Deck 13: Prison Issues and Concerns: Overcrowding, security, accreditation, privatization, and Technology

Question 1

The prison gang _____ was founded in 1970 in Rio Piedras Prison,Puerto Rico;its racial makeup is Puerto Rican American/Hispanic.

A)Aryan Brotherhood
B)Black Guerilla Family
C)Mexican Mafia
D)Neta

Answer 1

D

Question 2

_____ refers to the number of inmates that planners intended a prison facility to house.

A)Rated capacity
B)True capacity
C)Operational capacity
D)Design capacity

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Kerner Commission recommended that the only way to prevent riots was to:

A)increase security at all prisons.
B)increase the physical training of prison guards.
C)eliminate the sources of tension.
D)separate prisoners by race.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

An approach to sentencing that emphasizes interchangeability of punishments is called:

A)exchange rate sentencing.
B)structured sentencing.
C)indefinite sentencing.
D)indeterminate sentencing.

Question 5

Which of the following acts requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to perform a comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidents and effects of sexual victimization for each calendar year?

A)Drug Medicalization,Prevention,and Control Act
B)Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act
C)Americans with Disabilities Act
D)The Prison Rape Elimination Act

Question 6

The current term for prison gangs by the prison administration is:

A)homeboys.
B)security threat groups.
C)ball busters.
D)misguided social groups.

Question 7

Eliminating present overcrowding in prisons would require building _____ new prisons.

A)280
B)370
C)460
D)1,500

Question 8

In the 2004 study by California State University,the University of Missouri,and the National Youth Gang Center,jail administrators estimated gang membership at _____ percent.

A)82.2
B)75.2
C)13.2
D)37.2

Question 9

_____ refers to the number of inmates that can be accommodated based on a facility's staff and existing programs and services.

A)Rated capacity
B)True capacity
C)Operational capacity
D)Design capacity

Question 10

In the 1980 riot at the _____,thirty-three inmates were tortured,dismembered,decapitated,burned alive,and killed by fellow inmates.

A)Penitentiary of New Mexico
B)Attica Correctional Facility
C)United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum
D)Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville

Question 11

Alcatraz was closed because:

A)it was based on the dispersal model.
B)it symbolized an advanced penal philosophy.
C)it was judged as an expensive failure.
D)it espoused rehabilitation as the goal of incarceration.

Question 12

The prison facility at _____ was referred to as America's "Devil's Island."

A)Attica
B)Statesville
C)Leavenworth
D)Alcatraz

Question 13

The 1971 riot at the _____ was known as the bloodiest one-day encounter between Americans since the civil war.

A)Penitentiary of New Mexico
B)Attica Correctional Facility
C)United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum
D)Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville

Question 14

Any action by a group of inmates that constitutes a forcible attempt to gain control of a facility or area within the facility is a(n):

A)disturbance.
B)altercation.
C)riot.
D)commotion.

Question 15

The longest prison riot in U.S.history occurred at the _____ where inmates killed nine of their fellow inmates during an 11-day siege.

A)Penitentiary of New Mexico
B)Attica Correctional Facility
C)United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum
D)Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville

Question 16

The prison gang _____ was formed in the late 1950s in California's youth facility at Duel;its racial makeup is Mexican-American/Hispanic.

A)Aryan Brotherhood
B)Black Guerilla Family
C)Mexican Mafia
D)La Nuestra Familia

Question 17

The development of supermax prisons in the federal system is an example of the _____ model.

A)dispersal
B)concentration
C)diffusion
D)absorption

Question 18

The prison gang _____ was founded in 1966 at San Quentin Prison and is considered the most politically oriented of the major state prison gangs;its racial makeup is black.

A)Aryan Brotherhood
B)Black Guerilla Family
C)Mexican Mafia
D)Neta

Question 19

Research studies have revealed that jail administrators commonly use _____ to define STG membership.

A)designation by another law enforcement agency
B)statements obtained from crime victims
C)referral from intelligence agencies
D)recent travel to a state with gang activity

Question 20

At yearend 2011,state prisons in the U.S.were operating between full and _____ percent above capacity.

A)11
B)22
C)33
D)44

Question 21

The _____ and the GEP Group collectively manage more than half of the private prison contracts in the United States.

A)Security threat groups (STGs)
B)U.S.Department of Justice
C)Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
D)Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)

Question 22

Classification systems that are control based may predict STG involvement,but they will not reduce criminal activity.

Question 23

The process through which correctional facilities and agencies can measure themselves against nationally adopted standards is called:

A)privatization.
B)communication.
C)accreditation.
D)acclamation.

Question 24

Dr.Grassian argues that people who work in supermax prisons:

A)feel safer and more secure than those who work in regular prisons.
B)are better educated and therefore more capable of adjusting to work in prison.
C)are destroyed psychologically and more likely to show rage and sadism.
D)are the same as those who work in other correctional institutions.

Question 25

The case of Madrid v.Gomez examined the issue of:

A)prison overcrowding.
B)supermax confinement.
C)religion in prison.
D)discipline in the prison.

Question 26

Regardless of how it is measured,today's prisons are overcrowded.

Question 27

Which of the following is true of no-frills prison?

A)No frills will save expenses in prison.
B)No frills have a profound impact on riots and disturbances in prison.
C)There is no evidence of no-frills prisons having any effect on crime.
D)Public opinion is against no-frills prisons.

Question 28

The automated identification or verification of human identity through measurable physiological and behavioral traits is called:

A)riot.
B)biometrics.
C)disturbance.
D)contraband.

Question 29

According to Malcolm Feeler,the involvement of the private sector in corrections in the United States began:

A)shortly after the first colonists arrived in Virginia in 1607.
B)during the civil war when criminals were sold into a lease system of slavery.
C)in Tennessee,in the mid-1970s.
D)with the constructions of the first private prison in 1982.

Question 30

____ are the correctional institutions that take away prisoner's amenities and privileges.

A)Country club prisons
B)No-frills prisons
C)Supermax prisons
D)Maximum security prisons

Question 31

Today,because of parole and prison overcrowding,prisoners actually serve less time for their offenses than they did ten years ago.

Question 32

Traditionally,correctional agencies have sought accreditation for which of the following reasons?

A)To transfer prison operations to a private ownership
B)To comply with court orders
C)To administer strict and cruel punishments in prisons
D)To exempt all employees from any form of liability

Question 33

The first U.S.Prison constructed and operated by a private organization was:

A)Auburn Penitentiary.
B)Attica Correctional Facility.
C)Pontiac Prison in Illinois.
D)San Quentin.

Question 34

A(n)_____ is a person appointed by the court to act as its representative to oversee and remedy a violation and provide regular progress reports.

A)special master
B)counselor
C)overseer
D)ombudsman

Question 35

Today,supermax prisons are operated by the federal government and _____ states in the United States.

A)5
B)44
C)50
D)25

Question 36

Overcrowding in federal prisons results in inmate idleness.

Question 37

A comparative study on recidivism rates by University of Florida showed that releasees from private prisons had:

A)higher recidivism rates than public prisons releasees.
B)lower recidivism rates than those from public prisons.
C)the same recidivism rates as public prisons releasees.
D)lower recidivism rates for juveniles but higher recidivism rates for adults.

Question 38

A distinct unit within a facility that provides for management and secure control of inmates who have been officially designated as exhibiting violent or serious and disruptive behavior while incarcerated is called a:

A)maximum security prison.
B)no-frills prison.
C)closed in prison.
D)supermax prison.

Question 39

Which of the following technologies developed by researchers can be used to locate underground escape tunnels?

A)Ground-penetrating radar
B)Heartbeat monitoring
C)Pupillometry
D)Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 40

An approach that works for male STG members always works for women members too.

Question 41

Correctional facilities that do permit in-cell television and electric equipment usually do not pay for them.The inmate pays for those privileges.

Question 42

The longest prison riot in U.S.history occurred at the _____ in Lucasville where inmates killed nine of their fellow inmates during an 11-day siege.

Question 43

Correctional institutions that take away prisoner's amenities and privileges are known as no-frills prisons.

Question 44

Jails as well as prisons face inmate disruptions from gangs that negatively impact the safety of prison operations known as _____.

Question 45

_____ is the prison gang founded in 1966 at San Quentin Prison and is considered the most politically oriented of the major state prison gangs;its racial makeup is black.

Question 46

For any organization,the accreditation process ensures assessment of strengths and not weaknesses.

Question 47

The research is clear that if inmates have privileges like televisions,magazines,weight rooms and recreational facilities they are more likely to recidivate.

Question 48

The _____ Commission recommended that the only effective way to prevent riots was to eliminate sources of tension.

Question 49

The riot at the _____,New York,resulted in 43 people being killed including 10 civilian hostages and 33 prisoners.It was known as the bloodiest one-day encounter between Americans since the Civil War.

Question 50

Most local jails have been awarded ACA accreditation.

Question 51

A person appointed by the court to act as its representative to oversee and remedy a violation and provide regular progress reports back to the court is called an ombudsman.

Question 52

Prisons were once known as "the big house".Today,with the constant increase in prison population,they should be called _____.

Question 53

Jurisdictions have begun to depart from the prevailing approach of case-by-case decision making known as _____.

Question 54

The sole purpose of Alcatraz was to incarcerate and punish the federal prison system's most desperate criminals and worst troublemakers.

Question 55

The first U.S.prison constructed and operated by a private organization was San Quentin in the 1850s.

Question 56

_____ is the prison gang formed in the late 1950s in California's youth facility at Duel;its racial makeup is Mexican American/Hispanic.

Question 57

Eliminating present overcrowding in prisons would require building _____ new prisons.

Question 58

An approach to sentencing that emphasizes interchangeability of punishments is called _____.

Question 59

In the riot at the _____,thirty-three inmates were tortured,dismembered,decapitated,burned alive,and killed by fellow inmates.

Question 60

_____ is the prison gang founded in 1970 in Rio Piedras Prison,Puerto Rico;its racial makeup is Puerto Rican American/Hispanic.

Question 61

_____ was known as America's Devil's Island.

Question 62

Correctional institutions that take away prisoner amenities and privileges are known as _____.

Question 63

The automated identification or verification of human identity through measurable physiological and behavioral traits is known as _____.

Question 64

A freestanding facility that provides for management and secure control of inmates who have been officially designated as exhibiting violent behavior while incarcerated is called a(n)_____.

Question 65

Any item that represents a serious threat to the safety and security of an institution is called a(n)_____.

Question 66

A person appointed by the court to act as its representative to oversee and remedy a violation and provide regular progress reports back to the court is called a(n)_____.

Question 67

The _____ and the GEP Group collectively manage more than half of the private prison contracts in the United States.