Question 1

Intermediate sanctions include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​community service 
B)  ​boot camps 
C)  ​home confinement 
D)  ​all of these 
A)  ​community service 
B)  ​boot camps 
C)  ​home confinement 
D)  ​all of these

Question 2

Numeric Response
-Feature of mass imprisonment​

Accepted Answer

A) Build our way out of overcrowding 
B) Strains staff morale 
C) Cheaper than prison 
D) Let prisons become more and more crowded 
E) Incarceration rate above historical norms
F)African Americans/Hispanics
G)Higher prison populations as a whole
H)Average U.S.incarceration rate from 2000 to 2007
I)Higher rate of imprisonment of specific groups
J)Raw material of corrections 
A) Build our way out of overcrowding 
B) Strains staff morale 
C) Cheaper than prison 
D) Let prisons become more and more crowded 
E) Incarceration rate above historical norms
F)African Americans/Hispanics
G)Higher prison populations as a whole
H)Average U.S.incarceration rate from 2000 to 2007
I)Higher rate of imprisonment of specific groups
J)Raw material of corrections

Question 3

The U.S. prison population continues to be the highest in the developed world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What region within the United States has the lowest incarceration rate?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the South 
B)  ​the Northeast 
C)  ​the West 
D)  ​the Southwest 
A)  ​the South 
B)  ​the Northeast 
C)  ​the West 
D)  ​the Southwest

Question 5

Eighty percent of California's recommitments stemmed from:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​technical violations. 
B)  ​violent offenses. 
C)  ​new crimes. 
D)  ​none of these. 
A)  ​technical violations. 
B)  ​violent offenses. 
C)  ​new crimes. 
D)  ​none of these.

Question 6

According to the authors, corrections officials have little or no control over the _____ of new offenders.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the authors, corrections officials have...

Question 7

Given current public attitudes toward crime and punishment, it is likely that incarceration rates will remain high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ___________ strategy for dealing with prison overcrowding advocates building new facilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​null 
B)  ​get tough 
C)  ​jail house 
D)  ​construction 
A)  ​null 
B)  ​get tough 
C)  ​jail house 
D)  ​construction

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary strategies for dealing with overcrowded prisons?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​get tough 
B)  ​intermediate sanctions 
C)  ​null 
D)  ​construction 
A)  ​get tough 
B)  ​intermediate sanctions 
C)  ​null 
D)  ​construction

Question 10

Numeric Response
-States with higher revenues​

Accepted Answer

A) Build our way out of overcrowding 
B) Strains staff morale 
C) Cheaper than prison 
D) Let prisons become more and more crowded 
E) Incarceration rate above historical norms
F)African Americans/Hispanics
G)Higher prison populations as a whole
H)Average U.S.incarceration rate from 2000 to 2007
I)Higher rate of imprisonment of specific groups
J)Raw material of corrections 
A) Build our way out of overcrowding 
B) Strains staff morale 
C) Cheaper than prison 
D) Let prisons become more and more crowded 
E) Incarceration rate above historical norms
F)African Americans/Hispanics
G)Higher prison populations as a whole
H)Average U.S.incarceration rate from 2000 to 2007
I)Higher rate of imprisonment of specific groups
J)Raw material of corrections

Question 11

When the subject of criminal sanction arises, the general public usually thinks first of .

Accepted Answer

incarcerat

Question 12

Proponents who say that nothing should be done about prison overcrowding subscribe to which strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​prison population reduction strategy 
B)  ​null strategy 
C)  ​construction strategy 
D)  ​just desserts strategy 
A)  ​prison population reduction strategy 
B)  ​null strategy 
C)  ​construction strategy 
D)  ​just desserts strategy

Question 13

Numeric Response
-Intermediate sanctions​

Accepted Answer

A) Build our way out of overcrowding 
B) Strains staff morale 
C) Cheaper than prison 
D) Let prisons become more and more crowded 
E) Incarceration rate above historical norms
F)African Americans/Hispanics
G)Higher prison populations as a whole
H)Average U.S.incarceration rate from 2000 to 2007
I)Higher rate of imprisonment of specific groups
J)Raw material of corrections 
A) Build our way out of overcrowding 
B) Strains staff morale 
C) Cheaper than prison 
D) Let prisons become more and more crowded 
E) Incarceration rate above historical norms
F)African Americans/Hispanics
G)Higher prison populations as a whole
H)Average U.S.incarceration rate from 2000 to 2007
I)Higher rate of imprisonment of specific groups
J)Raw material of corrections

Question 14

To begin the "war on drugs," Congress in 1987 imposed stiff ________________ sentences for federal drug violations, laws that many states copied.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To begin the "war on drugs," Congress...

Question 15

The makeup of the inmate community in terms of race, age, and criminal record has little effect on how institutions are operated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For health and safety concerns, crowded living conditions in correctional facilities cannot be tolerated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following groups makes up a larger percentage of inmates?
​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​African Americans and women 
B)  ​Hispanics and older prisoners 
C)  ​Caucasians and women 
D)  ​both African Americans and Hispanics 
A)  ​African Americans and women 
B)  ​Hispanics and older prisoners 
C)  ​Caucasians and women 
D)  ​both African Americans and Hispanics

Intermediate sanctions include which of the following?

Numeric Response -Feature of mass imprisonment

The U.S. prison population continues to be the highest in the developed world.

What region within the United States has the lowest incarceration rate?

Eighty percent of California's recommitments stemmed from:

According to the authors, corrections officials have little or no control over the _____ of new offenders.

Given current public attitudes toward crime and punishment, it is likely that incarceration rates will remain high.

The ___________ strategy for dealing with prison overcrowding advocates building new facilities.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary strategies for dealing with overcrowded prisons?

Numeric Response -States with higher revenues

When the subject of criminal sanction arises, the general public usually thinks first of .

Proponents who say that nothing should be done about prison overcrowding subscribe to which strategy?

Numeric Response -Intermediate sanctions

To begin the "war on drugs," Congress in 1987 imposed stiff ________________ sentences for federal drug violations, laws that many states copied.

The makeup of the inmate community in terms of race, age, and criminal record has little effect on how institutions are operated.

For health and safety concerns, crowded living conditions in correctional facilities cannot be tolerated.

Which of the following groups makes up a larger percentage of inmates?

The Corrections System

The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice

The History of Corrections in America

The Punishment of Offenders

The Law of Corrections

The Correctional Client

Jails: Detention and Short Term Incarceration

Probation

Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

Incarceration

The Prison Experience

Incarceration of Women

Institutional Management

Institutional Programs

Release from Incarceration

Making It: Supervision in the Community

Corrections for Juveniles

Race Ethnicity and Corrections

The Death Penalty

Community Justice

American Corrections

Filters

Exam 18: Incarceration Trends

Intermediate sanctions include which of the following?

Numeric Response -Feature of mass imprisonment​

The U.S. prison population continues to be the highest in the developed world.

What region within the United States has the lowest incarceration rate?​

Eighty percent of California's recommitments stemmed from:​

According to the authors, corrections officials have little or no control over the _____ of new offenders.

Given current public attitudes toward crime and punishment, it is likely that incarceration rates will remain high.

The ___________ strategy for dealing with prison overcrowding advocates building new facilities.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary strategies for dealing with overcrowded prisons?​

Numeric Response -States with higher revenues​

When the subject of criminal sanction arises, the general public usually thinks first of .

Proponents who say that nothing should be done about prison overcrowding subscribe to which strategy?

Numeric Response -Intermediate sanctions​

To begin the "war on drugs," Congress in 1987 imposed stiff ________________ sentences for federal drug violations, laws that many states copied.

The makeup of the inmate community in terms of race, age, and criminal record has little effect on how institutions are operated.

For health and safety concerns, crowded living conditions in correctional facilities cannot be tolerated.

Which of the following groups makes up a larger percentage of inmates? ​

The Corrections System

The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice

The History of Corrections in America

The Punishment of Offenders

The Law of Corrections

The Correctional Client

Jails: Detention and Short Term Incarceration

Probation

Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

Incarceration

The Prison Experience

Incarceration of Women

Institutional Management

Institutional Programs

Release from Incarceration

Making It: Supervision in the Community

Corrections for Juveniles

Race Ethnicity and Corrections

The Death Penalty

Community Justice

American Corrections

Filters

Numeric Response -Feature of mass imprisonment

What region within the United States has the lowest incarceration rate?

Eighty percent of California's recommitments stemmed from:

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary strategies for dealing with overcrowded prisons?

Numeric Response -States with higher revenues

Numeric Response -Intermediate sanctions

Which of the following groups makes up a larger percentage of inmates?