Exam 13: Corrections

______ is a model of corrections based on the goal of reintegrating the offender into the community.

Private prisons have lower operating costs than state prisons.

Prisoners in _____ typically spend up to twenty-three hours per day in their cells.

Which of the following is true in comparing federal prisoners with state prisoners?

Under the New York System,prisoners produced goods for sale to cover operating costs.

Jails are predominantly filled with women.

Wesley is serving a 10-month sentence for driving while impaired.Although this is Wesley's second conviction,he has never served time before and is overwhelmed.He regrets his crime and does not know whom to trust.He plans to seek help in a treatment facility upon his release.Which of the following groups of individuals will not be serving time in the same facility as Wesley?

Discuss two Supreme Court cases in which constitutional rights were limited for the incarcerated: one you agree with and one you disagree with.Elaborate on the reasons for your opinion.

In Holt v.Hobbs,the Supreme Court ruled on

It is not permissible for prison officials to place a ban on mail correspondence between prisoners in different facilities.

Javier is a citizen of Mexico; however,he has been living illegally in the United States for the last several years with his wife and two young children.He was recently tried and convicted of trafficking heroin across state lines.He received a mandatory 10-year prison sentence.Because Javier is convicted and not a legal citizen of the United States,he would be considered a(n)

During the 19th century,which of the following was not a principle that guided female prison reform?

Get-tough polices are associated with the ____ model of corrections.

Wesley is serving a 10-month sentence for driving while impaired.Although this is Wesley's second conviction,he has never served time before and is overwhelmed.He regrets his crime and does not know whom to trust.However,before he became a convict,he recalls voting for the __________,who is the manager of the facility where he is incarcerated.

Which of the following is not a feature of the community model of corrections?

The federal government provides all funding for American prisons.

After the 1960s,most courts maintained a "hands-off" policy with respect to corrections.

The U.S.Supreme Court has determined that cruel and unusual punishment must be based on the _____ in the institution.

Javier is a citizen of Mexico; however,he has been living illegally in the United States for the last several years with his wife and two young children.He was recently tried and convicted of trafficking heroin across state lines.He received a mandatory 10-year prison sentence.He is most likely serving his time in which type of correctional facility?

Under the ______ system,inmates were loaned to contractors who provided the prisoners with food and clothing in exchange for their labor.