b. educational attainment

c. supervision

d. family connectivity

2 points

Question 17

17. In the Booker decision, the justices said that sentencing guidelines are:

a. mandatory.

b. discretionary.

c. ridiculous.

d. binding.

2 points

Question 18

18. Restorative justice sees crime as a violation against which of the following?

a. Victim and community

b. Offender and the state

c. Law and justice

d. Fairness and equity

2 points

Question 19

19. Which of the following is an argument for a centralized probation authority?

a. Decentralized programs are often unprofessional and lag behind the times

b. It is able to train staff for a variety of roles

c. It is able to implement broader program with greater equality in supervision and services

d. All of these.

2 points

Question 20

20. Which of the following was not an innovation initially developed by John Augustus?

a. Probation

b. Supervision conditions

c. Home detention

d. Presentence investigation

2 points

Question 21

21. Between 1200 and 1827, English law:

a. discriminated against the upper social classes.

b. strove for equality in all matters.

c. discriminated against monks, nuns, and priests.

d. discriminated in favor of the upper social classes.

2 points

Question 22

22. Recognizance was first used in court to recognize a formally recorded ___________to perform some act entered by a judge to permit an offender to live in the community.

a. indebtedness

b. obligation

c. appreciation

d. debt

2 points

Question 23

23. Judges may use a range of ________________ sanctions from those exerting a low level of control to those exerting a high level of control.

a. truth in sentencing

b. determinate

c. intermediate

d. mandatory

2 points

Question 24

24. The concept of community corrections is best understood as a goal. That goal clearly is to:

a. save money.

b. reduce reliance on prisons.

c. reduce crime.

d. both save money and reduce reliance on prisons.

2 points

Question 25

25. The new movement that seeks to establish correctional programs falling between standard probation and prison is called:

a. penal sanctions.

b. probation.

c. primary sanctions.

d. intermediate sanctions.

2 points

Question 26

26. A major criticism of probation, as traditionally practiced, is that:

a. it is too impersonal.

b. the probation officers don’t really care about the client.

c. it is inadequate for a large number of offenders.

d. there aren’t enough offenders to make it work.

2 points

Question 27

27. Probation granted under conditions of strict reporting to a probation officer with a limited caseload is known as:

a. intensive supervision program

b. presentence investigation

c. supervision intensive program

d. individual program supervision

2 points

Question 28

28. According to your text, jail suicides are primarily caused by:

a. the limited personal space provided in jail facilities.

b. the crisis nature of arrest and detention.

c. emotional instability, which is exacerbated by the jail experience.

d. both the crisis nature of arrest and detention and emotional instability.

2 points

Question 29

29. By far the most successful pretrial release program is:

a. unsecured bail.

b. percentage bail.

c. forfeit bail.

d. release on recognizance (ROR).

2 points

Question 30

30. __________ is a drug that inhibits drinking.

a. Methadone

b. Cocaine

c. Antabuse

d. Malabuse

2 points

Question 31

31. America’s oldest prison was built in 1798. This prison was located in what city in New Jersey:

a. Dalton

b. Trenton

c. Wilmington

d. Wilbur

2 points

Question 32

32. The prison design most often used for female and juvenile inmates is:

a. Radial design

b. telephone pole design

c. campus style

d. courtyard style

2 points

Question 33

33. The __________ model was dominant in the 1960s and early 1970s.

a. retribution

b. incapacitation

c. rehabilitation

d. reintegration

2 points

Question 34

34. At present, the focus of corrections has shifted to:

a. crime control.

b. rehabilitation.

c. treatment.

d. restitution.

2 points

Question 35

35. Most prisons employ a __________ model.

a. rehabilitative

b. reintegration

c. retributive

d. custodial

2 points

Question 36

36. According to sociologists, the “big house” image of the American prison has:

a. ceased to show a limited understanding of the contemporary prison.

b. provided us with a deeper understanding of the modern prison.

c. spawned a great deal of humanitarian reform in the eyes of the public.

d. created interest in the operations of the modern prison among the general public.

2 points

Question 37

37. A majority of all state prisoners throughout the country are housed in __________ prisons.

a. maximum security

b. medium security

c. minimum security

d. super max

2 points

Question 38

38. With the correctional focus shifting to crime control, some believe offenders have had it too soft, resulting in:

a. the institution of strict regimes in prisons.

b. the removal of educational and recreational amenities from prisons.

c. an increase in the number of people in prison.

d. all of these.

2 points

Question 39

39. Responsibility of housing federal pretrial detainees belongs to:

a. the FBI.

b. the Secret Service.

c. the Marshal’s Service.

d. none of these.

2 points

Question 40

40. Prisons designed to hold the “toughest of the tough” are called:

a. maximum security prisons.

b. solitary confinement.

c. custodial confinement.

d. super-max prisons.

2 points

Question 41

41. In prison, gangs are organized primarily to:

a. control an institution’s drug trade.

b. control gambling and extortion within the institution.

c. control debt-collection rackets within the institution.

d. all of these.

2 points

Question 42

42. A set of rules of conduct that reflect the values and norms of the prison social system and help to define for inmates the characteristics associated with the model prisoner is known as the:

a. institutional code.

b. informal code.

c. prison code.

d. inmate code.

2 points

Question 43

43. The adaptive role within prison where inmates see the period in prison as a temporary break in their criminal careers is known as: When an inmate views his/her incarceration as a temporary break in their criminal career, their adaptive role is known as:

a. jailing.

b. gleaning.

c. hustling.

d. doing time.

2 points

Question 44

44. Because inmates are not allowed to carry any currency, the primary method of exchange in prison is:

a. narcotics.

b. cigarettes.

c. “bug juice.”

d. sex.

2 points

Question 45

45. Correctional leaders have found the best way to weaken prison gangs is to:

a. negotiate between gang members.

b. place gang members in solitary confinement.

c. transfer gang members to another institution.

d. all of these.

2 points

Question 46

46. Which of the following is not a purpose of gangs in prison?

a. protection

b. extortion

c. religion

d. camaraderie

2 points

Question 47

47. Inmates who fall victim to sexual violence while incarcerated tend to be:

a. a gang leader

b. correction officer

c. elderly

d. not affiliated with a gang

2 points

Question 48

48. In prison terminology the “fish” is a(n):

a. career criminal.

b. newcomer.

c. gang member.

d. elderly inmate.

2 points

Question 49

49. A principal feature in prison society which reinforces the norms and roles of the social system and influences the nature of interpersonal relationships is known as:

a. cable TV.

b. programming.

c. the yard.

d. an underground economy.

2 points

Question 50

50. In 2003 the Prison Rape Elimination Act was created in order to:

a. gather national statistics on prison rape.

b. make prison rape illegal.

c. honor a rape victim.

d. support prisoner’s rights.

Solution: #3495

Week 4 CORRECTION SYSTEMS MIDTERM (ANSWER 50/50)

Question 1 1. Counting jails and prisons, approximately how many citizens are incarcerated? A. a. 1 million B. b. 2.3 million C. c. 3 million D. d. 4.3 million 2 points Question 2 2. Which important scholar argued that criminals and their punishment are functional in society, help to define norms and expectations for conformity? A. a. Emile Durkheim B. b. Cesare Beccaria C. c. Travis Hirshchi D. d. Cesare Lombroso 2 points Question 3 3. Political liberals and _______________ encouraged reform of the prison system during the Enlightenment Period. A. a. Political conservatives B. b. independents C. c. religious groups D. d. political liberals 2 points Question 4 4. Lex talionis embodies which of the following principles? A. a. Punishment should correspond in degree and kind to the offense. B. b. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is legal punishment. C. c. Punishment needs to be proportionate. D. d. All of these 2 points Question 5 5. The Penitentiary Act was based upon four core principles where prisoners were confined in solitary cells and labored silently in common rooms. They include A. a. secure and sanitary conditions. B. b. nonsystematic inspections. C. c. fees for inmates. D. d. a continued regimen. 2 points Question 6 6. How was the existing system of justice altered during the Enlightenment? A. a. People reconsidered the administration of law and redefined corrections. B. b. During this period the classical school of criminology emerged, with its insistence on a rational link between the gravity of the crime and the severity of the punishment. C. c. The social contract and utilitarianism emphasized limitations on the government and the need to erect a system of punishments so that people would be deterred from crime. D. d. All of these 2 points Question 7 7. The __________ was a penitentiary system developed in Pennsylvania in which each inmate was held in isolation from other inmates. A. a. congregate system B. b. assemble system C. c. separate confinement system D. d. segregated confinement system 2 points Question 8 8. During the Progressive Reform Era, two main strategies were implemented. They included improving conditions in social environments and ______________. A. a. feeding inmates better food. B. b. ensuring prisoners were not in solitude. C. c. reintegrating inmates into society. D. d. rehabilitating individual offenders. 2 points Question 9 9. The Military Commissions Act (MCA) __________ the ability of “unlawful enemy combatants” to file a writ of habeas corpus. A. a. permits B. b. fosters C. c. enhances D. d. eliminates 2 points Question 10 10. Which court decision held the basic elements of procedural due process must be present when decisions are made concerning the disciplining of an inmate? A. a. Wolff v. McDonnell B. b. Holt v. Sarver C. c. Estelle v. Gamble D. d. Pugh v. Locke 2 points Question 11 11. Which case allowed inmates to sue state officials for brutality, inadequate medical care and nutrition, theft of personal property and the denial of basic rights:...