Question 1

This is the organizational component that is responsible for the recruitment, screening, and training of personnel.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

This is the organizational component that is primarily responsible for inmate treatment programs.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The classification process is designed to determine an inmate's:

Accepted Answer

A)  Level of risk 
B)  Treatment potential 
C)  Chances of recidivism 
D)  Willingness to acknowledge guilt 
E)  A and B 
A)  Level of risk 
B)  Treatment potential 
C)  Chances of recidivism 
D)  Willingness to acknowledge guilt 
E)  A and B

Question 4

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a means of rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicates that they need help.

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 5

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:
-A wall with armed guard towers surrounds the perimeter.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:
-Often located in remote rural areas, visits are strictly limited, and counts are conducted as frequently as every two hours.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be means of ensuring that offenders would pay their debt to society.

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 8

The level of government which is responsible for the majority of total correctional expenditures is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Local 
B)  State 
C)  Federal 
D)  Regional 
A)  Local 
B)  State 
C)  Federal 
D)  Regional

Question 9

In comparison to male institutions, female correctional facilities tend to:

Accepted Answer

A) Have more treatment programs 
B) Offer fewer vocational training opportunities 
C) Be smaller in size 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above 
A) Have more treatment programs 
B) Offer fewer vocational training opportunities 
C) Be smaller in size 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above

Question 10

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 11

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions:
Where an inmate would be confined if . . .
-. . . convicted of murder.

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 12

This is 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

Question 13

If you were budgeting the construction of a maximum-security prison, you would need to allocate at least $92,000 for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Each bed 
B)  Each officer 
C)  Each cellblock 
D)  Each floor 
E)  Each wing 
A)  Each bed 
B)  Each officer 
C)  Each cellblock 
D)  Each floor 
E)  Each wing

Question 14

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 rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicated that they needed help.

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 15

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 ensuring that offenders would pay their debt to society.

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 16

The annual cost of operating a prison averages around $20,000 per:

Accepted Answer

A)  Institution 
B)  Floor 
C)  Cellblock 
D)  Officer 
E)  Inmate 
A)  Institution 
B)  Floor 
C)  Cellblock 
D)  Officer 
E)  Inmate

Question 17

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 18

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 19

Treatment, and work release programs tend to be offered 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 20

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements:
-Inmates are almost continuously confined to their cells.

Accepted Answer

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

This is the organizational component that is responsible for the recruitment, screening, and training of personnel.

This is the organizational component that is primarily responsible for inmate treatment programs.

The classification process is designed to determine an inmate's:

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a means of rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicates that they need help.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -A wall with armed guard towers surrounds the perimeter.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Often located in remote rural areas, visits are strictly limited, and counts are conducted as frequently as every two hours.

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be means of ensuring that offenders would pay their debt to society.

The level of government which is responsible for the majority of total correctional expenditures is:

In comparison to male institutions, female correctional facilities tend to:

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

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions: Where an inmate would be confined if . . . -. . . convicted of murder.

This is where an inmate would be confined if a low-risk, first-time offender.

If you were budgeting the construction of a maximum-security prison, you would need to allocate at least $92,000 for:

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 rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicated that they needed help.

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 ensuring that offenders would pay their debt to society.

The annual cost of operating a prison averages around $20,000 per:

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a means of forcing inmates into hard labor under strict supervision.

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

Treatment, and work release programs tend to be offered in which type of prison?

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Inmates are almost continuously confined to their cells.

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

This is the organizational component that is responsible for the recruitment, screening, and training of personnel.

This is the organizational component that is primarily responsible for inmate treatment programs.

The classification process is designed to determine an inmate's:

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a means of rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicates that they need help.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -A wall with armed guard towers surrounds the perimeter.

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Often located in remote rural areas, visits are strictly limited, and counts are conducted as frequently as every two hours.

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be means of ensuring that offenders would pay their debt to society.

The level of government which is responsible for the majority of total correctional expenditures is:

In comparison to male institutions, female correctional facilities tend to:

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

Use the following answer items for the next series of questions: Where an inmate would be confined if . . . -. . . convicted of murder.

This is where an inmate would be confined if a low-risk, first-time offender.

If you were budgeting the construction of a maximum-security prison, you would need to allocate at least $92,000 for:

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 rehabilitating those whose criminal behavior indicated that they needed help.

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 ensuring that offenders would pay their debt to society.

The annual cost of operating a prison averages around $20,000 per:

During this period of time, society expected prisons to be a means of forcing inmates into hard labor under strict supervision.

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

Treatment, and work release programs tend to be offered in which type of prison?

Use the following answer items to properly identify which type of prison is being described in the next series of statements: -Inmates are almost continuously confined to their cells.

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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