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Review for Correctional Institutions Fall of 2016 Final
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1
An early British Sheriff who investigated the conditions in jails was:
John Augustus
Zebulon Brockway
John Howard
Walter Crofton
2
According to John Irwin, the “rabble” includes all of the following, except:
mentally ill
dishonest politicians
alcoholics
homeless
3
The fee system meant that prisoners were charged a fee for:
being released
just board
the right not to work
room and board
4
Which of the following is not an activity of UNICOR?
providing inmates the opportunity to earn funds
providing inmates with job training opportunities
increasing inmate idle time
providing products to federal agencies at fair market prices
5
New generation jails seem to be associated with __________ absenteeism of staff.
greater
the same amount of
less
longer consecutive
6
Under certain circumstances, juveniles can be held in adult jails
False
True
7
Someone with a/an _____ rationale would believe that punishment was “deserved”.
radical
utilitarian
retributive
restorative
8
Shift lag includes all of the following symptoms, except:
autoimmune dysfunction
depression
apathy
sleepiness
9
Jails have a very heterogeneous population
True
False
10
While not specifically outlined, access to the courts falls under the 1
st
Amendment.
True
False
11
Staff members in a correctional institution are organized in a hierarchy.
False
True
12
The penitentiary system that was established at Eastern State Penitentiary was the:
separate system.
Eastern system.
Auburn system.
congregate system.
13
The idea that prisons must be worse than the life of the lowest paid worker
selective incapacitation
general deterrence
principle of less eligibility
hedonistic calculus
14
Section 1983 actions can be used when all of the following exist, except:
involvement of state official
negligence
violation of constitutional right
acting under color of law
15
Bridewells are like:
all of the above
workhouses
houses of correction
poorhouses
16
Which of the following is produced by prison manufacturing programs?
stainless steel commodes
sheet metal stamping
office furniture for federal agencies
all of the above
17
All of the following are concerns regarding the use of private prisons, except:
less pre-service training for correctional staff
increased attention to inmate
high staff turnover
profit motive
18
A commonly cited reason for inmates’ poorer health conditions includes:
all of the above
limited access to preventative health care
risky lifestyle prior to prison
stress of living in prison
19
Functions of local jails include all of the following, except:
holding juveniles before transfer
holding those awaiting transfer
holding those who are suspected of terrorism
holding mentally ill
20
To be “con-wise” means a new officer learns to be:
sadistic
experienced in report writing
paranoid
less naïve
21
Historically, the relationship between private business and corrections can be traced back to
refomatories
bridewells
convict lease system
houses of refuge
22
The south shifted to agriculture after the Civil War because:
they were bribed by landowners
the north needed the produce
they discovered it was extremely profitable
they could not find a market for their goods
23
The special needs groups described by your author include all of the following, except:
mentally ill
women
suicidal
alcoholics
24
The two largest private prison corporations are:
Geo Group Inc. and Corrections Corporation of America
Wackenhut and Geo Group Inc.
Wackenhut and Corrections Corporation of America
Correctional Corporation Inc. and Private Prison Industries
25
The Walnut Street Jail instituted a number of reforms including all of the following,except:
segregating women
a type of early release
medical care
abolishing fee system
26
Today the test that would probably apply to censorship challenges would be:
deliberate indifference
due deference
rational relationship
least restrictive means
27
The 8
th
Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
True
False
28
Jails are mostly run by:
counties
federal government
cities
states
29
Habeas corpusHabeas corpus
is a writ that is used to:
challenge the legality of imprisonment
neither a nor b
challenge conditions of confinement
both a and b
30
The Mamertime prison was in:
Sumeria
London
Rome
Egypt
31
Cheeseman’s typology of trainees included all of the following, except:
end of the liners
former law enforcement
social reformers
in the blood
32
Funding for prison education comes from all of the following except:
Pell Grants
state general education funds
individual inmates
youthful offender grants
33
Role conflict as a cause of stress refers to the conflict between:
officers and inmates
officers as parents and as custodial supervisors
treatment and custody
administrators and staff
34
The two most common medical conditions reported by inmates in state prisons are
cancer and diabetes
arthritis and hypertension
diabetes and hypertension
cancer and arthritis
35
Transformational leaders give employees all of the following, except:
job diversity
motivation
intellectual stimulation
ideals
36
Which inmates pose the most issues related to jurisdiction?
none of the above
felony inmates
paroled inmates
jail inmates