Corrections CH 5,6,7 Questions With Complete Solutions
______ involves being sentenced to prison, serving a short
period of time, and then being placed on probation. Correct
Answers shock probation
______ involves more frequent surveillance of a probationer and
is typically limited to more serious offenders. Correct Answers
intensive supervision
______ is designed to control offenders in a secure environment
while allowing them to maintain employment. Correct Answers
work release
______ is the act of encouraging probationers to seek treatment
through carrots and sticks. Correct Answers Coercion
______ jails are characterized by rounded architecture and living
units for directly supervising staff. Correct Answers New
generation
______ jails are characterized by the idea that programming on
the outside does not begin or end with incarceration. Correct
Answers Community
______ jails have more problems with gangs than other types of
jails. Correct Answers large urban
______ of all sentences handed down by U.S. courts are
probation orders. Correct Answers the vast majority
,______ of jail inmates report being under the influence at the
time of their offense. Correct Answers about half
______ officers are firm, fair enforcers that set boundaries and
follow through with consequences. Correct Answers
Authoritarian
______ officers set few rules and are reluctant to enforce the
ones they set. Correct Answers permissive
______ provides comparable pay and benefits to those who
work in the jail with those who work on the streets as law
enforcement. Correct Answers Coequal staffing
A 23-year-old White, non-Hispanic, male inmate has just
entered the Florida DOC. He is considering joining a gang.
Which gang would he be most apt to join? Correct Answers
Aryan Brotherhood
A female inmate has recently been diagnosed with cancer while
in jail. Which type of cancer is she most likely to have? Correct
Answers Cervical
A group of inmates begin destroying property and causing fights
in a prison in order to protest the poor living conditions and
overcrowding. These inmates are engaging in ______ violence.
Correct Answers instrumental
A person experiences prisonization when he or she adopts the
inmate subculture of an institution. Correct Answers true
,A prison inmate was convicted of violent charges and is
confined to her cell most of the day and deprived of most
interpersonal interaction. She is allowed visitors, but her
visitation is very restricted. This inmate is most likely housed in
a ______-security prison. Correct Answers maximum
A prison inmate who is a repeat violent offender is confined to
his cell nearly all day every day. He receives his meal through
the door and is given no utensils with it. Any in-person contact
is severely restricted. This inmate is most likely housed in a
______-security prison. Correct Answers super-maximum
A small minority of jail inmates have not been convicted of the
crime they are being held for. Correct Answers false
A small minority of jail inmates use a walker, cane, or
wheelchair. Correct Answers true
A subset of an overarching community within a prison that has
its own norms, values, beliefs, traditions, and even language is
known as a prison ______. Correct Answers subculture
About half of probation officers are female. Correct Answers
true
About one-fifth of the prisons in the United States are
designated as maximum security, and they hold about ______ of
the inmates incarcerated in this country. Correct Answers one-
third
, According to Johnson (2002), a decent prison is one in which
there is ______. Correct Answers relatively little violence
According to recent BJS data, what are the two most prevalent
medical conditions that inmates have? Correct Answers
arthritis and hypertension
According to recent research, about 20 percent of jails report
suicides annually. Correct Answers false
According to recent statistics, between 10 and 20 percent of
sexual assault allegations in prison are substantiated. Correct
Answers false
According to recent statistics, on average, jails operate at
______ of capacity. Correct Answers more than three quarters
According to research, boot camps ______ recidivism. Correct
Answers do not affect
According to Sykes, prison inmates are motivated to deviate
from prison rules in order to ______. Correct Answers alleviate
the pain associated with imprisonment
According to the 1976 case Estelle v. Gamble, inmates have the
right to ______. Correct Answers reasonable medical care
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, ______ of the state
prison population is incarcerated for violent offenses. Correct
Answers more than half
______ involves being sentenced to prison, serving a short
period of time, and then being placed on probation. Correct
Answers shock probation
______ involves more frequent surveillance of a probationer and
is typically limited to more serious offenders. Correct Answers
intensive supervision
______ is designed to control offenders in a secure environment
while allowing them to maintain employment. Correct Answers
work release
______ is the act of encouraging probationers to seek treatment
through carrots and sticks. Correct Answers Coercion
______ jails are characterized by rounded architecture and living
units for directly supervising staff. Correct Answers New
generation
______ jails are characterized by the idea that programming on
the outside does not begin or end with incarceration. Correct
Answers Community
______ jails have more problems with gangs than other types of
jails. Correct Answers large urban
______ of all sentences handed down by U.S. courts are
probation orders. Correct Answers the vast majority
,______ of jail inmates report being under the influence at the
time of their offense. Correct Answers about half
______ officers are firm, fair enforcers that set boundaries and
follow through with consequences. Correct Answers
Authoritarian
______ officers set few rules and are reluctant to enforce the
ones they set. Correct Answers permissive
______ provides comparable pay and benefits to those who
work in the jail with those who work on the streets as law
enforcement. Correct Answers Coequal staffing
A 23-year-old White, non-Hispanic, male inmate has just
entered the Florida DOC. He is considering joining a gang.
Which gang would he be most apt to join? Correct Answers
Aryan Brotherhood
A female inmate has recently been diagnosed with cancer while
in jail. Which type of cancer is she most likely to have? Correct
Answers Cervical
A group of inmates begin destroying property and causing fights
in a prison in order to protest the poor living conditions and
overcrowding. These inmates are engaging in ______ violence.
Correct Answers instrumental
A person experiences prisonization when he or she adopts the
inmate subculture of an institution. Correct Answers true
,A prison inmate was convicted of violent charges and is
confined to her cell most of the day and deprived of most
interpersonal interaction. She is allowed visitors, but her
visitation is very restricted. This inmate is most likely housed in
a ______-security prison. Correct Answers maximum
A prison inmate who is a repeat violent offender is confined to
his cell nearly all day every day. He receives his meal through
the door and is given no utensils with it. Any in-person contact
is severely restricted. This inmate is most likely housed in a
______-security prison. Correct Answers super-maximum
A small minority of jail inmates have not been convicted of the
crime they are being held for. Correct Answers false
A small minority of jail inmates use a walker, cane, or
wheelchair. Correct Answers true
A subset of an overarching community within a prison that has
its own norms, values, beliefs, traditions, and even language is
known as a prison ______. Correct Answers subculture
About half of probation officers are female. Correct Answers
true
About one-fifth of the prisons in the United States are
designated as maximum security, and they hold about ______ of
the inmates incarcerated in this country. Correct Answers one-
third
, According to Johnson (2002), a decent prison is one in which
there is ______. Correct Answers relatively little violence
According to recent BJS data, what are the two most prevalent
medical conditions that inmates have? Correct Answers
arthritis and hypertension
According to recent research, about 20 percent of jails report
suicides annually. Correct Answers false
According to recent statistics, between 10 and 20 percent of
sexual assault allegations in prison are substantiated. Correct
Answers false
According to recent statistics, on average, jails operate at
______ of capacity. Correct Answers more than three quarters
According to research, boot camps ______ recidivism. Correct
Answers do not affect
According to Sykes, prison inmates are motivated to deviate
from prison rules in order to ______. Correct Answers alleviate
the pain associated with imprisonment
According to the 1976 case Estelle v. Gamble, inmates have the
right to ______. Correct Answers reasonable medical care
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, ______ of the state
prison population is incarcerated for violent offenses. Correct
Answers more than half
