Corrections Today, Siegel - Exam Preparation Test Bank (Downloadable Doc)

1. Which of the following were prisons established by the Church in the Middle Ages for
those involved in offensive acts such as incest and magic?
a. bridewells b. houses of corrections

c. the Citadel d. monastic confinement


ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: The History of Corrections: From Vengeance to Reform

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.01 - Identify the ideas found within
Enlightenment thinking and how they influenced corrections

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



2. Who believed that the law should accomplish some utilitarian purpose?
a. Jeremy Bentham b. John Howard

c. Cesare Becarria d. Paul Ambrose

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: The History of Corrections: From Vengeance to Reform

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.01 - Identify the ideas found within
Enlightenment thinking and how they influenced corrections

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



3. Where would vagrants, beggars, and delinquents be forced to work by way of
discipline and punishment?
a. bridewells b. houses of corrections

c. Jesuit house of refuge d. monastic confinement


ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: The History of Corrections: From Vengeance to Reform

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CTPT.SIEG.16.01.01 - Identify the ideas found within
Enlightenment thinking and how they influenced corrections

,KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



4. The first formal legal code was the:
a. Code of Hammurabi. b. Declaration of Independence.

c. Magna Carta. d. Twelve Tables.

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: The History of Corrections: From Vengeance to Reform

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.01 - Identify the ideas found within
Enlightenment thinking and how they influenced corrections

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



5. Who was an English sheriff who advocated jail reform?
a. Jeremy Bentham b. John Howard

c. Frank Connelly d. Alexander Maconochie

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: The Positivist School and the Development of Corrections

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.02 - Define the early prison reformers and what
they contributed

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



6. Who developed the Irish mark system, where inmates could eventually earn early
release?
a. Zebulon Brockway b. John Howard

c. Walter Crofton d. Joseph Antwine


ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: The Positivist School and the Development of Corrections

,LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CTPT.SIEG.16.01.02 - Define the early prison reformers and what
they contributed

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



7. Which state led the way in repealing the British laws that the colonists had enacted
concerning crime and punishment?
a. Georgia b. Maryland

c. New York d. Pennsylvania

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: The Positivist School and the Development of Corrections

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.02 - Define the early prison reformers and what
they contributed

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



8. A ____________________ is a prison in which persons found guilty of a felony are
isolated from normal society.
a. bridewell b. house of corrections

c. jail d. penitentiary

ANSWER: d

REFERENCES: The Positivist School and the Development of Corrections

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.03 - Articulate how the Pennsylvania and
Auburn models differ from one another

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the reformatory model?
a. housed older offenders who had medical issues

b. featured indeterminate sentencing and parole

c. classified prisoners

, d. provided educational and vocational training

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: The Positivist School and the Development of Corrections

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.03 - Articulate how the Pennsylvania and
Auburn models differ from one another

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



10. Which penal system is based on the belief that most prisoners would benefit from the
experience of incarceration?
a. Carolina model b. New York model

c. Pennsylvania model d. Texas model

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: The Positivist School and the Development of Corrections

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.03 - Articulate how the Pennsylvania and
Auburn models differ from one another

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



11. Who felt strongly about the merits of the reformatory model?
a. Zebulon Brockway b. John Howard

c. Walter Crofton d. Cesare Becarria

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: The Positivist School and the Development of Corrections

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CORT.SIEG.16.01.03 - Articulate how the Pennsylvania and
Auburn models differ from one another

KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember



12. Which was the first institution to pay wages to prisoners as a reward for diligence and
productivity?