Question 1

In order to appease the residents of his or her jurisdiction, the sheriff usually focuses on all of the following except?

Accepted Answer

While improving jails may be a priority for the sheriff, it is not aimed at directly appeasing the residents. Putting more deputies on the street, making arrests, and answering calls for service are all visible ways to increase perceived safety and security in the community, which can help appease residents.

Question 2

The most notorious (and controversial) makeshift jail was established by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona, where inmates are housed in ________,

Accepted Answer

Sheriff Joe Arpaio established tent cities in Maricopa County, Arizona, as a solution to overcrowding in the prison system. The conditions in the tents have been criticized for being inhumane, and the use of tents as a form of punishment for nonviolent offenders has been controversial.

Question 3

What percentage of jail inmates have a mental illness?

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Question 4

Approximately what percentage of the U.S. jail population suffers from some type of chronic or terminal medical condition?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 40% of the U.S. jail population suffers from some type of chronic or terminal medical condition, highlighting significant health challenges within the incarcerated population.

Question 5

Studies have found that the rate of suicide among jail inmates is how many times greater than that of the general population?

Accepted Answer

Studies have indicated that the rate of suicide among jail inmates is approximately 3 times greater than that of the general population. This elevated rate is attributed to factors such as the stress of incarceration, mental health issues, and the lack of access to support services.

Question 6

Jails are institutions for short-term confinement, usually less than one year. Prisons, on the other hand, are places of long-term confinement, ranging from one year to life.

Accepted Answer

Jails are for short-term confinement and prisons are for long-term confinement.

Question 7

Although the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisoners was able to segregate females from the male population and separate the most serious offenders away from others, they were not able to abolish the fee system.

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Question 8

More than half of all people housed in jail are pretrial detainees.

Accepted Answer

According to the Prison Policy Initiative, more than 500,000 people in jails across the U.S. are being held pretrial, which makes up over 60% of the jail population.

Question 9

Today, jails find themselves holding convicted felons for longer periods of time, because of crowding at state and federal prisons.

Accepted Answer

Due to overcrowding in state and federal prisons, some convicted felons are being held for longer periods of time in jails instead of being transferred to prison.

Question 10

When asked, only 30% of inmates felt as safe or safer in jail than on the streets where they had lived.

Accepted Answer

The statement is not accurate as it does not reflect a specific, verified statistic from a credible source.

Question 11

Discuss the differences between jails and prisons. Give an example of the terms being used inappropriately in the news media or by a policymaker.

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Question 12

Discuss some possible explanations as to why we continue to see an enormous increase in the number of jailed inmates at a time when crime has continued to decline.

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Question 13

Discuss what it might be like to serve time in each of the three jail designs mentioned. If you were an inmate, which would you prefer? How about as a correctional officer?

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Question 14

Discuss some of the problems related to housing females in jail today. What policies might we implement to eliminate some of these problems?

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Question 15

Discuss whether you think it is fair to house both pretrial detainees and convicted persons in the same facility.

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Question 16

Discuss what planners and policymakers should be doing to prepare our jails for the twenty-first century.

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Question 17

Ethics Focus
You are a nurse at a local jail. You work dayshift, and most days, with exception of the days the doctor visits, you are the person in charge. Zack Jones is an inmate-patient in your facility. Zack has a history of seizures, and he receives medication daily for his condition. While conducting your daily rounds to administer medication to the inmates, he asks to speak with you privately about his condition. You agree to speak with him. During the conversation, he indicates that he has been feeling more and more fatigued and he thinks his medication may need to be changed. He also states that last Friday, your day off, he had a seizure that required correctional personnel to have him transported to a local hospital for treatment. You advise Zack that he must sign up for medical call to be evaluated by the medical staff. You remind him that he will be required to pay a $10 copay before the medical staff will see him. He asks you to "do him a favor" and waive the copay because he does not have the money to pay it. Although you would like to help him out, the policy does not allow the copay to be waived; therefore, you decline to waive the fee. The next day Zack collapses during visitation and subsequently dies. The medical examiner determines that the cause of death was a massive seizure.
-What are some of the ethical issues regarding medical copays?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Ethics Focus
You are a nurse at a local jail. You work dayshift, and most days, with exception of the days the doctor visits, you are the person in charge. Zack Jones is an inmate-patient in your facility. Zack has a history of seizures, and he receives medication daily for his condition. While conducting your daily rounds to administer medication to the inmates, he asks to speak with you privately about his condition. You agree to speak with him. During the conversation, he indicates that he has been feeling more and more fatigued and he thinks his medication may need to be changed. He also states that last Friday, your day off, he had a seizure that required correctional personnel to have him transported to a local hospital for treatment. You advise Zack that he must sign up for medical call to be evaluated by the medical staff. You remind him that he will be required to pay a $10 copay before the medical staff will see him. He asks you to "do him a favor" and waive the copay because he does not have the money to pay it. Although you would like to help him out, the policy does not allow the copay to be waived; therefore, you decline to waive the fee. The next day Zack collapses during visitation and subsequently dies. The medical examiner determines that the cause of death was a massive seizure.
-How could you have handled the situation differently? Explain.

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Question 19

Ethics Focus
You are a nurse at a local jail. You work dayshift, and most days, with exception of the days the doctor visits, you are the person in charge. Zack Jones is an inmate-patient in your facility. Zack has a history of seizures, and he receives medication daily for his condition. While conducting your daily rounds to administer medication to the inmates, he asks to speak with you privately about his condition. You agree to speak with him. During the conversation, he indicates that he has been feeling more and more fatigued and he thinks his medication may need to be changed. He also states that last Friday, your day off, he had a seizure that required correctional personnel to have him transported to a local hospital for treatment. You advise Zack that he must sign up for medical call to be evaluated by the medical staff. You remind him that he will be required to pay a $10 copay before the medical staff will see him. He asks you to "do him a favor" and waive the copay because he does not have the money to pay it. Although you would like to help him out, the policy does not allow the copay to be waived; therefore, you decline to waive the fee. The next day Zack collapses during visitation and subsequently dies. The medical examiner determines that the cause of death was a massive seizure.
-Would you recommend a change in policy for those with the inability to pay? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 6: Jails

In order to appease the residents of his or her jurisdiction, the sheriff usually focuses on all of the following except?

The most notorious (and controversial) makeshift jail was established by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona, where inmates are housed in ________,

What percentage of jail inmates have a mental illness?

Approximately what percentage of the U.S. jail population suffers from some type of chronic or terminal medical condition?

Studies have found that the rate of suicide among jail inmates is how many times greater than that of the general population?

Jails are institutions for short-term confinement, usually less than one year. Prisons, on the other hand, are places of long-term confinement, ranging from one year to life.

Although the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisoners was able to segregate females from the male population and separate the most serious offenders away from others, they were not able to abolish the fee system.

More than half of all people housed in jail are pretrial detainees.

Today, jails find themselves holding convicted felons for longer periods of time, because of crowding at state and federal prisons.

When asked, only 30% of inmates felt as safe or safer in jail than on the streets where they had lived.

Discuss the differences between jails and prisons. Give an example of the terms being used inappropriately in the news media or by a policymaker.

Discuss some possible explanations as to why we continue to see an enormous increase in the number of jailed inmates at a time when crime has continued to decline.

Discuss what it might be like to serve time in each of the three jail designs mentioned. If you were an inmate, which would you prefer? How about as a correctional officer?

Discuss some of the problems related to housing females in jail today. What policies might we implement to eliminate some of these problems?

Discuss whether you think it is fair to house both pretrial detainees and convicted persons in the same facility.

Discuss what planners and policymakers should be doing to prepare our jails for the twenty-first century.