Nonsecure residences that provide counseling, education, job training, and family living
are known as:
a. group homes.
b. wilderness programs.
c. residential programs.
d. boot camps.
Intermediate sanctions fall along a continuum ranging from the least intrusive (fines
and community service) to the most intrusive (house arrest, electronic monitoring).
a. True
b. False
A needs assessment is designed to:
a. predict new offenses or prison conduct.
b. predict the length of a prison term.
c. offer financial support to families of inmates who rely on the offenders income.
d. offer treatment-relevant information such as social adjustment, hygiene, and level of
family support.
Research studies have found that educational program participation was related to
reduced rates of recidivism.
a. True
b. False
The alternatives to local control of jails are:
a. state-run jails.
b. regional arrangements.
c. state-subsidized programs.
d. all of these choices.
Where would vagrants, beggars, and delinquents be forced to work by way of discipline
and punishment?
a. bridewells
b. houses of corrections
c. Jesuit house of refuge
d. monastic confinement
Compared to men’s prisons, women’s prisons are typically:
a. less violent.
b. bigger.
c. cleaner.
d. all of these choices.
In regard to prison lingo (language), a “ding” is a(an):
a. mentally ill inmate.
b. inmate most likely to snitch on another inmate.
c. crooked prison guard.
d. additional sentence placed on a convict’s current sentence.
In many jurisdictions, prisoners’ sentences are reduced by about half. This is known as:
a. offender volunteer program.
b. presumptive sentence.
c. mandatory sentence.
d. good time.
Prerelease centers for inmates and intermediate sanctions for probationers are called
______________and include probation centers, restitution centers, county work-
release centers, and therapeutic communities.
a. halfway houses
b. release homes
c. day centers
d. report centers
The average cost of housing an elderly inmate is:
a. three times the average cost of other prisoners.
b. three times less expensive than the cost of other prisoners.
c. approximately the same as any other prisoner.
d. none of these choices.
Jailhouse lawyers cannot be interfered with or harassed by prison administrators for
helping other inmates by drawing up and filing complaints.
a. True
b. False
Furman v. Georgia first brought the death penalty to a halt in 1972.
a. True
b. False
The child molesters and pedophiles adjust to prison life with no difficulty.
a. True
b. False
Which state led the way in repealing the British laws that the colonists had enacted
concerning crime and punishment?
a. Georgia
b. Maryland
c. New York
d. Pennsylvania
The majority of parolees were sentenced for:
a. sex offenses.
b. vehicle theft.
c. murder.
d. drug offenses.
A major flaw of the Second Chance Act is that it fails to provide funding to study such
topics as smart probation projects, treatment of returning adults and juveniles with
co-occurring substance abuse, and mental health disorders as is done in other countries.
a. True
b. False
The aging of the prison population has come from:
a. an increasing number of older people convicted of sex crimes and murder.
b. longer sentences.
c. mandatory sentences.
d. all of these choices.
Turner v. Safley remains the leading standard for evaluating prisoner
_______________________ claims.
a. free expression
b. food and nutrition
c. sexual assault
d. cruel and unusual punishment
A prison that usually has double fences and watchtowers with armed guards is a:
a. minimum security prison.
b. maximum security prison.
c. medium security prison.
d. supermax security prison.
Frank Connelly is a convicted sex offender. He is serving an 80-year sentence for
sexually assaulting young boys over a 5-year period. He is one of many inmates
who have recently been sentenced to this correctional facility. He will never be free
again. However, they are dozens of sex offender inmates at this facility who are
eligible for parole or are approaching the end of their sentence. Brad is an inmate
who is eligible for parole next month. Joseph is one inmate who is about to
complete his sentence.
State officials are requesting that parole for all sex offenders is denied. The worry is
that sex offenders once released will continue to commit another sex crime. Brad is
concerned that his parole will be denied at his hearing next month. He presents data to
the parole board about the recidivism rate for sex offenders. What is the recidivism rate
for sex offenders?
a. 5 to 10 percent
b. 10 to 20 percent
c. 50 to 60 percent
d. 80 to 90 percent
Brad just graduated from the corrections academy in his state. He has been
assigned to a maximum security prison that houses all types of offenders. He is
shadowing a veteran correctional officer named Carl.
After 1 week on the job, Brad is convinced that the inmates are just disrespectful and
violent in prison because that is how they behaved when they were out on the streets.
Because he thinks that inmates bring their behavior from the outside, Brad supports the:
a. deprivation model.
b. importation model.
c. administrative-control model.
d. situational model.
A Swedish word that means “representative,” the ____________________ is a person
or body that protects citizens against governmental abuses.
a. ombudsman
b. domare
c. tysk officer
d. kott adovkat
Brad just graduated from the corrections academy in his state. He has been
assigned to a maximum security prison that houses all types of offenders. He is
shadowing a veteran correctional officer named Carl.
Carl is attempting to explain the culture of the prison to Brad. Carl explains that there
are mainly two explanations to prison culture. Carl believes that inmate behavior is
mostly the product of the prison environment. He claims that inmates behave the way
they do because they have a hard time adapting to prison because of all they think they
are missing. This is known as the:
a. deprivation model.
b. importation model.
c. administrative-control model.
d. situational model.
The Ashurst-Sumners Act makes transportation of prison-made goods in interstate
commerce a federal crime.
a. True
b. False
The Fourth Amendment:
a. prohibits obtaining confessions unfairly.
b. guarantees a defendant a speedy and public trial.
c. bars excessive fines or bail.
d. bars illegal searches and seizures.
Despite the increase in incarcerated female offenders, nearly _____ out of 10 jail
inmates are adult males.
a. 9
b. 6
c. 5
d. 4
Examinations of statutory barriers indicate that as many as 300 occupations require
licenses that are unobtainable by persons with felony convictions.
a. True
b. False
The philosophy driving community-based corrections is:
a. rehabilitation
b. reintegrative
c. restitution
d. reactive
Female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to cope with their issues:
a. through groups.
b. with therapy.
c. through destructive acts.
d. by working.
Based on the research, who is most likely to be sexually victimized if they do not show
their toughness and resiliency when they arrive to prison?
a. black males who have committed drug crimes
b. black males who have committed minor crimes
c. white males who have committed minor crimes
d. white males who have committed drug crimes
Jack was just placed on probation for the crime of burglary. He has been arrested
several times but never convicted of a crime. Last year, he was arrested and placed
in the TASC program. He successfully completed this program and remained out
of trouble for 1 year.
One of the conditions of Jack’s probation is that he pays back the victim of his burglary
the amount of loss and damage that he caused. What is this payment called?
a. community service
b. fine
c. retribution
d. restitution