Deck 16: Ethics and Prison: Selected Issues

Question 1

Which of the following are among the proposed benefits of private prisons?

A) budgetary savings
B) more efficient government agencies
C) more accountable civil service workers
D) both a and c

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to Sykes (1958), which of the following are painful features of prison?

A) deprivation of possessions
B) deprivation of heterosexual contact
C) deprivation of autonomy
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

According to the text, which of the following is true regarding the effectiveness of faith-based programming for prisoners?

A) Inmates attending faith-based programming are the least motivated offenders in prison.
B) Research has conclusively shown a reduction in recidivism.
C) Research has shown a reduction in misconduct while still in prison.
D) All of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Official statistics show that approximately ____ percent of inmates are victims of sexual violence.

A) four
B) thirty
C) sixty
D) seventy-five

Question 5

According to the text, in what regard are female prisons tougher than male prisons?

A) greater racial tension
B) greater enforcement of rules against arguing
C) greater occurrence of sexual assault
D) none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is true of restrictive housing?

A) over half of inmates spend at least time time each year in restrictive housing
B) conclusive evidence shows that restrictive housing increases recidivism
C) inmates with mental health issues are more likely to spend time in restrictive housing
D) restrictive housing is most common for elderly inmates

Question 7

Which of the following are characteristics of a "Spartan-like" prison?

A) no frills, such as television
B) drug rehabilitation services
C) psychological counseling
D) educational opportunities

Question 8

Which of the following are sources of informal deprivations associated with prison life as suggested by Guenther?

A) children
B) holidays
C) weekends
D) all of the above

Question 9

Which of the following are rationales for treatment or rehabilitation programs?

A) Many prisoners have employable skills
B) Many prisoners have alcohol or other drug problems
C) The principle of least eligibility
D) The nature of the prison environment is most often conducive to treatment
E) All of the above

Question 10

According to the authors, what incentives are there for keeping elderly prisoners incarcerated?

A) Concerns for recidivism
B) rehabilitation programs available
C) cost savings for the government
D) elderly prisoners might not have a support system or income outside of prison

Question 11

The Prison Litigation Reform Act:

A) resulted in a decrease in inmate lawsuits
B) resulted in an increase in inmate lawsuits
C) did not impact the number of inmate lawsuits
D) no study has yet been conducted to determine the impact on inmate lawsuits

Question 12

There are virtually no differences between female prisons and male prisons.

Question 13

Although African Americans are a minority in the United States, they comprise the majority of all prisoners.

Question 14

According to proponents, competition and the free market economy will supposedly make private prisons more efficient, effective, and accountable.

Question 15

The elderly is the fastest growing segment of the federal prison system.

Question 16

Research shows that offenders who received treatment in a correctional setting were less likely to commit crime than offenders who did not receive treatment.

Question 17

According to the text, more than one half of prisoners in state prisons are in prison for a drug crime.

Question 18

There appears to be growing global support for providing inmates with educational opportunities.

Question 19

According to the text, the black imprisonment rate is decreasing.

Question 20

Deprivation of autonomy refers to the removal of an inmate's choices.

Question 21

According to the text, most studies on faith-based prison programs have shown a reduction in recidivism.