Deck 12: Ethics and Corrections Prisons

Question 1

Among the components of criminal justice, which is the least visible?

A) police
B) prosecutor
C) court
D) prison

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Both punishment and rehabilitation supporters agree that:

A) prison conditions must be harsh.
B) both education and job training must be addressed in prisons.
C) cost considerations are critical.
D) deterrence is a primary objective.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to the text, whose theory on crime and punishment constitutes the backbone of American penal philosophy today?

A) Plato
B) Beccaria
C) Bentham
D) Lincoln

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to the text, for punishment to be morally acceptable, it must be administered by the:

A) offender
B) victim
C) rightful authority
D) none of the above

Question 5

According to the text, which of the following is not a valid justification for imprisonment?

A) retribution
B) prevention
C) deterrence
D) efficiency

Question 6

The conventional perspective on corrections is based on theories of:

A) social defense and retribution
B) social purgatory
C) repairing of misguided citizens
D) rehabilitation

Question 7

According to the text, which ethnic group(s) suffer most from the mentality of a "society that loves walls"?

A) white
B) African-American
C) Hispanic
D) both b and c

Question 8

The scholar who advocated putting pain back in prisons is:

A) Friel
B) Teske
C) Miller
D) none of the above

Question 9

Lex talionis was originally devised by:

A) Greek jurisprudence
B) Roman jurisprudence
C) Hebrew jurisprudence
D) Chinese jurisprudence

Question 10

The idea that crime is ubiquitous, adapts to changing cultures, spreads rapidly, and remains dormant when confronted by persons with stronger immune defenses supports the:

A) scapegoating analogy
B) deterrence analogy
C) virus analogy: criminality happens when defenses are weak
D) born-again analogy

Question 11

Which of the following scholars stated "nothing works" in regards to rehabilitative programs in prisons?

A) Sykes
B) Martinson
C) Klingele
D) Alexander

Question 12

Under a retributive perspective, which of the following reasons are provided to support why punishment for offenders works?

A) utilitarian benefits
B) incapacitation
C) deters future offenders
D) all of the above

Question 13

Which of the following argues that like law-abiding citizens, offenders want a sense of purpose, meaningful work, satisfying relationships, and positive self-regard in their lives.

A) Good Lives model
B) neo-rehabilitation
C) attack therapy
D) inner corrections

Question 14

Faith-based prisons are primarily predicated on which set of religious principles?

A) Christian
B) Islamic
C) Buddhist
D) Agnostic

Question 15

Approximately how many imprisoned women are mothers?

A) 10%-20%
B) 33%
C) 40%-50%
D) 60%-80%

Question 16

Which of the following is a type of prison corruption?

A) mundane
B) sociological
C) work-oriented
D) purgatorial

Question 17

A major issue related to private prisons is that:

A) they are unable to punish rule-breaking prisoners.
B) the state, not private companies, should be involved in administering just punishments.
C) they are more expensive than state-run prisons.
D) both a and c

Question 18

At which age do most scholars argue that a prisoner should be considered elderly?

A) 50
B) 75
C) 65
D) 67

Question 19

Inner corrections is considered holistic in nature, and focuses on which of the following concepts?

A) self-honesty
B) kindness
C) peace
D) all of the above

Question 20

Which of following refers to a modern term which describes revenge and infliction of suffering because offenders deserve it?

A) distributive
B) deterrence
C) incapacitation
D) retributive

Question 21

Social defense is the process whereby society protects itself from crime.

Question 22

Beccaria advocated for increased punishment for crimes which caused greater harm.

Question 23

Deterrence refers to the idea of punishing wrongdoers because they deserve it.

Question 24

The conservative viewpoint is primarily concerned with humanitarian and fairness issues regarding imprisonment.

Question 25

"Smart on Crime" thinkers favor cost-effective approaches such as shorter prison sentences.

Question 26

The Good Lives Model emphasizes that rehabilitation programs must extend beyond conventional treatment and work to improve all aspects of an offender's life.

Question 27

The First Step Act functions to reduce emphasis on meting out lengthy sentences for lower-level drug offenders.

Question 28

Inner corrections has been identified as a type of correctional agenda.

Question 29

The most common type of prison personnel corruption involves manipulating inmates and abusing prison rules.

Question 30

Faith-based prisons are often criticized for attempting to force specific religious viewpoints on participants.

Question 31

Discuss a punishment focus vs. a rehabilitation focus for criminal justice in general and prisons in particular. Note the advantages and criticisms of each approach. Is the Good Lives Model reasonable or not?

Question 32

Given the various issues presented in the textbook, do you believe that private companies (i.e., private prisons) should play a role in the administration of justice? Do you believe that profit motives may drive their interests more than ensuring sentences are fairly and justly carried out? Explain.

Question 33

The textbook pointed out several forms of prison corruption, including mundane corruption, kickbacks, trade-offs, and others. Given that specific examples of each type were provided, what might be the best approach for reducing officers' propensities to engage in corruptive behavior? As an example, refer back to the policing chapter which discussed the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of administrative-led crackdowns. Might such an approach work best, or would recurring training which includes an ethical component be more beneficial? Explain.

Question 34

Do you agree or disagree with the aphorism "we're all doing time?" Put another way, was Durkheim correct in his assertion that a society without crime is utterly impossible, and that fundamental components of a civilized society imply that rulebreakers will always exist? Should this viewpoint affect how society views rulebreakers who have been formally "caught," given that everyone has likely broken the rules at some point? Discuss in some detail.