Males make up more than ____percent of sentenced prisoners.
a. 70
b. 90
c. 80
d. 75
Programs that allow youthful offenders to live at home while receiving services in the
community are known as:
a. group homes.
b. wilderness programs.
c. nonresidential programs.
d. boot camps.
Ruth was just released from prison. She was released because the only time
remaining on her sentence was equal to the good time that she earned. She was in
prison for more than 10 years and is reluctant to return to her community. She
does not have a job, has no permanent place to live, and is nervous that she will go
back to her old habits of hanging with the “wrong crowd” and getting into trouble.
Because of prison overcrowding, she must be released.
After meeting with her parole officer, it is determined that Ruth requires a more
extensive supervision than is given for most parolees. Therefore, she is placed on:
a. advanced supervision parole.
b. extreme supervision parole.
c. intensive supervision parole.
d. special supervision parole.
Civil forfeitures are:
a. mala in se.
b. modus operandi.
c. habeas corpus.
d. in rem.
During the sentencing phase in his courtroom, Judge Jones gives a little speech to
all the defendants who are found guilty of a crime. He does this to explain to the
defendants the goals and the philosophy of punishment.
Jane is being sentenced for the crime of vehicular manslaughter. She got into a car
accident one morning while she was texting her boyfriend and driving on her way to
work. The judge wants to use Jane as an example that texting while driving is very
dangerous. He sentences her to five years in prison, hoping that others will be
discouraged from also texting while driving. The goal of Jane’s punishment is:
a. deterrence.
b. incapacitation.
c. rehabilitation.
d. restoration.
Deferred prosecution programs appear to be a good option for most first offenders
because they avoid the stigma of a criminal record and reduce the volume of persons
going through the criminal justice process.
a. True
b. False
How much money is collected each year in the United States from fines paid by
criminal offenders?
a. more than $1 million
b. more than $10 million
c. more than $100 million
d. more than $1 billion
A risk management correctional system is more focused on providing treatment services
for offenders than regulating or controlling them.
a. True
b. False
HIV inmates are now integrated with the general population in all state prison systems.
a. True
b. False
In states that currently use shock probation, the average prison/jail is usually how long?
a. 1 week but no longer than 3 weeks
b. 1 weekend a month for the first year
c. more than 30 days but no more than 60 days
d. 6 months but no more than 1 year
Which death penalty study attempts to calculate the effects a well-publicized execution
has on the short-term murder rate?
a. contiguous-state analysis
b. immediate impact studies
c. time-series analysis
d. none of these
A form of new prison technology is:
a. ground-penetrating radar.
b. transmitter wristbands.
c. biometric recognition.
d. all of these choices.
Race tends to be emphasized much more in female prison culture than male prison
culture.
a. True
b. False
Approximately what percentage of all prison and jail inmates have a mental health
problem?
a. under 1 percent
b. approximately 5 percent
c. over 50 percent
d. none of these choices
Searches conducted by prison officials are not unreasonable as long as they are not for
the purpose of harassing or humiliating the inmate in a cruel and unusual manner.
a. True
b. False
There are a lot of programs in prison geared to the elderly inmate.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT a reason federal sentencing guidelines have been
criticized?
a. Prosecutors have little use for them because of their harshness and because they shift
sentencing authority to judges.
b. They were developed with insufficient attention paid to either ethical considerations
of basic justice or basic concerns about their efforts on prison populations.
c. They are biased against African Americans and Hispanics even though they have the
goal or removing discrimination from the sentencing process.
d. Defense attorneys believe they result in longer prison terms and prevent judges from
considering mitigating circumstances.
Restitution is the most popular model of restorative justice.
a. True
b. False
Parole officers are able to:
a. search person, places, or property of parolee.
b. order arrests without probable cause of parolee.
c. recommend revocation of parole for new crimes or for technical violations of parolee.
d. all of these choices.
In prison language, a shank refers most likely to:
a. a weapon.
b. a drug.
c. the manufacturing of wine and liquor.
d. the inmate most likely to rat out other inmates.
Incarcerated women typically come from stable family lives.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following were prisons established by the Church in the Middle Ages for
those involved in offensive acts such as incest and magic?
a. bridewells
b. houses of corrections
c. the Citadel
d. monastic confinement
The basic purpose of vocational training is to keep offenders busy while incarcerated.
a. True
b. False