Exam 18: Incarceration Trends

The United States incarcerates its people at approximately the same rate as other countries.

Indeterminate sanctions include community service, restitution, fines, boot camp, home confinement, and .

Blumstein and Beck found that eighty percent of California's recommitments stemmed from .

In recent years scholars have shown that the of prisons make a significant economic and political impact in some states.

From 1930 through 1990, the U.S. prison population remained relatively stable.

A correctional officer's ability to do his or her job is impacted by prison overcrowding in what ways?

Since 1980, the percentage of people serving time for violent offenses has declined, while the number incarcerated for drug offenses has increased substantially.

A large portion of the prison population is made up of convicted individuals who are being returned to prison for new crimes or for _____________.

Critics have argued that the incarceration of large numbers of people for offenses is not an efficient use of valuable prison space.

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

A study found that Texas, the state with the greatest number of prisons, increased the number of its facilities by more than percent between 1979 and 2000.

The prison population in this country has skyrocketed. Explanations for this include .

Which of the following groups makes up a larger percentage of the incarcerated population?

Why is the question of whether incarceration pays such a pertinent issue? Discuss the factors that public policy officials must take into account when addressing this question.

a. Relieving overcrowding by building more prisons b. Strains staff morale c. Cheaper than prison d. Doing nothing about prison overcrowding 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. One of the causes of the current high incarceration rates -Null strategy

Crusades against drugs are not a new phenomenon; in fact, the effort to deter people from using drugs dates back to the late ____________.

What region within the United States has the highest incarceration rate by population?

a. Relieving overcrowding by building more prisons b. Strains staff morale c. Cheaper than prison d. Doing nothing about prison overcrowding 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. One of the causes of the current high incarceration rates -Intermediate sanctions

Correctional officials have exclusive control over the intake of new convicted individuals.

States with more generous benefits have lower prison populations.