Which prison design is organized to permit inmates and visitors as much freedom as is
consistent with the concept of incarceration?
a. minimum security
b. medium security
c. courtyard style
d. campus style
“The hole” is a nickname for what?
a. administrative segregation
b. protective custody
c. minimum security
d. recreation
Typically the court orders the PSI after the offender’s arraignment.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is NOT one of the options frequently applied by parole agencies
when parolees violate the conditions of their release?
a. Note the violation and increase supervision instead of revocation of parole.
b. Seek advice from the sentencing judge, but have no formal revocation hearing.
c. Note the violation but take no official action.
d. Return the parolee to prison.
Elderly offenders pose a challenge for corrections because they have special needs
regarding all of the follow except for ___________.
a. housing
b. medical
c. visitation
d. programming
From the 1940s through the early 1960s, leaders of probation and other correctional
branches throughout the United States embraced a medical model, focusing primarily
on treatment of the offender.
a. True
b. False
Mandatory sentencing laws greatly limit the discretion of judges with regard to the
a. type of sentence they can impose.
b. offenders they can sentence to prison.
c. number of offenders they can send to prison each month.
d. length of sentences for certain offenders.
According to your authors, which of the following is NOT one of the five major
dilemmas facing the US correctional system?
a. treatment
b. costs
c. mission
d. methods
Male prisoners are more likely than females to have lived with their children prior to
incarceration.
a. True
b. False
The increased number of elderly inmates has had no effect on life inside adult prisons.
a. True
b. False
____________________ is a philosophy built upon the idea of the “greatest happiness
for the greatest number,” an idea that inspired English reformer Jeremy Bentham to
advocate for a new philosophy of punishment that focused upon crime prevention.
a. Wergild
b. Enlightenment
c. Classicalism
d. Utilitarianism
Anna is eligible for release from prison after serving two-thirds of her sentence. A
parole board grants her release but she will remain on supervision until her sentence
expires. She must adhere to specific conditions while in the community. It was
determined she will require close supervision while in the community. Two weeks after
release, Anna commits a new offense and is returned to prison. Six months later she is
again released to the community after appearing before the parole board.
What type of release was Anna granted?
a. discretionary release
b. expiration release
c. reinstatement release
d. required release
Legal rules produced by judges’ decisions are referred to as ___________.
a. common law
b. statutes
c. case law
d. regulations
One main purpose of the probation officer’s supervision is to enforce compliance with
conditions.
a. True
b. False
In the United States, most offenders are held in federal-level prisons.
a. True
b. False
Evidence-based corrections is a movement to ensure that correctional programs and
policies are based on research evidence about what works.
a. True
b. False
What is Sue Smith’s current position?
a. warden
b. governor
c. correctional officer
d. chief
Which of the following is NOT one of the major sources of prison violence?
a. prisoner”prisoner
b. prisoner”officer
c. officer”prisoner
d. officer”officer
Juvenile probation officers develop close ties with the offenders’ families.
a. True
b. False
The number of probation offenders for juveniles is expected to ____________ during
the next decade.
a. grow
b. decline
c. stay the same
d. dramatically decrease
Ren found in juvenile corrections, being placed or committed indicates what?
a. The juvenile was incarcerated.
b. The charges were dismissed.
c. The juvenile was sentenced to adult prison.
d. The juvenile was sent to a treatment program.
An inmate’s eligibility for release to community supervision depends on requirements
set forth by the law and _____________.
a. correctional administration for that jurisdiction
b. sentences imposed by the court
c. correctional policies and procedure
d. parole boards
The most intrusive personal searches of inmates involve X-rays of the inmates’ bodies.
a. True
b. False
According to Charles Logan, the purpose of ________ is to “punish offenders – fairly
and justly – through lengths of confinement proportionate to the gravity of the offense.”
a. warehouse
b. imprisonment
c. security
d. retribution
The nation’s first full-time probation officer, and the creator of the term “probation,”
was John Howard.
a. True
b. False
Treatment that emphasizes personal responsibility for actions and their consequences is
known as
a. reality therapy.
b. group therapy.
c. confrontation therapy.
d. psychotherapy.
According to the text, the everyday juvenile offender is
a. unsophisticated.
b. extremely violent.
c. a drug addict.
d. homeless.
Today the US corrections system serves as a progressive model for the world’s systems
of punishment.
a. True
b. False
What type of programming is Austin participating in?
a. psychotherapy
b. reality therapy
c. cognitive-skills programming
d. drug treatment
Katie is placed on probation and sentenced to participate in a boot camp. After
completion of the boot camp, she will be placed on a small caseload with a probation
officer under strict supervision conditions. One of the conditions is that Katie is
confined to her home for sixty days. Katie is also ordered to pay $1000.00 to the victim
of the offense.
The boot camp is an example of an
a. intermediate sanction
b. unjust consequence.
c. extra thing to do.
d. inhumane punishment
The nation’s first probation agencies were units of the judicial branches of city and
county governments and were found primarily in the Southern United States.
a. True
b. False
In the above scenario, what is Inmate Niles?
a. jailhouse lawyer
b. public defender
c. ombudsman
d. mediator
What was granted, excusing Abby from her offense?
a. pardon
b. parole
c. probation
d. pass
In the United States today, most jail inmates are young Caucasian males.
a. True
b. False
What corporation was fined more than $40,000 for hiring unqualified alcohol
counselors at one of their correctional centers?
a. Corrections Corporation of America
b. Wackenhut Private Security Inc.
c. American Corrections Inc.
d. Corrections USA Inc.
Incarceration remains the standard punishment for people who commit
________________ crimes.
List and explain the four foundations of correctional law. Be sure to provide detailed
examples of each.
Answer:N/A
A model of corrections that emphasizes security, discipline, and order is referred to as
the ___________ model.
A continuum of sanctions is a range of correctional management strategies based on the
degree of ___________ and control over the offender.
Define and explain intermediate sanctions. Discuss the main argument for the use of
intermediate sanctions instead of prison. What are the two basic goals of these
sanctions? Finally, identify and discuss at least three problems associated with
intermediate sanctions. Are these problems solvable?
Answer:N/A
Since 1973, the US imprisonment rate has increased from 100 people per 100,000 to
almost ________ per 100,000.
Most correctional facilities for women look more like _____________________ than
maximum-security prisons.
______________, the concept of male honor and the sacredness of one’s reputation as a
man, requires physical retaliation against those who insult one’s honor.
Community corrections is based on the goal of punishing the offender as
_____________ as needed to protect the community and to satisfy the public.
In jail, most _______________ episodes occur during or just after jail intake.
In corrections, initial recruitment problems frequently stem from ________ starting
salaries.
Describe the purpose of the presentence investigation and explain how it is used in the
sentencing and programming of offenders.
Correctional practices affect the community, and community values and expectations in
turn affect corrections. Give an example of each and discuss the reciprocal relationship
between corrections and its environment.
Answer:N/A
A movement to ensure that correctional programs and policies are based on research
evidence about what works is known as ___________________ corrections.
___________ is compensation for an injury to society by performance of service.
The twin goals of corrections are _____________ and protection.
Most prison violence occurs between___________.
According to the text, opening a few new programs almost _______ results in the
ability to close a prison.