, 1. Probation is the most frequently used form of correctional punishment in the United States.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 - Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last
40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
2. Most prisoners in the United States are housed in federal correctional facilities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Corrections System Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 - Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last
40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
3. During the past few years the prison population has continued to increase.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 - Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last
40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
4. The United States has such a huge prison system, compared with other countries, because it has much more crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 - Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last
40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
5. The correctional system has no significant relationship to the outside community in which it functions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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, 6. One of the major issues that has plagued corrections has been goal conflict. This conflict centers on the different and
conflicting views of how and why correctional functions should be carried out.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
7. Today, pretrial drug treatment, work center, electronic-monitored home confinement, and restitution are activities
found under the heading of corrections.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
8. Communism is a system of government in which power and responsibilities are split between individual state
governments and one national government.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Corrections System Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.03 - Name the various components of the corrections system
today and describe their functions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
9. Until the early 1800s in the United States, correctional officials followed the European practice of corporal
punishment to reprimand criminal behavior.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.05 - Distinguish the basic assumptions of the penitentiary systems
of Pennsylvania and New York.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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, 10. The religious group known as the Puritans was primarily responsible for the creation and implementation of the
Pennsylvania system of corrections.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.05 - Distinguish the basic assumptions of the penitentiary systems
of Pennsylvania and New York.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
11. The New York system of corrections, implemented first in the Auburn State Prison, was founded upon the idea of
complete solitary confinement of inmates.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.05 - Distinguish the basic assumptions of the penitentiary systems
of Pennsylvania and New York.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
12. The positivist school of criminology is centered upon the idea that an individual freely chooses to commit crime;
thus, the act, not the actor, is the most important factor in understanding the causes of crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.07 - Understand the reforms advocated by the Progressives.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
13. The community model of corrections continues to dominate how we punish most felony offenders in the
United States.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.08 - Discuss the forces and events that led to the present crime
control model.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 - Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last
40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
2. Most prisoners in the United States are housed in federal correctional facilities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Corrections System Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 - Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last
40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
3. During the past few years the prison population has continued to increase.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 - Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last
40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
4. The United States has such a huge prison system, compared with other countries, because it has much more crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: American Corrections Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.01 - Describe the growth of the U.S. corrections system in the last
40 years and discuss at least three issues raised by that growth.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
5. The correctional system has no significant relationship to the outside community in which it functions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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, 6. One of the major issues that has plagued corrections has been goal conflict. This conflict centers on the different and
conflicting views of how and why correctional functions should be carried out.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
7. Today, pretrial drug treatment, work center, electronic-monitored home confinement, and restitution are activities
found under the heading of corrections.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: A Systems Framework for Studying Corrections
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.02 - Define the systems framework and explain why it is useful.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
8. Communism is a system of government in which power and responsibilities are split between individual state
governments and one national government.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Corrections System Today
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.03 - Name the various components of the corrections system
today and describe their functions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
9. Until the early 1800s in the United States, correctional officials followed the European practice of corporal
punishment to reprimand criminal behavior.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.05 - Distinguish the basic assumptions of the penitentiary systems
of Pennsylvania and New York.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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, 10. The religious group known as the Puritans was primarily responsible for the creation and implementation of the
Pennsylvania system of corrections.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.05 - Distinguish the basic assumptions of the penitentiary systems
of Pennsylvania and New York.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
11. The New York system of corrections, implemented first in the Auburn State Prison, was founded upon the idea of
complete solitary confinement of inmates.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.05 - Distinguish the basic assumptions of the penitentiary systems
of Pennsylvania and New York.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
12. The positivist school of criminology is centered upon the idea that an individual freely chooses to commit crime;
thus, the act, not the actor, is the most important factor in understanding the causes of crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.07 - Understand the reforms advocated by the Progressives.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
13. The community model of corrections continues to dominate how we punish most felony offenders in the
United States.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The History of Corrections in America
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACIB.CLEA.17.01.08 - Discuss the forces and events that led to the present crime
control model.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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