Deck 13: Prisons and Jails

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for the growth in incarcerated populations:

A) war on poverty
B) war on crime
C) war on drugs
D) increasing rates of female imprisonment

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following elements in prison provides those comforts that make life "livable," such as clean living conditions, decent food, and entertainment?

A) order
B) amenities
C) services
D) programming

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following has NOT contributed to federal prison growth?

A) federalization of gun possession crimes
B) federal drug offenses
C) increase in crimes by federal agents
D) increase in immigration law offenders

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Most jails in the United States are operated at which of the following levels?

A) municipal
B) county
C) state
D) federal

Question 5

A prison operates under which type of management structure for its employees?

A) linear
B) vertical
C) hierarchical
D) horizontal

Question 6

What type of facility is reserved for the "worst of the worst" offenders?

A) supermax
B) maximum security
C) medium security
D) minimum security

Question 7

Which general model of prisons carries the philosophy that the correctional institution serves as a training ground for the inmate to prepare for existence in the community?

A) custodial model
B) rehabilitation model
C) reintegration model
D) mitigation model

Question 8

Jails are often more difficult to manage than prisons for which of the following reasons?

A) the more diverse and complex population that occurs in a jail facility
B) the large number of juveniles they must house and process
C) the lack of usefulness of jails in today's society
D) the smaller population they serve in a given year compared to prisons

Question 9

The jail population increased by _____ percent between 1995 and 2009.

A) 10
B) 25
C) 51
D) 65

Question 10

As of 2011, imprisonment rates for women have been growing at ___ the rate of men.

A) the same
B) two times
C) three times
D) seven times

Question 11

Who appoints a jail administrator to oversee the day- to- day operations of the
Facility?

A) deputy sheriff
B) police chief
C) sheriff
D) mayor

Question 12

A minimum-security prison would NOT be likely to house which of the following types of offenders?

A) white-collar criminals
B) rapists
C) first-time offenders
D) non-violent offenders

Question 13

Approximately _______________ of the prisons in the United States are classified as maximum-security prisons.

A) one quarter
B) half
C) three quarters
D) two thirds

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a function of a jail?

A) holding those who are awaiting trial
B) holding juveniles who have been convicted of a crime
C) holding those convicted of misdemeanors
D) holding the mentally ill pending transfer to health facilities

Question 15

In 2011 inmates serve __________ in prisons for the same crime than they did in the 1980s.

A) less time
B) significantly less time
C) the same amount of time
D) more time

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of private facilities?

A) safety concerns regarding inmate violence and drug abuse
B) higher cost of running these facilities
C) financial concerns about the manipulation of good behavior reports
D) philosophical concerns about the inherent unjustness

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a reason that a privately run facility may be more cost efficient than a government run facility?

A) lower labor costs to run the facility
B) more competitive bidding to buy goods and services at a lower price
C) more former police officers working in the facility
D) less red tape

Question 18

The majority of inmates in jail are:

A) young males
B) young females
C) elderly men
D) juvenile males

Question 19

Those individuals who studying the correctional system are called:

A) criminologists
B) penologists
C) psychologists
D) correctionologists

Question 20

A disciplinary action taken by prison officials in which all inmates are ordered to their quarters and nonessential prison activities are suspended is known as:

A) lockdown
B) lockup
C) solitary
D) supermax

Question 21

Disenfranchisement refers to which of the following?

A) barring felons from possessing a firearm
B) barring felons from obtaining driver's license
C) barring felons from voting
D) barring felons from seeing their lawyer

Question 22

If prison space is available, judges will be more likely to fill it.

Question 23

The majority of jails in the United States are operated by the county sheriff.

Question 24

The __________ model is based on the assumption that prisoners are incarcerated for reasons of incapacitation, deterrence, and retribution.

Question 25

Those sentenced to time in jail versus those awaiting trial or temporarily detained make up the majority of the jail population.

Question 26

In the radial design for correctional facilities, housing units are scattered among functional units such as the dining room, recreation area, and treatment centers.

Question 27

A supermax prison is a correctional facility reserved for those inmates who have extensive records of misconduct in maximum-security prisons.

Question 28

The _________ model of prison organization emphasizes treatment
and reform, with security concerns being secondary to the well-being of the inmates.

Question 29

A correctional institution designed and organized to control and discipline for the most dangerous felons in the U.S. is called a(n) __________.

Question 30

Private prisons are correctional facilities operated by states instead of the federal government.

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why children of convicts are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior?

A) deterioration of the family structure
B) lack of supervision
C) financial struggles
D) increased support from the state

Question 32

Children of convicts are more likely to become involved in delinquent behavior.

Question 33

Disparity disproportionately affects minority populations.

Question 34

The __________ design has been utilized since the early nineteenth century. The
wagon wheel form of the structure was created with the dual goals of separation and control.

Question 35

The imprisonment rates for women are growing slower than that of men.

Question 36

Approximately how many million Americans spend at least one day in jail each year?

A) two
B) four
C) five and a half
D) seven

Question 37

Order in prison is defined as the absence of misconduct such as murder, assault, and rape.

Question 38

The majority of jail inmates in the United States have which of the following in terms of educational accomplishment?

A) 8ᵗʰ grade or less
B) some high school
C) high school graduate
D) some college or more

Question 39

The race or ethnicity of most jail inmates is:

A) Caucasian, non-Hispanic
B) African American, non-Hispanic
C) Hispanic
D) Asian

Question 40

The __________ is the prison official who is ultimately responsible for the organization and performance of a correctional facility.

Question 41

Explain the supermax syndrome that is prevalent in supermax facilities.

Question 42

Explain some of the consequences of our high rates of incarceration.

Question 43

Individuals who spend the time prior to their trial incarcerated in jail are called __________.

Question 44

There are more __________(race/ethnicity) men behind bars than enrolled in the nation's colleges and universities.

Question 45

Explain the factors that have caused the prison population to grow dramatically in the last several decades.

Question 46

The period of time a person denied bail (or unable to pay it) has spent in jail prior to his or her trial is called __________.

Question 47

Prisons reserved for the "worst of the worst" are known as _________ prisons.

Question 48

Explain what the jail population in the United States looks like in terms of the sex,
ethnic makeup, and race of inmates.

Question 49

A disciplinary action taken by prison officials in which all inmates are ordered to
their quarters and nonessential prison activities are suspended is known as
__________.

Question 50

Explain what the concept of the "burden of jail administration" means.