EDU 56965

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subject Authors Carolyn Petrosino, George F. Cole, Michael D. Reisig, Todd R. Clear

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With the rise of the labor movement, many state legislatures have passed new laws
making the sale of prisoner-made goods easier so that competition is fair for all in a
given market.
a. True
b. False
A ________________ is a correctional facility used to house pretrial detainees and
those sentenced for minor offenses.
a. prison
b. reformatory
c. halfway house
d. jail
In reentry courts judges maintain active oversight of parolees they had originally
sentenced.
a. True
b. False
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What principle was practiced when Sal was sentenced?
a. An eye for an eye.
b. You plant corn you get corn.
c. You win some you lose some.
d. Three strikes and you're out.
When savings from community corrections are used to help build up the crime
prevention programs in communities that have the most people under community
supervision, this process is referred to as justice _________________."
a. distribution
b. allocation
c. sharing
d. reinvestment
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Which of the following is not a corrections subunit?
a. halfway house
b. prison
c. probation office
d. law enforcement
Excluding the actual financing costs, the cost of building a prison today now exceeds
roughly ______________ per cell.
a. $50,000
b. $100,000
c. $125,000
d. $150,000
______________ is one of those rare ideas getting wide acceptance from many
different correctional constituents: conservatives and liberals, practitioners and
researchers.
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a. Techno-corrections
b. Diminishing incarceration rates
c. Professionalization
d. Evidence-based practice
Defendants who do not appear for a court hearing are called
a. absconders.
b. air heads.
c. forgetters.
d. inmates.
Most federal inmates in the United States tend to be
a. Hispanic males.
b. African American males.
c. white males.
d. Middle Eastern males.
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The US Supreme Court requires a two-stage parole-revocation proceeding.
a. True
b. False
One of the best ways to reduce ________ is to develop specific standards for routine
jail operation practices and procedures.
a. rehabilitation
b. litigation
c. recidivism
d. overcrowding
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Which of the following prison designs has been used traditionally to house both women
and juvenile offenders?
a. radial
b. telephone pole
c. courtyard style
d. campus style
The strategy of doing nothing to relieve crowding in prisons is called the
______________.
a. do-nothing strategy
b. ignore-the-problem strategy
c. null strategy
d. wait-and-see strategy
The law-enforcement role of probation emphasizes surveillance of the offender and
close controls on behavior.
a. True
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b. False
The relationship between staff and prisoners is one of________________.
a. exchange
b. service
c. power
d. discipline
There are five basic mechanisms for release from prison. Which of the following is
NOT one of these mechanisms?
a. expiration release
b. discretionary release
c. unconditional release
d. mandatory release
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What security level is the prison Joe is in?
a. medium
b. supermax
c. open
d. closed
Approximately how many Americans are currently incarcerated in a jail or prison?
a. two million
b. five million
c. seven million
d. eight million.
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Nearly _____ percent of all state-level inmates are housed in maximum security
facilities.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
Based on the scenario about Eva, what corrections model was used when her sentence
was imposed?
a. The community-corrections model
b. The crime-control model
c. The medical model
d. The Auburn system
More than __________ are incarcerated in US jails and prisons.
a. 1.3 million
b. 2.3 million
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c. 3.2 million
d. 5.3 million
Communism is a system of government in which power and responsibilities are split
between individual state governments and one national government.
a. True
b. False
Sara is in prison for transporting and selling drugs between California and Nevada.
Although her offenses occurred in California and Nevada, she is in prison in Minnesota.
What prison system is Sara housed in?
a. federal
b. state
c. Canadian
d. local
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The outcome of Nick's case is known as the
a. finding.
b. verdict.
c. sentence.
d. conviction.
When most Americans think of corrections, they think of
a. prison and jail.
b. probation and jail.
c. parole and jail.
d. prison and parole.
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Because real money is prohibited in prison and many facilities have become
nonsmoking, _____________ have become the new standard form of currency in many
prisons.
a. packs of cookies
b. pieces of chewing gum
c. packs of sugar
d. cans of tuna
Since Chris is known as a rat, which of the following statements is true?
a. He has broken the inmate code.
b. He is well respected among the inmate population.
c. He is serving a life sentence.
d. He is in a pseudofamily.
Currently, the largest racial/ethnic group in state-level US prisons is ___________.
a. Caucasian
b. Latino
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c. African American
d. Asian
In 1996 Congress passed the Anti-Terrorism Act, which gives inmates one year from the
time of conviction to file a federal habeas petition.
a. True
b. False
Not all US states use capital punishment as a sanction for those convicted of
first-degree murder.
a. True
b. False
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All of the following can be considered evidence that our current correctional system has
become much harsher than other societies' systems except _______________.
a. the abolishment of parole in most US states
b. men in jail made to wear pink underwear
c. refusals of college loans because of convictions of drug crimes
d. chain gangs cleaning roads and wearing black-striped shirts
Explain what a presentence report is and how it is used in sentencing.
Answer:N/A
The most common sanction a juvenile may receive in the United States today is
____________.
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Juvenile probation officers are responsible for the _____________ and guidance of
youths under the age of eighteen.
Prisons seem to function more ________________ now than they have in the past.
The get -tough sentencing practices of the last thirty years have changed the makeup of
the __________ population.
Probation officers are usually required tospendmore time with offenders who need more
rehabilitation and ___________.
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When the nation's top penologists and social reformers met in Cincinnati in 1870, they
affirmed a mission of _____________ that became a model for correctional systems
across the globe.
As crime rates drop, the general public begins to feel _____________ alarmed by
crime.
Compare and contrast the terms "delinquent child," "neglected child," and "dependent
child." Originally, which type of child was the juvenile system intended to focus on?
Which type does it focus on today?
Answer:N/A
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Punishment of criminals that is intended to be an example to the general public and to
discourage crime by others is known as ____________ deterrence.
The span of ____________ refers to the extent of supervision by one person.
Correctional performance is exceedingly __________ to assess.
When release is _________, the parole board's power is much like that of the
sentencing judge.
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Over the last several decades, _________ factors have significantly affected life inside
adult prisons.
The scientific/forensic development of ___________ testing has enabled many who
have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned to be exonerated.
A system that involves the prison purchasing machinery and raw materials with which
inmates manufactured salable products in known as the _________________ system.
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What sets the juvenile corrections system apart from the adult system? Be sure to
address philosophical, procedural, and programmatic differences.
Answer:N/A
Identify three of the five factors that have significantly affected life inside adult prisons
and explain how each has done so.
Answer:N/A
The availability and type of mental health treatment programs ___________ from one
prison to the next.

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