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Textbook American Corrections 12th Edition

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1.Someoverseersthinkahardeningofpublicattitudestowardcriminalsisreflectedinlongersentences.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

2.Forhealthandsafetyconcerns,crowdedlivingconditionsincorrectionalfacilitiescannotbetolerated.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonCrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

3.Thegreaternumberofpeopleinprisonmeansthattherearemoreincarceratedindividualsinprograms.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

4.Stateswithmoregenerouswelfarebenefitshavehigherprisonpopulations.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

5.Stateswithhighunemploymentrateshavehigherprisonpopulationsthanstateswithlowerunemploymentrates.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

6.Publicattitudesinfavorofmore-punitivesentencingpolicieshaveinfluencedlegislatorstoapprovebuildingmore

prisons.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

7.Wehaveclearevidencethatimprisonmentiscost-effective.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: DoesIncarcerationPay?

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.04-Discusswhetherincarcerationpays.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

8.TheUnitedStatesincarceratesitspeopleatapproximatelythesamerateasothercountries.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

9.Thereseemstobelittlerelationshipbetweenthecrimerateandtheincarcerationrate.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

10.Researchersarguethatusingtechnicalviolationsasacrimepreventionstrategydoesnotmakeameaningful

differenceinthecriminalactivityofpeoplereleasedfromprison.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonCrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

11.Prisoncrowdingdirectlyaffectstheabilityofcorrectionalstafftodotheirworkbecauseitdecreasestheproportion

ofindividualsinprograms,increasesthepotentialforviolence,andstrainsmorale.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonCrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

12.Themakeupoftheincarceratedcommunityintermsofrace,age,andcriminalrecordhaslittleeffectonhow

institutionsareoperated.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonCrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

13.Alargepercentageoftheadmissionstoprisoneachyearareparoleviolators.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonCrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

14.Correctionalofficialshaveexclusivecontrolovertheintakeofnewconvictedindividuals.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

15.Various“backdoorstrategies”arethemainwaysthatcorrectionalofficialscantakestepstoreduceprison

populations.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons.

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

16.From1930through1990,theU.S.prisonpopulationremainedrelativelystable.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

17.ThestateswithhighestincarcerationratestendtobeintheNortheastregionofthecountry.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

18.Since1980,thepercentageofpeopleservingtimeforviolentoffenseshasdeclined,whilethenumberincarcerated

fordrugoffenseshasincreasedsubstantially.

a.True

b.False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

19.AstudyfoundthatTexas,thestatewiththegreatestnumberofprisons,increasedthenumberofitsfacilitiesby

morethan__________percentbetween1979and2000.

a.175

b.400

c.700

d.550

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

20.WhatregionwithintheUnitedStateshasthehighestincarcerationratebypopulation?

a.TheSouth

b.TheNortheast

c.TheWest

d.TheSouthwest

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

21.Systemicapproachestodealingwithprisonovercrowdingmustbeundertakenby__________.

a.states

b.thecourts

c.lawenforcement

d.correctionsofficials

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

22.Researchersrecognizethatthesizeoftheprisonpopulationisnotdrivenbytheamountofcrime,butby

__________.

a.publicpolicy

b.economicconditions

c.prisonconditions

d.crimelawsineachstate

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

23.Whichofthefollowinggroupsmakesupalargerpercentageoftheincarceratedpopulation?

a.AfricanAmericansandwomen

b.Hispanicsandelderly

c.Caucasiansandwomen

d.BothAfricanAmericansandHispanics

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

24.Theprisonpopulationinthiscountryhasskyrocketed.Explanationsforthisinclude__________.

a.publicattitudestowardcrimeandpunishment

b.increasedarrests

c.thewarondrugs

d.Allofthesearecorrect

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

25.BlumsteinandBeckfoundthateightypercentofCalifornia’srecommitmentsstemmedfrom__________.

a.technicalviolations

b.violentoffenses

c.newcrimes

d.Noneofthesearecorrect

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

26.Whencomparedtootherdevelopedcountries,America’sincarcerationrateisextremely__________.

a.insignificant

b.low

c.average

d.high

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

27.Overthepastdecade,arrestratesfor__________havefallen.

a.drugoffenses

b.violentcrimes

c.propertycrimes

d.theft

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

28.Accordingtotheauthors,themostcostlycorrectionalresourceis__________.

a.theprison

b.intermediatesanctions

c.probation

d.intensivesupervisionprobation

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

29.Theshiftto__________sentences,truth-in-sentencinglaws,andadropinreleaserateshavecontributedtothe

higherprisonpopulation.

a.misdemeanor

b.discretionary

c.determinate

d.indeterminate

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

30.Overcrowdedprisonsmayviolatethe__________.

a.FirstAmendment

b.FourthAmendment

c.SixthAmendment

d.EighthAmendment

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

31.Proponentswhosaythatnothingshouldbedoneaboutprisonovercrowdingsubscribetothe________strategy.

a.prisonpopulationreduction

b.null

c.construction

d.justdeserts

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

32.Formostofthe20thcentury,thenumbersofincarceratedpeopleintheUnitedStates__________.

a.grew

b.heldsteady

c.decreased

d.werenotcalculated

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

33.Intermediatesanctionsincludewhichofthefollowing?

a.Communityservice

b.Bootcamps

c.Homeconfinement

d.Allofthesearecorrect

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

34.Acorrectionalofficer’sabilitytodohisorherjobisimpactedbyprisonovercrowdinginwhatways?

a.Increasedpotentialforviolence

b.Strainonstaffmorale

c.Limitedabilitytorunprograms

d.Allofthesearecorrect

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

35.To“dosomething”aboutcrime,governmentleadershaveenacted__________.

a.toughsentencingpolicies

b.increasedlawenforcementspending

c.toughparolepolicies

d.Allofthesearecorrect

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

36.Methodsofdealingwithprisoncrowdinginclude__________.

a.reducingprisonpopulations

b.implementingmoreintermediatesanctions

c.doingnothing

d.Allofthesearecorrect

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

37.Studieshaveindicatedthatincreasingtheproportionofpeoplesenttoprisonproducesdiminishingreturnsincrime

reduction,whichmeansthat__________.

a.thereisalimittoprisoncapacities

b.crimerateswilleventuallygoupagain

c.incarcerationbringshiddencoststosociety

d.thebenefitstopublicsafetyfromeachadditionalpersoninprisondecrease

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: DoesIncarcerationPay?

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.04-Discusswhetherincarcerationpays.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

38.Criticshavearguedthattheincarcerationoflargenumbersofpeoplefor_________offensesisnotanefficientuse

ofvaluableprisonspace.

a.misdemeanor

b.property

c.drug-only

d.violent

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: DoesIncarcerationPay?

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.04-Discusswhetherincarcerationpays.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

39.Inadditiontooptimizingthecost-benefitdifferentialinincarceration,certain__________issueswouldneedtobe

addressedifamorerationalincarcerationpolicyistobedesigned.

a.legal

b.practical

c.economicandlogistical

d.politicalandmoral

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: DoesIncarcerationPay?

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.04-Discusswhetherincarcerationpays.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

40.Indeterminatesanctionsincludecommunityservice,restitution,fines,bootcamp,homeconfinement,and

__________.

a.intensiveprobationsupervision

b.rehabilitation

c.restoration

d.psychotherapy

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

41.Opponentsofnewprisonconstructionbelievethat,giventhenatureofbureaucraticorganizations,prisoncellswill

alwaysbe__________.

a.expensive

b.filled

c.rundown

d.valuable

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

42.Supportersofincarcerationbelievethatcurrentpolicieshave____________inloweringthecrimerate.

a.failed

b.succeeded

c.slightlyhelped

d.hadlittleimpact

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: DoesIncarcerationPay?

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.04-Discusswhetherincarcerationpays.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

43.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthefourprimarystrategiesfordealingwithovercrowdedprisons?

a.Gettough

b.Intermediatesanctions

c.Null

d.Construction

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

44.Legislaturestypicallyestimatethatnewprisonconstructioncostsroughly__________percell.

a.$10,000

b.$50,000

c.$30,000

d.$75,000

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

45.The___________strategyfordealingwithprisonovercrowdingadvocatesbuildingnewfacilities.

a.null

b.gettough

c.jailhouse

d.construction

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

46.WhichU.S.presidentdeclaredanofficial“warondrugs”?

a.JimmyCarter

b.GeorgeW.Bush

c.RonaldReagan

d.BillClinton

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

a.Relievingovercrowdingbybuildingmoreprisons

b.Strainsstaffmorale

c.Cheaperthanprison

d.Doingnothingaboutprisonovercrowding

e.Incarcerationrateabovehistoricalnorms

h.AverageU.S.incarcerationratefrom2000to2007

i. Oneofthecausesofthecurrenthighincarcerationrates

REFERENCES: Seethroughoutthechapter.

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

ACOR.CLEA.19.18.04-Discusswhetherincarcerationpays.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

47.Nullstrategy

ANSWER:d

48.Constructionstrategy

51.Overcrowding

ANSWER:b

52.Warondrugs

ANSWER:i

53.490per100,000

ANSWER:h

54.Largestpercentageofpopulationofincarceratedpeople

ANSWER:f

55.Stateswithhigherrevenues

ANSWER:g

56.Thoseconvictedof_____________offensesservethelongestsentences.

ANSWER: violent

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

57.Newmandatorysentencinglawsgreatlylimitthediscretionof_____________withregardtothelengthof

sentencesforcertainoffenses.

ANSWER: judges

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

58.Crowdedprisonsmayviolate___________standards.

ANSWER: constitutional

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

59.Correctionsofficialshavelittleornocontroloverthe_____ofnewlyconvictedindividuals.

ANSWER: intake

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

60.Judgesinseveralstateshaveorderedthatprisonresidentsberemovedfrom_________inwhichcrowdingviolates

theConstitution.

ANSWER: jails

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

61.Theskyrocketingprisonpopulationhascreatedacorrectionalcrisisof_____________.

ANSWER: overcrowding

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

62.Inrecentyearsscholarshaveshownthatthe_________ofprisonsmakeasignificanteconomicandpoliticalimpact

insomestates.

ANSWER: locations

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

63.SomearguethatCalifornia’sextensiveuseoftechnicalviolationsisjustifiedasa________measure.

ANSWER: crimeprevention

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonOvercrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

64.Accordingtoresearchfindings,stateswithhigher_____________havehigherprisonpopulations.

ANSWER: revenues

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

65.Alargeportionoftheprisonpopulationismadeupofconvictedindividualswhoarebeingreturnedtoprisonfornew

crimesorfor_____________.

ANSWER: paroleviolations

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonOvercrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

66.Asadirectconsequenceofhigherincarcerationrates,courtshavecitedstatesformaintainingovercrowdedprisons

thatviolateanincarceratedperson’s____________Amendmentrightprohibitingcruelandunusualpunishment.

ANSWER: Eighth

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonOvercrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

67.Thestateof_______________currentlyhasthehighestincarcerationrateintheUnitedStates.

ANSWER: Louisiana

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

68.Thefourstateswiththehighestincarcerationratesarelocatedinthe____________oftheUnitedStates.

ANSWER: south

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

69.Crusadesagainstdrugsarenotanewphenomenon;infact,theefforttodeterpeoplefromusingdrugsdatesbackto

thelate____________.

ANSWER: 1800s

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

70.Tobeginthe“warondrugs,”Congressin1987imposedstiff________________sentencesforfederaldrug

violations,lawsthatmanystatescopied.

ANSWER: mandatoryminimum

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

71.Accordingtoorganizationaltheorists,__________suchashospitalsandschoolsareusedtotheirfullestcapacity.

ANSWER: publicresources

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

72.Stateswithmoregenerous_________benefitshavelowerprisonpopulations.

ANSWER: welfare

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

73.The_____________strategyadvocatesdoingnothingtorelieveprisonovercrowding,undertheassumptionthatthe

problemwilltakecareofitself.

ANSWER: null

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember

74.Listandexplainthreeunintendedconsequencesofourever-increasingprisonpopulation.Discussthepoliticaland

socialeffectsoftheseconsequences.

ANSWER: Answerswillvary.

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Understand

75.Defineanddiscussthe“warondrugs.”HowhasthewarondrugsaffectedU.S.prisonpopulations?

ANSWER: Answerswillvary.

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Understand

76.Whyisthequestionofwhetherincarcerationpayssuchapertinentissue?Discussthefactorsthatpublicpolicy

officialsmusttakeintoaccountwhenaddressingthisquestion.

ANSWER: Answerswillvary.

REFERENCES: DoesIncarcerationPay?

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.04-Discusswhetherincarcerationpays.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Understand

77.Whatarethemostseriousimpactsofprisoncrowding,andwhataretheirlegalandconstitutionalramifications?

ANSWER: Answerswillvary.

REFERENCES: TheImpactofPrisonCrowding

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Understand

78.Whatwouldyousuggesttolawmakersasameansofdecreasingtheoverallprisonpopulation?Explainyour

reasoning.

ANSWER: Answerswillvary.

REFERENCES: DealingwithOvercrowdedPrisons

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.02-Explainwhatcanbedonetodealwiththeprison

populationcrisis.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Apply

79.Whatfactorsdoyouthinkhavebeenthemostcrucialinthedramaticincreaseintheincarcerationrate?Whatcurrent

trendsdoyouseeashavingthemostimportantroleindeterminingtheincarcerationratefortheforeseeablefuture?

ANSWER: Answerswillvary.

REFERENCES: ExplainingPrisonPopulationTrends

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.01-Discusstheexplanationsforthedramaticincreaseinthe

incarcerationrate.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Analyze

80.Doyouthinkanyoftheimpactsofprisonovercrowdingwillforcelawmakers,thecourts,orcorrectionalofficialsto

takestepstoreversethetrend?Explainyouranswer.

ANSWER: Answerswillvary.

REFERENCES: DoesIncarcerationPay?

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.03-Analyzetheimpactofprisoncrowding.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Evaluate

81.Ifyouwereanelectedofficial,whataction(s)wouldyouadvocatetoensurethatincarcerationwascost-effective?

Explainyouranswer.

ANSWER: Answerswillvary.

REFERENCES: DoesIncarcerationPay?

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.18.04-Discusswhetherincarcerationpays.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Apply

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