Deck 29: Current Organization of Corrections

Question 1

Jordan was found guilty of robbery and received a sentence of 18 months of incarceration. The sentence was suspended because Jordan agreed to meet specific conditions while being supervised in the community. She was informed that she would receive the original sentence (incarceration) if she did not abide by the conditions of the agreement. What type of sentence did Jordan receive?

A) Restitution
B) Community service
C) Probation
D) Parole

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following intermediate sanctions involves offenders undergoing strict military-like discipline, including physical training, team skills development, and education?

A) Boot camp
B) Intensive supervision probation
C) Pretrial diversion
D) Shock probation

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Prisons are considered _______ institutions, in which the same people work, eat, and socialize every day.

A) total
B) finite
C) proactive
D) spatial

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Budgeting, planning, purchasing, landscaping, and food services are the responsibility of which area of prison administration?

A) Programming
B) Management
C) Custody
D) Human resources

Question 5

Most states use four levels of security classification for prisons: minimum, medium, maximum, and

A) extra-maximum.
B) centralized.
C) supermax.
D) classified.

Question 6

Three organizational models are used to administer parole services: the institutional model, the autonomous model, and the _______ model, which proposes to address the limitations of the other two models.

A) spectrum
B) consolidated
C) administrative
D) organizational

Question 7

Parole decisions are made by individuals outside the inmate's institution in which of the following models?

A) Consolidated
B) Autonomous
C) Institutional
D) Organizational

Question 8

Although probation is administered at the local, state, and federal levels of government in the United States, most probation departments are located in state governments.

Question 9

With regard to the administration of probation services, the recent trend has been toward moving probation out of the judiciary because some believe the judiciary is not well prepared to manage human service operations.

Question 10

Supporters for centralizing probation services argue that such an approach makes better use of community resources, can better respond to specific issues involving the community, and can employ more flexible policies.

Question 11

Jails are primarily operated by state governments.

Question 12

Most jails are authorized to house both male and female inmates.

Question 13

Most federal inmates are housed in facilities operated by private companies that contract with the government.

Question 14

Most states house all female inmates in one prison, given the relatively small number of female prisoners.

Question 15

What are intermediate sanctions and how are they administered?

Question 16

Compare and contrast the organization of jails and prisons. Should we combine the two and simplify the organization of institutional corrections? Why or why not?