Question 1

Inmate self-governance is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) Involving inmates in the selection of a warden 
B) Turning decision-making authority over to inmates 
C) Allowing inmates to vote on relatively meaningless issues, such as what time visiting will be conducted 
D) Sharing power and decision-making with inmates 
E) Allowing strong inmate leaders to have custodial authority over others in their cellblock 
A) Involving inmates in the selection of a warden 
B) Turning decision-making authority over to inmates 
C) Allowing inmates to vote on relatively meaningless issues, such as what time visiting will be conducted 
D) Sharing power and decision-making with inmates 
E) Allowing strong inmate leaders to have custodial authority over others in their cellblock

Question 2

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a vehicle for providing counseling, therapy, and treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) Medical model 
B) Industrial era 
C) Justice model 
D) Quaker period 
A) Medical model 
B) Industrial era 
C) Justice model 
D) Quaker period

Question 3

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:
-Treatment, and work programs tend to be offered.

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimum-security 
B)  Medium-security 
C)  Maximum-security 
A)  Minimum-security 
B)  Medium-security 
C)  Maximum-security

Question 4

When a correctional facility is crowded, it is at greater risk for:

Accepted Answer

A) Spreading communicable disease 
B) Fighting and assaults 
C) Escapes 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above 
A) Spreading communicable disease 
B) Fighting and assaults 
C) Escapes 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above

Question 5

Inmate Jones has just been assigned to a new work release program. The first night in his new cellblock, he overhears two inmates talking about how easy it would be to "just walk away" from their outside work assignment. Jones takes the inmates aside and tries to convince them not to do it, since he fears that the work release program will be abolished if they try to escape. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Informal social control 
B) Participatory management 
C) The influence of the warden's administrative style 
D) The corrupt alliance 
E) Granting too much power to the inmates 
A) Informal social control 
B) Participatory management 
C) The influence of the warden's administrative style 
D) The corrupt alliance 
E) Granting too much power to the inmates

Question 6

Most inmates are confined at the _______ level of security.

Accepted Answer

A)  Close 
B)  Maximum 
C)  Medium 
D)  Minimum 
A)  Close 
B)  Maximum 
C)  Medium 
D)  Minimum

Question 7

Although freedom and movement are somewhat restricted, movement around the compound and interaction with other inmates is permitted in which type of prison?

Accepted Answer

A) Minimum security 
B) Medium security 
C) Maximum security 
A) Minimum security 
B) Medium security 
C) Maximum security

Question 8

Coed prisons tend to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  More vocational training programs than female institutions 
B)  Less homosexual behavior than male institutions 
C)  A substantial number of pregnancies 
D)  A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  More vocational training programs than female institutions 
B)  Less homosexual behavior than male institutions 
C)  A substantial number of pregnancies 
D)  A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 9

Inmates are housed in dormitory style and there is little or no obvious external security in which type of prison?

Accepted Answer

A) Minimum security 
B) Medium security 
C) Maximum security 
A) Minimum security 
B) Medium security 
C) Maximum security

Question 10

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions:
Where an inmate would be confined if . . .
-. . . sentenced to life imprisonment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal prison 
B)  State prison 
C)  Local prison 
D)  A or B 
E)  Any of the above 
A)  Federal prison 
B)  State prison 
C)  Local prison 
D)  A or B 
E)  Any of the above

Question 11

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements:
During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . .
-. . . a means of forcing inmates into hard labor under strict supervision.

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrial era 
B)  Justice model 
C)  Quaker period 
D)  Medical model 
A)  Industrial era 
B)  Justice model 
C)  Quaker period 
D)  Medical model

Question 12

This is the organizational component that has the greatest potential for conflict with the treatment staff.

Accepted Answer

A) Operations 
B) Program services 
C) Support services 
A) Operations 
B) Program services 
C) Support services

Question 13

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:
-Although freedom and movement are somewhat restricted, movement around the compound and interaction with other inmates are permitted.

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimum-security 
B)  Medium-security 
C)  Maximum-security 
A)  Minimum-security 
B)  Medium-security 
C)  Maximum-security

Question 14

This is where an inmate would be confined if convicted of robbing a post office.

Accepted Answer

A) Federal prison 
B) State prison 
C) Local prison 
D) A or B 
E) Any of the above 
A) Federal prison 
B) State prison 
C) Local prison 
D) A or B 
E) Any of the above

Question 15

An example of a "back-end" solution to prison crowding would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Diversion 
B)  Drug courts 
C)  Discretionary parole 
D)  Mandatory minimum sentences 
E)  Three strikes legislation 
A)  Diversion 
B)  Drug courts 
C)  Discretionary parole 
D)  Mandatory minimum sentences 
E)  Three strikes legislation

Question 16

When correctional facilities are overcrowded, there tend to be:

Accepted Answer

A) Fewer reasons to be concerned about security 
B) Greater health risks to the inmates 
C) Fewer escapes 
D) More employment opportunities in prison industries 
E) C and D 
A) Fewer reasons to be concerned about security 
B) Greater health risks to the inmates 
C) Fewer escapes 
D) More employment opportunities in prison industries 
E) C and D

Question 17

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements:
This is the organizational component that . . .
-. . . has the greatest potential for conflict with the treatment staff.

Accepted Answer

A)  Operations 
B)  Program services 
C)  Support services 
A)  Operations 
B)  Program services 
C)  Support services

Question 18

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:
-Inmates are housed in dormitory style, and there is little or no obvious external security.

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimum-security 
B)  Medium-security 
C)  Maximum-security 
A)  Minimum-security 
B)  Medium-security 
C)  Maximum-security

Question 19

Since the advent of the justice model, research in recent years indicates that society:

Accepted Answer

A)  No longer advocates strict sentencing practices for serious criminals 
B)  Has not completely dismissed the potential for rehabilitation 
C)  Would prefer to see a return to corporal punishment 
D)  Believes prisons are useless 
E)  C and D 
A)  No longer advocates strict sentencing practices for serious criminals 
B)  Has not completely dismissed the potential for rehabilitation 
C)  Would prefer to see a return to corporal punishment 
D)  Believes prisons are useless 
E)  C and D

Question 20

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions:
Where an inmate would be confined if . . .
-. . . a low-risk, first-time offender.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal prison 
B)  State prison 
C)  Local prison 
D)  A or B 
E)  Any of the above 
A)  Federal prison 
B)  State prison 
C)  Local prison 
D)  A or B 
E)  Any of the above

Inmate self-governance is best described as:

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a vehicle for providing counseling, therapy, and treatment.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Treatment, and work programs tend to be offered.

When a correctional facility is crowded, it is at greater risk for:

Most inmates are confined at the _______ level of security.

Although freedom and movement are somewhat restricted, movement around the compound and interaction with other inmates is permitted in which type of prison?

Coed prisons tend to have:

Inmates are housed in dormitory style and there is little or no obvious external security in which type of prison?

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions: Where an inmate would be confined if . . . -. . . sentenced to life imprisonment.

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements: During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . . -. . . a means of forcing inmates into hard labor under strict supervision.

This is the organizational component that has the greatest potential for conflict with the treatment staff.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Although freedom and movement are somewhat restricted, movement around the compound and interaction with other inmates are permitted.

This is where an inmate would be confined if convicted of robbing a post office.

An example of a "back-end" solution to prison crowding would be:

When correctional facilities are overcrowded, there tend to be:

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements: This is the organizational component that . . . -. . . has the greatest potential for conflict with the treatment staff.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Inmates are housed in dormitory style, and there is little or no obvious external security.

Since the advent of the justice model, research in recent years indicates that society:

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions: Where an inmate would be confined if . . . -. . . a low-risk, first-time offender.

The Correctional Conglomerate

The Impact of Sentencing Policies on Corrections

The Development of Corrections

Community-Based Alternatives

Jails: Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement

Dynamics of the Prison Population

Custodial Procedures

Treatment and Related Programs

The Effects of Institutional Life

Transition From Confinement to Community

Juvenile Corrections

Staff-The Key Ingredient

Legal Issues and Liability

Current Trends and Future Issues

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Exam 6: Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities

Inmate self-governance is best described as:

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a vehicle for providing counseling, therapy, and treatment.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Treatment, and work programs tend to be offered.

When a correctional facility is crowded, it is at greater risk for:

Most inmates are confined at the _______ level of security.

Although freedom and movement are somewhat restricted, movement around the compound and interaction with other inmates is permitted in which type of prison?

Coed prisons tend to have:

Inmates are housed in dormitory style and there is little or no obvious external security in which type of prison?

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions: Where an inmate would be confined if . . . -. . . sentenced to life imprisonment.

Use the following options for the period which best describes the next series of statements: During this period of time, society expected prisons to be . . . -. . . a means of forcing inmates into hard labor under strict supervision.

This is the organizational component that has the greatest potential for conflict with the treatment staff.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Although freedom and movement are somewhat restricted, movement around the compound and interaction with other inmates are permitted.

This is where an inmate would be confined if convicted of robbing a post office.

An example of a "back-end" solution to prison crowding would be:

When correctional facilities are overcrowded, there tend to be:

Use the following answer options to identify the organizational unit best described in the next series of statements: This is the organizational component that . . . -. . . has the greatest potential for conflict with the treatment staff.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Inmates are housed in dormitory style, and there is little or no obvious external security.

Since the advent of the justice model, research in recent years indicates that society:

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions: Where an inmate would be confined if . . . -. . . a low-risk, first-time offender.

The Correctional Conglomerate

The Impact of Sentencing Policies on Corrections

The Development of Corrections

Community-Based Alternatives

Jails: Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement

Dynamics of the Prison Population

Custodial Procedures

Treatment and Related Programs

The Effects of Institutional Life

Transition From Confinement to Community

Juvenile Corrections

Staff-The Key Ingredient

Legal Issues and Liability

Current Trends and Future Issues

Filters