Deck 10: Incarceration

Question 1

The ___________ was meant to serve as a place of punishment and repentance.

A) Penitentiary
B) Reformatory
C) Prison
D) Asylum

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The major advantages of the _________ system were the more humane mingling of prisoners and the cost effectiveness of the system.

A) Segregate
B) Penitentiary
C) Congregate
D) Asylum

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In the __________, inmates were raw materials to be shaped into law-abiding citizens.

A) Progressive era
B) Penitentiary
C) Prison
D) Reformatory

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated the average length of stay for persons entering jails at __ days.

A) 2
B) 23
C) 64
D) 96

Question 5

These three jurisdictions housed one-third of all prison inmates in 2016.

A) California, Texas, and the federal prison system
B) California, Florida, and the federal prison system
C) California, Texas, and Florida
D) Texas, Florida, and the federal prison system

Question 6

The net effect of the deprivation of liberty is:

A) A loss of personal security
B) Reduction in feelings of self-worth
C) Isolation from the outside community
D) That the inmate feels impoverished

Question 7

______ are areas where inmates can purchase toiletries, candy bars, and other small items.

A) General stores
B) Prison marts
C) Black markets
D) Commissaries

Question 8

_____________ refers to the desire to be no more oppressive than is necessary to meet the needs of the state.

A) Compelling state interest
B) Least restrictive alternative
C) Clear and present danger
D) Autonomy

Question 9

The first prison in the United States opened in this state before the Revolution in 1773.

A) Connecticut
B) Pennsylvania
C) New York
D) Virginia

Question 10

___________ were evidence of the harsh criminal code of England that encouraged the torture, mutilation, and execution of offenders.

A) Blood trials
B) Blood punishments
C) Stoning procedures
D) Guillotines

Question 11

Cooper v. Pate (1964) granted prison inmates the right of access to the courts.

Question 12

The most controversial issue related to immigration-related detention involves families or minor children who are unaccompanied by a parent while crossing the border.

Question 13

Over half of American jails are designed to house more than 100 inmates.

Question 14

As a result of the deprivation of goods and services, the inmate feels isolated from the community.

Question 15

Prisoners are forced to endure involuntary celibacy.

Question 16

Prisons have a much higher turnover rate than jails.

Question 17

The American prison developed as a humane alternative to the harsh punishments of colonial justice.

Question 18

The majority of correctional officers fit the Hollywood image of the brutal, uncaring guard.

Question 19

Ruffin v. Virginia (1871) was a case in which the Court ruled that the prisoner was a "slave of the state" and did not deserve any rights.

Question 20

The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.