Forfeiture involves the government seizing property that was derived from or used in
criminal activity.
a. True
b. False
A ____________________ is a prison in which persons found guilty of a felony are
isolated from normal society.
a. bridewell
b. house of corrections
c. jail
d. penitentiary
Inmates who attain sufficient reading and writing skills for functional literacy may
increase the possibility of:
a. staying incarcerated.
b. lawful employment after release from prison.
c. getting out of prison early.
d. none of these choices.
The weakness of first-generation designed jails is found in the inability of staff to see
more than one or two cells at a time.
a. True
b. False
Aftercare is not important in the juvenile justice process because most juveniles age out
of custody.
a. True
b. False
Most research indicates that immigrants:
a. have higher rates of incarceration than U.S. natives.
b. have lower rates of incarceration than U.S. natives.
c. do not commit crime at all.
d. none of these choices.
The types of parole discussed in the text are:
a. discretionary parole and mandatory parole release.
b. community release and halfway house release.
c. limited parole and nonlimited parole.
d. all of these choices.
Females in juvenile institutions are:
a. fewer than males.
b. more likely to be incarcerated for status offenses.
c. incarcerated for longer terms than males.
d. all of these.
Stanford v. Kentucky upheld the practice of removing jurors who are opposed to the
death penalty.
a. True
b. False
Civil forfeiture is an act solely against:
a. the property used illegally.
b. the offender.
c. anyone living on the property.
d. back taxes owed on the property.
Federal penitentiaries have serious problems with:
a. sexual exploitation.
b. inmate defiance.
c. drug trafficking.
d. all of these.
The team that carries out the official act of putting an inmate to death is called the:
a. execution team.
b. killing crew.
c. death team.
d. casualty crew.
Thomas is 18 years old and was found guilty of multiple counts of burglary and
dealing in stolen property. He and three of his friends went on a spree of home
burglaries where they took thousands of dollars’ worth of property from their
victims’ homes. All of Thomas’s acquaintances were juveniles and thus not of age
to pawn items at the pawn shop. This is why Thomas was the one who got caught
pawning the stolen items in a local pawn shop.
Who will ultimately be responsible for selecting from a range of sentencing options,
choosing the punishment that best fits the circumstances of the crime and the offender?
a. defense attorney
b. judge
c. probation officer
d. victim
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.
Ruth is having a hard time complying with the conditions of her parole. She thinks that
her parole officer has too much control over her life and has violated her rights. Ruth’s
parole officer can search which of the following places without violating the
requirements imposed by the Fourth Amendment?
a. Ruth’s person
b. Ruth’s home
c. Ruth’s job
d. all of these
Which type of waiver to adult court automatically transfers perpetrators to adult court?
a. judicial waiver
b. prosecutorial waiver
c. statutorial exclusion
d. public defender request
The rate of incarceration has increased for white women and declined for African
American women.
a. True
b. False
The Irish Mark System, developed by Lawrence Driscoll in 1794, established probation
and parole requirements for Irish-born offenders in what were now English-ruled
colonies.
a. True
b. False
Inmate disturbances can take the form of:
a. a riot.
b. assault on staff.
c. sit-down strikes.
d. all of these choices.
Programs conducted for the rehabilitation of youthful offenders within
community-based and institutional settings are known as:
a. group homes.
b. wilderness programs.
c. residential programs.
d. boot camps.
The most common form of criminal sanction during the 20th century was:
a. probation.
b. restitution.
c. Prison.
d. Jail.
The principle source of prisoners’ rights is based on:
a. the U.S. Constitution.
b. individual state laws.
c. the department of corrections.
d. none of these choices.
Which of the following is Not one of the major reasons that women are confined to
administrative segregation?
a. assaults on staff
b. drug-related offenses
c. fighting
d. sexual relationships
State departments of corrections have underdeveloped programming, insufficient prison
industries for inmates, and lack of resources for anything other than prison construction.
a. True
b. False
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.
What is the type of release that Ruth received?
a. automatic parole
b. discretionary parole
c. mandatory parole
d. selective parole
When did federal sentencing guidelines emerge?
a. 1960s
b. 1970s
c. 1980s
d. 1990s
Programs from which inmates seek improvement, such as anger management, or that
express ethnic or cultural goals are called:
a. self-help programs.
b. situational programs.
c. expressive programs.
d. retributive programs.
Why do some states incarcerate juveniles at a much higher rate than others?
a. They have high rates of juvenile property crime and adult violent crime.
b. They have higher adult custody rates.
c. There is a cultural acceptance of punitive policies.
d. All of these.
Restrictions placed on former felons that reduce the rights and privileges of those
convicted of crimes are referred to as:
a. invisible bans.
b. invisible laws.
c. invisible punishments.
d. invisible sanctions.
A sentence delaying conviction on a guilty plea until after probation is served is a:
a. bench probation.
b. deferred sentence.
c. shock probation.
d. split probation.
Scott was arrested for the crimes of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm
by a convicted felon. Scott was previously convicted of burglary, theft, assault, and
several drug offenses. He previously served a 1-year prison sentence for the
burglary conviction. Scott was only out of prison 4 months before he was arrested
on these new charges. Prior to his first prison sentence, Scott was on probation for
his theft, assault, and drug charges.
If the case against Scott goes to trial, who will rule on the appropriateness of conduct,
settle questions of evidence, and guide the questioning of witnesses?
a. the prosecutor
b. the judge
c. the probation officer
d. the jury
When determining possible parole, the parole board looks at:
a. the inmate’s crime.
b. the institutional record.
c. the inmate’s sincerity and readiness for release.
d. all of these choices.
Prison crowding leads to increased inmate defiance and makes prisons more dangerous.
a. True
b. False