Deck 12: Corrections: Yesterday and Today

Question 1

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

A) William Webster
B) Sanford Bates
C) J. Edgar Hoover
D) Elliot Ness

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What religious group was associated with the Pennsylvania prison movement?

A) Puritans
B) Catholics
C) Mormons
D) Quakers

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

Most ICE detainees are from ____________.

A) Honduras
B) Guatemala
C) Mexico
D) Cuba
E) El Salvador

Question 8

Which state holds the largest number of ICE detainees?

A) New York
B) Florida
C) New Mexico
D) Texas
E) Iowa

Question 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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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%

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

A) 8
B) 12
C) 17
D) 43
E) 61

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

A) 27
B) 88
C) 197
D) 312
E) 738

Question 24

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 _____________.

Question 25

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 ____________.

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

A) United States
B) Germany
C) Turkey
D) Mexico
E) England

Question 41

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

Question 42

The courts have upheld restricting what prisoners can read.

Question 43

Prisoners have a constitutional right to prison law libraries.

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

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

Question 55

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