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Ch.12 Verified Test Bank Corrections Yesterday and Today

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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

1.

The English, with their maritime tradition, placed convicts on decommission naval ships called ____________ as a means of imprisonment. 
 

A. 

prison hulks

B. 

prison barges

C. 

sea prison

D. 

floating prison

 

2.

What religious group was associated with the Pennsylvania prison movement? 
 

A. 

Puritans

B. 

Catholics

C. 

Mormons

D. 

Quakers

 

3.

An institution designed to reform criminals through individualized treatment, education or vocational training is usually called a ____________. 
 

A. 

penitentiary

B. 

house of correction

C. 

reformatory

D. 

prison

 

4.

According to your text, a place of confinement for persons convicted of criminal acts where they can do penance is called ________________. 
 

A. 

prison

B. 

penitentiary

C. 

reformatory

D. 

prison hulk

E. 

jail

 

5.

Under the rehabilitation model release of an offender would occur ____________. 
 

A. 

after a set period of time determined by the legislature

B. 

after a set period of time determined by the judge

C. 

after the person was cured

D. 

after the victim approved the release

 

6.

The "hands off" doctrine referred to ________________. 
 

A. 

the rule that prohibits guards from whipping inmates

B. 

the idea that it is wrong to try to change a person's way of life

C. 

the practice of the courts not to interfere with the decisions of correctional administrators

D. 

that a person can not be searched by a law enforcement officer unless that officer has a warrant

 

7.

How many people lost their lives at the Attica Prison Riot? 
 

A. 

8

B. 

12

C. 

17

D. 

43

E. 

61

 

8.

According to your text, which case signified the death of the "hands off" doctrine? 
 

A. 

Cooper v. Pate

B. 

Estelle v. Gamble

C. 

Wolff v. McDonnell

D. 

Hudson v. McMillian

 

9.

Which case dealt with the procedural protections to which prisoners are entitled at disciplinary hearings. 
 

A. 

Cooper v. Pate

B. 

Estelle v. Gamble

C. 

Wolff v. McDonnell

D. 

Hudson v. McMillian

 

10.

The case that stated "deliberate indifference to serious medical needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment" was __________________. 
 

A. 

Cooper v. Pate

B. 

Estelle v. Gamble

C. 

Wolff v. McDonnell

D. 

Hudson v. McMillian

 

11.

The case that stated the beating of a prisoner by officers may constitute cruel and unusual punishment even if it did not result in serious injury was _____________. 
 

A. 

Cooper v. Pate

B. 

Estelle v. Gamble

C. 

Wolff v. McDonnell

D. 

Hudson v. McMillian

 

12.

A place of confinement, administered by local officials and designed to hold persons for more than forty-eight hours but less than one year is called ____________. 
 

A. 

a jail

B. 

a prison

C. 

a penitentiary

D. 

all of the above

 

13.

A ___________ security prison has high concrete walls or double-perimeter razor wire fences, gun towers with armed officers, and strategically placed electronic monitor. 
 

A. 

minimum

B. 

medium

C. 

maximum

D. 

none of the above

 

14.

There are only a handful of Supermax prisons in the U.S. Among them is 
 

A. 

Milan Federal penitentiary

B. 

Attica

C. 

ADX Florence (Colorado)

D. 

Sing Sing

 

15.

Between 2000 and 2009 the jail incarceration rate rose from 220 inmates per 100,000 to ____________ 
 

A. 

380

B. 

225

C. 

250

D. 

none of these

 

16.

The first director of the federal Bureau of Prisons was ____________. 
 

A. 

William Webster

B. 

Sanford Bates

C. 

J. Edgar Hoover

D. 

Elliot Ness

 

17.

Of all the people held in prison facilities in the U.S., about __________ are women. 
 

A. 

30.1 %

B. 

22.4%

C. 

15.2%

D. 

7.0%

 

18.

Which state holds the largest number of ICE detainees? 
 

A. 

New York

B. 

Florida

C. 

New Mexico

D. 

Texas

E. 

Iowa

 

19.

Most ICE detainees are from ____________. 
 

A. 

Honduras

B. 

Guatemala

C. 

Mexico

D. 

Cuba

E. 

El Salvador

 

20.

In 2009, __________ women were incarcerated in state and federal prisons. 
 

A. 

26,234

B. 

over 1 million

C. 

37,901

D. 

79,658

E. 

114,852

 

21.

In 1991, columnist Tom Wicker of the New York Times bestowed on the United States the "Iron Medal" for ______________. 
 

A. 

its advancements in prison reform

B. 

the number of criminals it had executed

C. 

being the world's leader in rates of imprisonment

D. 

having the courage to increase sentences on all categories of criminals

 

22.

Which of the following countries has the highest rate of imprisonment? 
 

A. 

United States

B. 

Germany

C. 

Turkey

D. 

Mexico

E. 

England

 

23.

For every 100,000 people in America, we have ___________ locked up. 
 

A. 

27

B. 

88

C. 

197

D. 

312

E. 

738

 

24.

According to your text, prison officials report that it costs about __________ per year to house, feed, clothe, and supervise a prisoner. 
 

A. 

$5,800

B. 

$10,239

C. 

$14,500

D. 

$20,000

 

25.

A report by the National Institute of Justice found that private prisons _________. 
 

A. 

are more likely to abuse inmates rights

B. 

are much more expensive to operate than public prisons

C. 

are disliked by the inmates

D. 

all of the above

E. 

none of the above

 

26.

The English, with their maritime tradition, placed convicts on decommission naval ships called ____________ as a means of imprisonment. 
 
________________________________________

 

27.

The group that was associated with the Pennsylvania prison movement was the ________. 
 
________________________________________

 

28.

An institution designed to reform criminals through individualized treatment, education or vocational training is usually called a ____________. 
 
________________________________________

 

29.

According to your text, a place of confinement for persons convicted of criminal acts where they can do penance is called ________________. 
 
________________________________________

 

30.

The practice of the courts not to interfere with the decisions of correctional administrators was called _______________. 
 
________________________________________

 

31.

In the Attica prison riot, ________ people lost their lives. 
 
________________________________________

 

32.

The case that signified the death of the "hands off" doctrine was __________. 
 
________________________________________

 

33.

The case that granted procedural protections to prisoners at disciplinary hearings is ___________. 
 
________________________________________

 

34.

The case that stated "deliberate indifference to serious medical needs constitutes cruel and unusual punishment" was __________________. 
 
________________________________________

 

35.

The case that stated the beating of a prisoner by officers may constitute cruel and unusual punishment even if it did not result in serious injury was _____________. 
 
________________________________________

 

36.

A place of confinement administered by local officials and designed to hold persons for more than forty-eight hours but less than one year is called ____________. 
 
________________________________________

 

37.

A ___________ security prison has high concrete walls or double-perimeter razor wire fences, gun towers with armed officers, and strategically placed electronic monitor. 
 
________________________________________

 

38.

ADX Florence (Colorado) is an example of a ______________ prison. 
 
________________________________________

 

39.

The first director of the federal Bureau of Prisons was ____________. 
 
________________________________________

 

40.

The country with the highest prison incarceration rate in the world is _______________. 
 
________________________________________

 

41.

Censorship of inmate's mail is not allowed under a right to privacy found by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
 
True    False

 

42.

Prisoner's have an unlimited right to contact the media when necessary. 
 
True    False

 

43.

The courts have upheld restricting what prisoners can read. 
 
True    False

 

44.

Even though a prisoner has been convicted of a felony he still maintains the right to vote. 
 
True    False

 

45.

An inmate's right to practice the Muslim faith can be denied by prison officials at their discretion. 
 
True    False

 

46.

Generally, inmates do have a right to marry while in prison. 
 
True    False

 

47.

Prison administrators have an unlimited right to search inmates and their prison possessions. 
 
True    False

 

48.

Prisoners have a constitutional right to prison law libraries. 
 
True    False

 

49.

Deliberate indifference to the medical needs of an inmate constitutes cruel and unusual punishment? 
 
True    False

 

50.

Married prisoners have a constitutional right to conjugal visits by their wives. 
 
True    False

 

51.

In 2006, a larger percentage of inmates in jails had mental health problems than was true for state and federal prisons. 
 
True    False

 

52.

Federal prisons contain more white-collar criminals than do state prisons. 
 
True    False

 

53.

Private prisons are now being operated in many jurisdictions in the United States. 
 
True    False

 

54.

Because of its liberal policies, the United States has a lower incarceration rate than most European nations. 
 
True    False

 

55.

The United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. 
 
True    False

 


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Chapter 12 Corrections Yesterday and Today
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