Deck 5: Jails and Detention Centers

Question 1

Local institutions that hold people before trial, before they are sentenced, or after they are convicted to short terms are called ______.

A) prisons
B) halfway houses
C) jails
D) residential centers

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Research indicates that the general public views jails as ______ than prisons.

A) more punitive
B) less punitive
C) more rehabilitative
D) less rehabilitative

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In comparison to prisons, jails ______.

A) are a newer development
B) fulfill a more diverse role
C) house more violent offenders
D) focus more on rehabilitation

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Jails for juveniles are called ______.

A) reformatories
B) detention centers
C) penitentiaries
D) residential treatment centers

Question 5

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some jails addressed the illness by ______.

A) paroling inmates with some good time
B) transferring inmates to less crowded prisons
C) holding sick inmates in solitary confinement
D) quarantining new inmates for two weeks

Question 6

An inmate has just arrived at a jail. They are strip-searched, their property is taken, and they are issued clothing. The inmate has just gone through ______.

A) arrest
B) arraignment
C) interrogation
D) booking

Question 7

According to recent statistics, on average, jails operate at ______ of capacity.

A) a small percentage
B) a little less than half
C) slightly more than half
D) more than three-quarters

Question 8

You are the warden of a jail. There are 5,000 inmates in your facility but only 4,000 beds. What potential side-effect is most likely to result from this situation?

A) violence among the inmates
B) decreased funding from the state
C) solitary confinement of inmates
D) reduced training of officers

Question 9

In recent years, women have comprised ______ of jail inmates.

A) a small minority
B) just under half
C) slightly more than half
D) the vast majority

Question 10

Which statement accurately describes the recent trends in population of male and female inmates in jails?

A) The female inmate population has decreased while the male inmate population has increased.
B) Both female and male inmate populations have increased.
C) Both female and male inmate populations have decreased.
D) The female inmate population has increased while the male inmate population has decreased.

Question 11

The war on drugs has led most notably to a sharp increase in the population of offenders convicted for ______ in jails.

A) international drug trafficking
B) powder cocaine possession
C) low-level drug crimes
D) drug cartel activity

Question 12

Increases in the female and minority populations in jails are likely due to ______.

A) increased offending
B) the war on drugs
C) higher recidivism
D) white-collar crime

Question 13

In comparison to Whites, Blacks are ______ as likely to be in jail.

A) a third
B) three times
C) half
D) five times

Question 14

Corrections scholar John Irwin claimed that jails managed the members of society who upset others primarily by ______.

A) nonviolently protesting corruption
B) privately rejecting societal norms
C) repeatedly committing the same crimes
D) publicly committing minor offenses

Question 15

Which statement accurately compares the jail population that struggles with mental illness with that of prisons?

A) Prisons experience higher percentages of inmates with mental health issues than jails.
B) Jails experience higher percentages of inmates with mental health issues than prisons.
C) Both prisons and jails have comparable populations with mental health issues.
D) Both prisons and jails have populations with mental health issues lower than the general population.

Question 16

Jails in the United States often have large populations of ______.

A) homeless individuals
B) enemy combatants
C) repeat violent criminals
D) sex offenders

Question 17

In comparison to those without mental illness, inmates with mental illness are ______ likely to have been homeless.

A) five times more
B) a quarter as
C) twice as
D) half as

Question 18

Why is the use of solitary confinement with inmates with mental health problems particularly problematic?

A) Inmates with mental illnesses are already less likely to be violent.
B) Solitary confinement can make existing mental health problems even worse.
C) The threat of violence outside of solitary confinement is quite low for these inmates.
D) Other inmates are more likely to benefit and cannot take advantage of it if it is already occupied.

Question 19

Some state governments are hoping to improve jail conditions for inmates with mental illness by ______.

A) focusing on diverting them to other services
B) ensuring protection by using solitary confinement
C) keeping them with the general population
D) placing them in medium-security prisons instead

Question 20

You are a jail administrator planning medical care for inmates. Which type of medical issue would you expect to be most common?

A) HIV infection contracted from previous imprisonment
B) liver failure that worsened while in jail
C) arthritis that preceded imprisonment
D) tuberculosis developed in solitary confinement

Question 21

What is most likely to be a problem among older inmates?

A) asthma
B) HIV
C) cancer
D) substance abuse

Question 22

You are a physician working within a jail with a large population of older inmates. You are currently attending to a 24-year-old inmate with complications of a medical problem that you see less commonly. The inmate most likely has ______.

A) an HIV infection
B) cancer
C) heart disease
D) diabetes

Question 23

A female inmate has recently been diagnosed with cancer while in jail. Which type of cancer is she most likely to have?

A) skin
B) lymphoma
C) breast
D) cervical

Question 24

Which statement about the mortality rate in jail of women versus men is accurate?

A) The overall mortality rate in jail is the same for both genders.
B) Men are more likely to die from illnesses in jail than women.
C) Women are more likely to die from suicide in jail than men.
D) Men have a much higher mortality rate in jail than women.

Question 25

Dealing with COVID-19 was a particularly difficult problem to address in jails due to ______.

A) privatization
B) overcrowding
C) inmate violence
D) supermax security

Question 26

Due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, jails must ______.

A) implement telemedicine through videoconferencing
B) provide medical and mental health care within their facilities
C) contract with a local hospital to transport inmates for checkups
D) train staff in cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods

Question 27

You are a jail administrator who is struggling to fulfill the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 in a cost-effective way. What is a potential solution to your problem?

A) identifying outside facilities for mental health care
B) cutting care plans for uncommon diseases
C) contracting with a private company
D) training correctional officers in health assessment

Question 28

______ of jail inmates report being under the influence at the time of their offense.

A) A small minority
B) About half
C) About two-thirds
D) The vast majority

Question 29

The most recent BJS research suggests that ______ of inmates receive treatment for substance abuse or dependency problems.

A) a small minority
B) just under half
C) slightly more than half
D) the vast majority

Question 30

For convicted offenders who used at the time of offense, which substance was most likely to be in their system?

A) methamphetamines
B) cocaine
C) marijuana
D) alcohol

Question 31

You are an administrator at a country jail and are informed that a White male inmate died. You would most expect the cause of death to be ______.

A) illness
B) suicide
C) drug overdose
D) homicide

Question 32

An inmate died by suicide at the county jail. Which of the following matches the demographic characteristics of individuals who commit suicide in jail?

A) 35-year -old White male
B) 20-year-old Black male
C) 35-year -old Black female
D) 20-year-old White female

Question 33

______ jails have more problems with gangs than other types of jails.

A) Large urban
B) Large rural
C) Small urban
D) Small rural

Question 34

You are in charge of classifying inmates at a large urban jail. You encounter a large influx of inmates who all have matching tattoos, wear the same colors, and express loyalty to each other and hostility towards non-members of their group. How do you manage classifying these inmates?

A) send them to the state DOC
B) integrate them with the general population
C) separate them
D) wait to see how they behave

Question 35

When a rape allegation is substantiated against staff, the staff member is most likely to be ______.

A) fired
B) retrained
C) suspended
D) arrested

Question 36

You are a jail administrator hoping to implement a direct supervision model in your jail. Which of the following guidance would you incorporate into training for the live-in jail officers?

A) harsh and swift discipline
B) building reactive leadership
C) an open supervisory style
D) the need to apply rules flexibly

Question 37

What is a problem that community jails face?

A) convincing local service providers that inmates still need services
B) excessive violence before people transition into the community
C) treating older inmates who have cancer
D) hiring people to work in these facilities

Question 38

An inmate is in a facility where she attends drug counseling and mental health programming. She is going to receive these services as she transitions out of the facility, as well. What type of facility is this inmate housed in?

A) new-generation jail
B) minimum security prison
C) detention center
D) community jail

Question 39

______ provides comparable pay and benefits to those who work in the jail with those who work on the streets as law enforcement.

A) Direct supervision
B) The Fair Compensation Act
C) Coequal staffing
D) Matched employment

Question 40

In comparison to male inmates, female inmates are more likely to require ______ to help with reentry.

A) additional education
B) employment
C) housing support
D) substance abuse treatment

Question 41

The ______ provides financial support for low-level offenders without the funds to pay for the fines associated with their crimes.

A) Affordable Care Act
B) Bail Project
C) Vera Institute
D) Sentencing Project

Question 42

Jail staff has historically received the same levels of compensation as deputy sheriffs.

Question 43

American Indian tribes operate some of their own jails.

Question 44

A small minority of jail inmates have not been convicted of the crime they are being held for.

Question 45

Black non-Hispanics are three times as likely to be incarcerated in American jails as white non-Hispanics.

Question 46

Women comprise about a fifth of all jail inmates.

Question 47

A small minority of jail inmates use a walker, cane, or wheelchair.

Question 48

Jail inmates have yet to be provided a legal requirement of mental health care during incarceration.

Question 49

Existing jail conditions made weathering the COVID-19 pandemic a particular challenge for jails.

Question 50

If an offender was using a substance at the time of their offense, it was most likely cocaine.

Question 51

According to recent research, about 20 percent of jails report suicides annually.

Question 52

Jail staff are very rarely terminated for substantiated cases of sexual abuse.

Question 53

Direct supervision jails offer a management philosophy that is much less open than traditional jails.

Question 54

Podular jails were efficient to implement because they take advantage of the existing role of the correctional officer.

Question 55

Historically, jails have been a "dumping ground" for inmates and for staff.

Question 56

Differentiate between the mission of a jail and that of a prison.

Question 57

Illustrate the typical processing of an inmate in jail.

Question 58

Why has overcrowding become an issue in jails?

Question 59

Evaluate the effects of overcrowding in terms of the ability of jails to fulfill their multifaceted mission.

Question 60

Why are the numbers of women and minorities in jail increasing?

Question 61

Explain the problems associated with housing the mentally ill in our jails.

Question 62

Being that most jail inmates usually have a short stay, do you think that they should be provided with health care? Why or why not?

Question 63

Discuss community jails and the challenges they may encounter.

Question 64

In the 1980s, John Irwin referred to the types of people who are managed in jails as "the rabble." Do you believe that is still the case? Provide specific examples to support your position.

Question 65

Of the issues discussed in this chapter, which do you feel is the greatest challenge facing jails today? Justify your answer.

Question 66

Why are jail staff in most facilities and sheriffs' departments still paid less than those in other corrections fields?

Question 67

What is reentry and why is it difficult? Provide some examples of common challenges that offenders face.

Question 68

How might reentry programs prevent recidivism?