Deck 9: Corrections Information Technol

Question 1

The primary purpose of a jail management system is to:

A) Manage the handling of prisoners
B) Manage the cost of prisoner care
C) Manage the court processing of prisoners
D) None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Modern Jail Management systems track which of the following pertaining to visitors:

A) Wants, warrants and alias name check
B) Relationship to the prisoner
C) Whether or not the prisoner wants to see the visitor
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

When processing a prisoner, the most critical function performed by the Booking System is:

A) Establishing a prisoner meal plan
B) Checking for outstanding wants and warrants
C) Providing the prisoner with prison uniform
D) None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A controversial function that occurs during the booking process is:

A) Capturing of the prisoner's fingerprints
B) Capturing a Mug Shot photo
C) Capturing the prisoner's DNA
D) None of the above

Question 5

Each inmate goes through a classification process to determine level of custody required. Which of the following is not is not a classification determinant?

A) Type of supervision required
B) Suicide risk
C) Family visitors
D) Security risk

Question 6

Medical screening is an important part of the booking process. This screening typically includes which of the following?

A) Required prisoner medications
B) Aids screening information
C) Mental health screening
D) All of the above

Question 7

Suicide attempts by prisoners must be taken very seriously. An inmate that attempts suicide must be linked to the:

A) Master Name Index
B) Arrest Report
C) Prisoner release form
D) None of the above

Question 8

The Jail Management System must be able to track information pertaining to gangs such as tattoos and clothing in order to:

A) Ensure rival gang members are kept separate
B) Ensure no gang clothing is worn
C) Ensure a proper prisoner count
D) None of the above

Question 9

One of the most logical reasons that prisoners might need to be separated and the system manage this separation is:

A) The cellmates may plan an escape
B) The cellmates might be enemies
C) The cellmates might not speak the same language
D) None of the above

Question 10

One of the federal mandates in tracking inmates is that:

A) The inmate's photograph be up to date
B) The inmate's last known address be on file
C) The inmate's victim(s) be notified when the inmates is being released
D) None of the above

Question 11

In many modern prison facilities, tracking inmate's movement within the prison is being done with the following technology:

A) Biometrics
B) Smart Card Technology
C) GPS
D) All of the above

Question 12

Inmates receive medical treatments while in custody. A quality Jail or Correction's Management system must be capable of:

A) Automatically billing the inmate's insurance company, if the inmate has insurance
B) Billing the inmate's parents for the inmate's medical care
C) Billing the inmate once he/she is released
D) None of the above

Question 13

The United States incarcerates more people than any other country. These prisoners will be released after serving less than:

A) 33% of their sentence
B) 50% of their sentence
C) 75% of their sentence
D) 90% of their sentence

Question 14

A corrections management system must be capable of tracking all but the following:

A) Court appointments, hearings and trials
B) Medical appointments
C) Family appointments
D) Work release information

Question 15

Community corrections is:

A) Probation
B) Parole
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 16

Automated systems provide the ability for the officer to complete the preliminary booking information from field mobile computers.

Question 17

While the jail and prison management systems must be capable of assigning prisoner housing, gang affiliation cannot be a consideration.

Question 18

Regardless of the size of the correctional facility, all jails and prisons require the ability to capture basic information about a subject entering the facility.

Question 19

In today's environment, officers can begin the booking process from their vehicles.

Question 20

Agencies that use a regional facility to house their prisoners never have their own booking/intake system.

Question 21

A prisoner's medical needs are not part of the prisoner classification.

Question 22

Medical history must be obtained at the time a prisoner is booked.

Question 23

Many systems will capture a photograph of property received from the inmate at the time of booking.

Question 24

Tracking and inmate is not a complicated process or function.

Question 25

Correctional officers are being equipped with PDA's.