Professionalism in a women’s prison is defined as:
a. a commitment to develop programming for inmates.
b. a desire to treat inmates with dignity and respect.
c. a commitment to engage staff in prison management and operations.
d. all of these choices.
The trend worldwide is to:
a. establish the death penalty in all countries.
b. abolish the death penalty.
c. sentence more offenders to death.
d. abolish the death penalty in practice but not in law.
Some intermediate sanctions are used in conjunction with one another.
a. True
b. False
One of the standards of the American Correctional Association was to require
____________________ hours for preservice training.
a. 40
b. 80
c. 100
d. 120
Edward is 16 years old. He was sentenced to a juvenile facility for possession of
marijuana and for armed robbery. He is a habitual offender who previously
violated his probation and was thrown out of his residential program.
Shortly after his release from the residential facility, Edward is arrested for an armed
robbery. This time, he caused injury to his victim. Though he is still 16, the prosecutor
believes that Edward poses a threat to the community. Edward’s public defender
believes he should still be under the jurisdiction of the juvenile courts. In the state in
which Edward resides, an armed robbery is automatically transferrable to the adult
court. This type of transfer is referred to as a(an):
a. judicial waiver.
b. prosecutorial waiver.
c. statutorial exclusion.
d. public defender request.
Many pregnant inmates are shackled while delivering their child.
a. True
b. False
Inmates who are immigrants and elderly are categorized as:
a. special offense inmates.
b. special needs inmates.
c. special population inmates.
d. none of these choices.
Under presumptive sentencing guidelines, the governor sets the penalties for criminal
acts.
a. True
b. False
The state-based act through which local governments receive subsidies for diverting
minor offenders is the:
a. Community Shares Act
b. Intergovernmental Agreement Act
c. Community Corrections Act
d. Local Community Crimes-Based Act
Hooch is a term used by some to describe an alcohol-based substance made in prison by
offenders.
a. True
b. False
Which type of sentence permits flexibility both in the type of sentences that are
imposed and in the length of time that has to be served?
a. indeterminate sentence.
b. determinate sentence.
c. presumptive sentence.
d. three strikes.
Direct-supervision (DS) jails place the correctional officers’ station within the inmates’
living area, or pod, which means the officer can see and speak to inmates.
a. True
b. False
Corrections officers need:
a. problem-solving skills.
b. to provide fair inmate treatment.
c. training for the job.
d. all of these choices.
Ted just entered the reception center of his state’s correctional system. He is about
to begin his 10-year prison sentence for the crime of armed robbery. During his
classification, it becomes evident that Ted is in need of a wide variety of
correctional treatment. Officer Smith is the official assessing Ted’s needs.
Dr. Walker meets with Ted at the reception center and confirms that Ted is in need of
individual-level treatment. He confirms with Officer Smith that Ted has a mental and
emotional disorder. Dr. Walker recommends an insight-based therapy. Which of the
following insight therapies will best help Ted to obtain basic needs?
a. behavior therapy
b. psychotherapy
c. transactional analysis
d. reality therapy
In criminal justice, a survey internship involves visiting the various divisions of a
particular agency to observe others completing their jobs.
a. True
b. False
The inmate social code is an unwritten, informal understanding of how the prison
“works,” including how the new inmates will adjust.
a. True
b. False
During the 1980s and 1990s, many large correctional and community supervision
agencies adopted new policies that were known as a:
a. rehabilitation management system.
b. reformation management system.
c. risk management system.
d. strategic management system.
In evaluations of ISP programs, the amount of criminal offending:
a. increased.
b. declined.
c. doubled.
d. did not change.
Jessica is 15 years old. She is always fighting with her parents over her behavior
and her choice of friends. She is failing all her classes because she continually skips
school. She has also run away from her house three separate times. Her parents do
not know what to do with her; they are unable to manage her behavior, and she
was recently brought into custody for stealing a car.
The juvenile court judge determines that Jessica is guilty of the offense she is charged
with. The next step is to determine what her sentence will be. This will take place at the:
a. adjudicatory hearing.
b. detention hearing.
c. dispositional hearing.
d. intake hearing.
Probation and other forms of treatment for juvenile offenders emphasize:
a. incarceration without treatment.
b. treatment without incarceration.
c. treatment and incarceration.
d. none of these choices.
The philosophy of general deterrence focuses on the fact that individual offenders
should learn firsthand that crime does not pay when they experience harsh criminal
penalties.
a. True
b. False
Prison hooch is a term for:
a. a prostitute.
b. alcohol.
c. a female offender.
d. a female corrections officer.
Since the first and most developed community corrections act took place in Minnesota,
about 25 states have implemented CCAs for adults.
a. True
b. False
If a judge wants to depart from the federal sentencing guidelines, he or she must justify
that departure in writing.
a. True
b. False
Restitution allows:
a. offenders to avoid prison.
b. victims to regain property and income.
c. the community to benefit without paying for incarceration.
d. all of these choices.
The minimum requirements for disciplinary hearings include:
a. a written notice of the alleged rules infraction and sufficient time to prepare a
defense.
b. the ability to call witnesses.
c. a written statement of the findings.
d. all of these choices.
About a quarter of both state prisoners and jail inmates with mental problems also
report past physical or sexual abuse.
a. True
b. False
Criminal forfeiture occurs after a suspect is arrested by police officers but before he or
she is convicted in a criminal court.
a. True
b. False
Most state Medicaid programs cover very few childless adults, a population that makes
up the bulk of the prison population.
a. True
b. False
West Virginia leads the nation with juveniles serving life sentences without the
possibility of parole.
a. True
b. False
The majority of executions occur in:
a. Montana.
b. Minnesota.
c. Texas.
d. Maine.
While the number of inmates with mental health problems is significant, treatment has
been less than adequate and services for mentally ill inmates have been highly
criticized.
a. True
b. False
Describe the state court appeals process in a death penalty case.
____________________have receivers that are used not only in vehicles but also to
track an offender.
__________________is the primary form of community treatment.
In California, murder for profit, murder perpetrated by explosion, and murder of a
police officer on active duty are all examples of ____________________.
According to the text, children of incarcerated mothers most frequently stay with
___________________.
Kruttschnitt and Gartner found that prisoners in the two prisons they studied had three
major ways of negotiating, or coping with, prison life. Compare and contrast the three
perspectives.
Substance-involved offenders are less likely to ____________________ if they receive
treatment behind prison walls than substance-involved offenders who do not receive
treatment.
Discuss how the courts have ruled regarding an inmate’s right to freedom of speech in a
correction institution.
What are some of the issues of juvenile offenders placed in adult prisons?
Discuss the punishments used during the Middle Ages.
What are the four generations of jail supervision?
Most inmates _________________ soon after they are released from prison.
When an inmate’s unserved portion of his or her maximum prison term equals good
time, he or she is released on ______________________.
In juvenile proceedings, the sentencing hearing is referred to as a(an)
____________________.
____________________jails provide indirect or podular/remote surveillance.