Test Bank for Introduction to Corrections 3rd
Edition by Hanser
,Chapter 1: Early History of Punishment and the Development
of Prisons in the United States
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. ______ is defined as the process whereby practitioners from a variety of agencies
and programs use tools, techniques, and facilities to engage in organized
security and treatment functions intended to correct criminal tendencies among
the offender population.
a. Corrections
b. Police
c. Courts
d. Justice
Ans: A
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge | Comprehension
Answer Location: Defining Corrections: A Variety of Possibilities
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The criminal justice system generally consists of ______ segments.
a. three
b. eight
c. nine
d. five
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Role of Corrections in the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Unlike the ______, who are tasked with apprehending offenders and preventing
crime, correctional personnel often work to change (or at least keep contained)
the offender population.
a. police
b. pudge
c. prosecutor
d. jury
Ans: A
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
, Answer Location: The Role of Corrections in the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Which justice system is unique due to the civil nature of the proceedings?
a. military
b. criminal
c. juvenile
d. domestic
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Role of Corrections in the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Hard
5. Which service is the easiest to sympathize with due to assisting and aiding who
were targeted by crime?
a. correctional
b. victim
c. offender
d. investigative
Ans: B
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Role of Corrections in the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Which of the following are the three largest state prison systems?
a. California, Texas, and Louisiana
b. Texas, Georgia, and New York
c. Texas, California, and Florida
d. Maryland, Texas, and New York
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.7: Explain how state and federal prisons differ and
identify the Top Three in American corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge | Application
Answer Location: The Emergence of the Top Three in Corrections
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. Prior to the Civil War, ______ Codes required White inmates to be separated from
slaves. Frequently slaves were given harsher punishments for crimes.
a. White
b. Slave
c. Black
d. Southern
Edition by Hanser
,Chapter 1: Early History of Punishment and the Development
of Prisons in the United States
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. ______ is defined as the process whereby practitioners from a variety of agencies
and programs use tools, techniques, and facilities to engage in organized
security and treatment functions intended to correct criminal tendencies among
the offender population.
a. Corrections
b. Police
c. Courts
d. Justice
Ans: A
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge | Comprehension
Answer Location: Defining Corrections: A Variety of Possibilities
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The criminal justice system generally consists of ______ segments.
a. three
b. eight
c. nine
d. five
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Role of Corrections in the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Unlike the ______, who are tasked with apprehending offenders and preventing
crime, correctional personnel often work to change (or at least keep contained)
the offender population.
a. police
b. pudge
c. prosecutor
d. jury
Ans: A
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
, Answer Location: The Role of Corrections in the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Which justice system is unique due to the civil nature of the proceedings?
a. military
b. criminal
c. juvenile
d. domestic
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Role of Corrections in the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Hard
5. Which service is the easiest to sympathize with due to assisting and aiding who
were targeted by crime?
a. correctional
b. victim
c. offender
d. investigative
Ans: B
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Define corrections and the role it has in the
criminal justice system.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Role of Corrections in the Criminal Justice System
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Which of the following are the three largest state prison systems?
a. California, Texas, and Louisiana
b. Texas, Georgia, and New York
c. Texas, California, and Florida
d. Maryland, Texas, and New York
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.7: Explain how state and federal prisons differ and
identify the Top Three in American corrections.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge | Application
Answer Location: The Emergence of the Top Three in Corrections
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. Prior to the Civil War, ______ Codes required White inmates to be separated from
slaves. Frequently slaves were given harsher punishments for crimes.
a. White
b. Slave
c. Black
d. Southern
