Question 1

A sizeable percentage of those in jail are mentally ill because:

Accepted Answer

A) It is a criminal offense to be mentally ill in many jurisdictions 
B) Mental hospitals were closed without sufficient community-based alternatives 
C) Stricter regulations make it more difficult to commit someone to a mental hospital 
D) A and B 
E) B and C 
A) It is a criminal offense to be mentally ill in many jurisdictions 
B) Mental hospitals were closed without sufficient community-based alternatives 
C) Stricter regulations make it more difficult to commit someone to a mental hospital 
D) A and B 
E) B and C

Question 2

In most jurisdictions, the elected official in charge of the jail is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  County solicitor 
B)  District attorney 
C)  County sheriff 
D)  State director of corrections 
E)  Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
A)  County solicitor 
B)  District attorney 
C)  County sheriff 
D)  State director of corrections 
E)  Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons

Question 3

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions:
-Inmates are confined in multiple-housing cells that are lined in rows along a corridor.

Accepted Answer

A)  First-generation jails 
B)  Second-generation jails 
C)  Third-generation jails 
A)  First-generation jails 
B)  Second-generation jails 
C)  Third-generation jails

Question 4

Services such as meals, showers, phones, and visits are provided directly in the living unit could be found in:

Accepted Answer

A) First generation jails 
B) Second generation jails 
C) Second generation jails. 
A) First generation jails 
B) Second generation jails 
C) Second generation jails.

Question 5

This is the type of jail that holds the greatest overall percentage of the total jail population in the country.

Accepted Answer

A) Large jails 
B) Medium jails 
C) Small jails 
A) Large jails 
B) Medium jails 
C) Small jails

Question 6

The architecture and management style of new-generation jails are based on the belief(s) that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reintegration is the key to reducing recidivism 
B)  The environment in which we live and the way we are treated affect our behavior 
C)  Exposure to more normal conditions tends to produce more normal behavior 
D)  B and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Reintegration is the key to reducing recidivism 
B)  The environment in which we live and the way we are treated affect our behavior 
C)  Exposure to more normal conditions tends to produce more normal behavior 
D)  B and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

There are no bars, and no barriers separating officers from the inmates in:

Accepted Answer

A) First generation jails 
B) Second generation jails 
C) Second generation jails. 
A) First generation jails 
B) Second generation jails 
C) Second generation jails.

Question 8

Classification today is used to separate pretrial defendants from convicted offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . .
-. . . waiting to be transferred to prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The majority of inmates in jail are there as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal crimes of violence such as robbery, assault, and homicide 
B)  Nonviolent crimes such as property, drug, and public order offenses 
C)  Violating the conditions of probation or parole 
D)  The state department of corrections being unable to accept any inmates from jails, owing to overcrowding 
E)  The courts being too slow to sentence offenders following conviction 
A)  Personal crimes of violence such as robbery, assault, and homicide 
B)  Nonviolent crimes such as property, drug, and public order offenses 
C)  Violating the conditions of probation or parole 
D)  The state department of corrections being unable to accept any inmates from jails, owing to overcrowding 
E)  The courts being too slow to sentence offenders following conviction

Question 11

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . .
-. . . convicted but not yet sentenced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Inmates are confined in multiple-housing cells that are lined in rows along a corridor in:

Accepted Answer

A) First generation jails 
B) Second generation jails 
C) Second generation jails. 
A) First generation jails 
B) Second generation jails 
C) Second generation jails.

Question 13

The management style of direct supervision jails is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) Decentralized 
B) Hierarchical 
C) Highly directed 
D) Routinized 
E) Remote 
A) Decentralized 
B) Hierarchical 
C) Highly directed 
D) Routinized 
E) Remote

Question 14

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions:
-Inmate housing surrounds a secure control booth, from which officers can see directly into the housing unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  First-generation jails 
B)  Second-generation jails 
C)  Third-generation jails 
A)  First-generation jails 
B)  Second-generation jails 
C)  Third-generation jails

Question 15

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions:
-Officers communicate with inmates through an intercom.

Accepted Answer

A)  First-generation jails 
B)  Second-generation jails 
C)  Third-generation jails 
A)  First-generation jails 
B)  Second-generation jails 
C)  Third-generation jails

Question 16

Jails generally have authority to confine those who are not accused of a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . .
-. . . misdemeanants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The impact of regional jail consolidation has been to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Improve cost-effectiveness 
B)  Create political rivalries 
C)  Reduce staff training opportunities 
D)  B and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Improve cost-effectiveness 
B)  Create political rivalries 
C)  Reduce staff training opportunities 
D)  B and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 19

Individual housing units surround an open area in:

Accepted Answer

A) First generation jails 
B) Second generation jails 
C) Second generation jails. 
A) First generation jails 
B) Second generation jails 
C) Second generation jails.

Question 20

A jail is legally overcrowded when it is operating beyond its design capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A sizeable percentage of those in jail are mentally ill because:

In most jurisdictions, the elected official in charge of the jail is the:

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions: -Inmates are confined in multiple-housing cells that are lined in rows along a corridor.

Services such as meals, showers, phones, and visits are provided directly in the living unit could be found in:

This is the type of jail that holds the greatest overall percentage of the total jail population in the country.

The architecture and management style of new-generation jails are based on the belief(s) that:

There are no bars, and no barriers separating officers from the inmates in:

Classification today is used to separate pretrial defendants from convicted offenders.

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . . -. . . waiting to be transferred to prison.

The majority of inmates in jail are there as a result of:

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . . -. . . convicted but not yet sentenced.

Inmates are confined in multiple-housing cells that are lined in rows along a corridor in:

The management style of direct supervision jails is best described as:

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions: -Inmate housing surrounds a secure control booth, from which officers can see directly into the housing unit.

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions: -Officers communicate with inmates through an intercom.

Jails generally have authority to confine those who are not accused of a crime.

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . . -. . . misdemeanants.

The impact of regional jail consolidation has been to:

Individual housing units surround an open area in:

A jail is legally overcrowded when it is operating beyond its design capacity.

The Correctional Conglomerate

The Impact of Sentencing Policies on Corrections

The Development of Corrections

Community-Based Alternatives

Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities

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 5: Jails: Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement

A sizeable percentage of those in jail are mentally ill because:

In most jurisdictions, the elected official in charge of the jail is the:

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions: -Inmates are confined in multiple-housing cells that are lined in rows along a corridor.

Services such as meals, showers, phones, and visits are provided directly in the living unit could be found in:

This is the type of jail that holds the greatest overall percentage of the total jail population in the country.

The architecture and management style of new-generation jails are based on the belief(s) that:

There are no bars, and no barriers separating officers from the inmates in:

Classification today is used to separate pretrial defendants from convicted offenders.

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . . -. . . waiting to be transferred to prison.

The majority of inmates in jail are there as a result of:

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . . -. . . convicted but not yet sentenced.

Inmates are confined in multiple-housing cells that are lined in rows along a corridor in:

The management style of direct supervision jails is best described as:

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions: -Inmate housing surrounds a secure control booth, from which officers can see directly into the housing unit.

Use the following answer options for the next series of questions: -Officers communicate with inmates through an intercom.

Jails generally have authority to confine those who are not accused of a crime.

By marking True or False, indicate whether jails generally have authority to confine those who are . . . -. . . misdemeanants.

The impact of regional jail consolidation has been to:

Individual housing units surround an open area in:

A jail is legally overcrowded when it is operating beyond its design capacity.

The Correctional Conglomerate

The Impact of Sentencing Policies on Corrections

The Development of Corrections

Community-Based Alternatives

Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities

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