Chapter 5 Institutional Corrections Test Bank Docx

Chapter 5: Institutional Corrections

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 01

1. This style of penitentiary is characterized by silence and separation of inmates.

a. Auburn

b. Pennsylvania

c. Philadelphia

d. None of the above

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 02

2. The Auburn penitentiary style allowed inmates to congregate for both times of work and meals.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 03

3. Prison discipline was used to control inmates and sometimes lead to mental/emotional/physical illness, and in some cases death.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 04

4. Rationales for punishment are influenced by the broad philosophical, political, and social themes for their era.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 05

5. Prisons in the late 17th and 18th centuries housed around one to two female inmates. As such, there was no real concern about how women were treated in prisons or if separate institutions should be built. This description best exemplifies what historical response toward female offending?

a. The Neglect Response

b. The Differential Response

c. The Equalization Response

d. The Deinstitutionalization Response

e. The Reaction Response

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 06

6. The push for separate responses for female offending centered around all of the following ideas but one:

a. Males were not to blame for female criminality; females should be responsible for their own actions.

b. Rehabilitation would be more effective if women were not subjected to the negative influences of men.

c. Women have the ability to control and reform their sisters and should be given every opportunity to do so.

d. Women were not different from men so they should be treated similarly.

e. All of the above are correct.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 07

7. Sing Sing Prison was created by inmates of which prison?

a. Philadelphia

b. Auburn

c. Pittsburgh

d. Allegheny

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 08

8. Convict leasing was a method of prisoner labor used by northern prisons.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 09

9. The industrial era of prisons is most characterized by

a. silence.

b. reform.

c. labor.

d. rehabilitation.

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 10

10. Inmate grievances were formally recognized by the Wickersham Commission.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 11

11. “Nothing Works” is a phrase that is most associated with ______________

a. John Augustus.

b. Paul Wickersham.

c. Robert Martinson.

d. Paul Lipsey.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 12

12. This era of corrections is characterized as being more punitive toward individuals in correctional facilities.

a. Reform Era

b. Retributive Era

c. Rehabilitation Era

d. Industrial Era

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 13

13. Restorative justice is the philosophy of bringing both the offender and victim to a mediation.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 14

14. China has the largest prison population in the world.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 15

15. Which country has the largest prison population?

a. England

b. Germany

c. Russia

d. United States

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 16

16. What country spends the most on incarcerating offenders?

a. England

b. Germany

c. Russia

d. United States

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 17

17. States have observed significant decreases in the number of drug crimes occurring with the adoption of minimum mandatory sentences for drug offenders.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 18

18. Most jails offer which of the following to mentally ill offenders?

a. Initial mental health screening assessments

b. Psychotropic medications

c. Treatment for mental illness

d. All of the above are offered.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 19

19. Specialized prisons may handle all but which of the following?

a. Drug abusers

b. Sexual offenders

c. Public Order offenders

d. Handicapped offenders

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 20

20. Correctional officers use both formal and informal mechanisms of control to handle inmates.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 21

21. Which of the following are procedures used by prisons to ensure security and reduce the likelihood of escapes?

a. Headcounts

b. Work details

c. Structured feeding times

d. Requiring uniformed clothing for inmates

e. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 22

22. Which of the following sanctions are NOT at the correctional official’s disposal?

a. Visitation

b. Solitary confinement

c. Corporal punishment

d. Reduction of good-time credit

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 23

23. Inmates can increase “good-time credits” by participating in various prison programs.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 24

24. Special offender populations include HIV/AIDs, substance abuse, elderly, and the mentally ill.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 25

25. ______________ is when an inmate is first in a hospital setting, released, and then re-confined by the criminal justice system.

a. Re-institutionalization

b. Transfer

c. Deinstitutionalization

d. Trans-institutionalization

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 26

26. Which of the following has NOT been utilized to address the problem of HIV/AIDS in prison?

a. Mandatory testing

b. Provision of condoms

c. Education of inmates

d. Solitary confinement

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 27

27. _______________ are those who can be classified as having both substance abuse and mental health problems.

a. Trans-institutional inmates

b. Dual disorder inmates

c. Socio-pathologic inmates

d. Reentry inmates

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 28

28. The probability of engaging in recidivist behaviors is two to four times higher for those individuals who ________ abuse drugs or alcohol.

a. do

b. do not

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 29

29. Prison overcrowding is considered “cruel and unusual” in the circumstance that mentally/physically ill cannot receive treatment.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 30

30. What would be the most cost-effective solution to manage the growing number of aging offenders in corrections with limited funding?

a. Medical parole/compassionate release

b. Creating special wings designed for older prisoners

c. Increase funding to serve aging inmates

d. All of the above are options.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 31

31. What do individuals returning to the community post-incarceration need assistance with?

I.Employment

II.Community-based treatment

III.Housing

IV.Support systems

a. I and II

b. II and III

c. II, III, and IV

d. I, III, and IV

e. I, II, III, and IV

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 32

32. Formalized reentry programs are more or less prevalent today than they were five years ago.

a. More

b. Less

c. Neither, about the same

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 33

33. The majority of jail inmates can best be classified as_______________

a. violent.

b. unconvicted.

c. drug.

d. black males.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 34

34. Which of the following has been one of the fastest growing populations in corrections?

a. Male inmates

b. Female inmates

c. Juvenile inmates

d. Corrections officers

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 35

35. Which principle of effective classification argues that we should target offenders who are highly likely to reoffend?

a. Risk

b. Need

c. Responsivity

d. Integrity

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 36

36. _______________Principle focuses on two types of needs. If we want to see real reductions in offending, we need to target this type known as_____________________

a. Risk, general.

b. Need, general.

c. Responsivity, general.

d. Integrity, general.

e. Risk, criminogenic.

f. Need, criminogenic.

g. Responsivity, criminogenic.

h. Integrity, criminogenic.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 37

37. Compare and contrast the different eras of punishment.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 38

38. Characterize the differences across prison security levels.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 39

39. Compare and contrast prisons and jails.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 40

40. How do prisons address the issue of prison violence?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 41

41. Identify issues related to the aging of the prison population.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 42

42. What rights did the Prison Litigation Reform Act provide to prisoners?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 43

43. What factors have contributed to the increase in the number of aging offenders in prisons?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 44

44. What are some possible solutions to managing special populations, crowding, and violence in secure institutions?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 45

45. Why is it important to assess for responsivity?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 05 - Question 46

46. What emerging future issues in prisons need to be addressed?