Deck 10: Incarceration

Question 1

Long-term inmates are recognized as those who suffer from:

A) ​physical stress.
B) ​emotional stress.
C) ​medical problems.
D) ​disciplinary actions.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The reintegration model is linked to the structures and goals of community corrections.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

America's oldest prison was built in 1798. This prison was located in what city in New Jersey?

A) ​Dalton
B) ​Trenton
C) ​Wilmington
D) ​Wilbur

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The American Correctional Association determines all prison classification in this country.

Question 5

The largest percentage of state-level confinement facilities are located in the Northeast region of the United States.

Question 6

According to the authors, mental illness is prevalent in prison.

Question 7

The 1960s and '70s reflected the dominance of the rehabilitative model toward inmates.

Question 8

Section 1983 allows inmates to sue public officials for constitutional violations.

Question 9

All state prisons test new inmates for HIV.

Question 10

A cardinal principle for architects who design prisons is that function must follow form.

Question 11

Many states have removed educational and recreational amenities from their institutions.

Question 12

Ninety-three percent of the adult prison population is:

A) ​African American.
B) ​Latino.
C) ​male.
D) ​white.

Question 13

The rehabilitation model, developed during the 1950s, emphasized treatment programs designed to reform offenders.

Question 14

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is housed within the Department of Homeland Security.

Question 15

Eastern State Penitentiary followed the concept of a radial design to house inmates.

Question 16

Forty-eight of the 50 states along with the federal government currently operate prisons.

Question 17

The civil rights movement had no effect on prisoners.

Question 18

The number of people in America's prisons has remained relatively unchanged over the past decade.

Question 19

The amount of prisoners currently incarcerated has declined over the past decade.

Question 20

Most U.S. prisons emphasize the custodial model of incarceration.

Question 21

A majority of all state prisoners throughout the country are housed in prisons.

A) ​maximum security
B) ​medium security
C) ​minimum security
D) ​super max

Question 22

Mass closings of public hospitals for the mentally ill began in the:

A) ​1950s.
B) ​1960s.
C) ​1970s.
D) ​1990s.

Question 23

The rate of confirmed AIDS cases in state and federal prisons is in the total U.S. population.

A) ​three times lower than
B) ​the same as
C) ​2.5 times higher
D) ​on a par with

Question 24

With the correctional focus shifting to crime control, some believe that offenders have had it too soft, resulting in:

A) ​the institution of strict regimes in prisons.
B) ​the removal of educational and recreational amenities from prisons.
C) ​an increase in the number of people in prison.
D) ​all of these.

Question 25

The prison design most often used for female and juvenile inmates is:

A) ​radial design.
B) ​telephone pole design.
C) ​campus style.
D) ​courtyard style.

Question 26

The model was dominant in the 1960s and early 1970s.

A) ​retribution
B) ​incapacitation
C) ​rehabilitation
D) ​reintegration

Question 27

At present, the focus of corrections has shifted to:

A) ​crime control.
B) ​rehabilitation.
C) ​treatment.
D) ​restitution.

Question 28

Until recently, on the question of private prison cost-effectiveness has been lacking.

A) ​research
B) ​misunderstandings
C) ​conflicts
D) ​disagreements

Question 29

According to sociologists, the "big house" image of the American prison has:

A) ​ceased to show a limited understanding of the contemporary prison.
B) ​provided us with a deeper understanding of the modern prison.
C) ​spawned a great deal of humanitarian reform in the eyes of the public.
D) ​created interest in the operations of the modern prison among the general public.

Question 30

Responsibility of housing federal pretrial detainees belongs to:

A) ​the FBI.
B) ​the Secret Service.
C) ​the Marshal's Service.
D) ​none of these.

Question 31

Some prisons are operated under the direction of:

A) ​the federal government.
B) ​sheriffs.
C) ​police departments.
D) ​local government.

Question 32

Most prisons employ a model.

A) ​​rehabilitative
B) reintegration
C) ​retributive
D) ​custodial

Question 33

The cost of maintaining a(n) inmate is much higher than costs associated with other incarcerated populations.

A) ​elderly
B) ​minority
C) ​female
D) ​male

Question 34

The Federal Bureau of Prisons was created within:

A) ​the Department of the Interior.
B) ​the Department of Justice.
C) ​the National Institute of Justice.
D) ​the Department of Homeland Security.

Question 35

As states deal with severe budgetary problems, the future of private prisons is:

A) ​secure.
B) ​positive.
C) ​assured.
D) ​uncertain.

Question 36

Historically, the has been an innovator in the field of corrections.

A) ​Texas Department of Corrections
B) ​Illinois Department of Corrections
C) ​private prison industry
D) ​Federal Bureau of Prisons

Question 37

Rates of HIV infection are higher in prisoners.

A) ​female
B) ​male
C) ​juvenile
D) ​homosexual

Question 38

According to the authors, the general rule of architecture, including prisons, is that form follows:

A) ​freedom.
B) ​function.
C) ​style.
D) ​all of these.

Question 39

In the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, prisoners demanded their constitutional rights as:

A) ​inmates.
B) ​citizens.
C) ​human beings.
D) ​people.

Question 40

Today's prison construction is greatly influenced by:

A) ​drug use.
B) ​offender needs.
C) ​cost.
D) ​politics.

Question 41

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Custodial model

Question 42

Prisons designed to hold the "toughest of the tough" are called:

A) ​maximum security prisons.
B) ​solitary confinement.
C) ​custodial confinement.
D) ​super-max prisons.

Question 43

A prison designed and organized to permit inmates and visitors as much freedom as is consistent with the concept of incarceration is a(n) prison.

Question 44

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Telephone-pole design

Question 45

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major models of incarceration that have dominated since the 1940s?

A) ​custodial
B) ​medical
C) ​transitional
D) ​reintegration

Question 46

The average federal inmate tends to be a white male who has committed a ______________ offense.

A) ​violent
B) ​drug
C) ​property
D) ​white collar

Question 47

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Campus style

Question 48

In most prisons, the ____________ is an important social place where people talk, groups congregate, and the social business of the prisons is conducted.

A) ​yard
B) ​commissary
C) ​cafeteria
D) ​cell block

Question 49

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Courtyard style

Question 50

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic models that account for prison designs of most U.S. prisons?​

A) ​campus style
B) ​telephone-pole
C) ​military style
D) ​radial

Question 51

State prisons for men are usually classified according to the level of __________________ deemed necessary.

A) ​mental health
B) ​security
C) hospital care
D) ​retribution

Question 52

Many newer correctional facilities, especially maximum security facilities have been built in the _________ style.

A) ​radial
B) ​campus
C) ​military
D) ​courtyard

Question 53

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Radial design

Question 54

A(n) prison is designed and organized to minimize the possibility of escapes and violence, thereby imposing strict limitations on the freedom of both inmates and visitors.

Question 55

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Rehabilitation model

Question 56

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Minimum security

Question 57

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Maximum security

Question 58

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a.Inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
b.Newer with functional units located in the entry
c.Central corridor for prisoner movement
d.Treatment programs designed to reform offender
e.Restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
f.Often used for juveniles and women
g.Emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform
h.Strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
i.A control center from which to monitor movement
j.Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Reintegration model

Question 59

Administrators believe that elderly inmates should remain in the general prison population; however, they should receive _____ accommodations.

Question 60

Private enterprise has played a role in American corrections.

A) ​never
B) ​always
C) ​sometimes
D) ​only recently

Question 61

The incarceration rate of the ______________ offender is considerably higher that that of the general population.

Question 62

What is meant by the architectural concept "form follows function"? How does this express itself in corrections? Describe at least three types of prison architecture and discuss issues associated with each model.

Question 63

List and describe the three most common models of corrections used in the United States. Based on your reading, which do you believe is most effective? In contrast, which do you believe is least effective? Be sure to fully explain your answers.

Question 64

The design of a structure should serve the structure's .

Question 65

appoints the Bureau of Prisons director.

Question 66

Compare the differences between government-run prisons and private prisons. Discuss your perception of their overall effectiveness toward the inmates and the effects on employees at these facilities. Does one assist the offender more than the other? If so, how?

Question 67

During the rehabilitation model many prisons were converted into institutions.

Question 68

How has the prison population changed over the last 30 years? Describe the differences and how or why they came about. How do these demographic changes affect corrections? Think about budgets, management, correctional work, and the prison environment.

Question 69

Most U.S. prisons today utilize the ________________ model of incarceration, which focuses primarily on security and discipline.

Question 70

A(n) prison is designed to prevent escapes and violence but in a less rigid atmosphere.

Question 71

________________ is the federal law that established determinate sentencing, reduced good time, and abolished parole, all of which substantially increased the average length of imprisonment.

Question 72

The ______________ branch of each state government is responsible for administering its prison system.

Question 73

activity among men is one way HIV is transmitted in prison populations.

Question 74

The _____________ model of incarceration emphasizes the provision of treatment programs designed to reform the offender.

Question 75

The ______________ model of incarceration emphasizes security, discipline, and order.

Question 76

_________________ allows prisoners to sue public officials for constitutional violations.

Question 77

The ____________ model of incarceration emphasizes the maintenance of the offender's ties to family and the community as a method of reform.