CORRECTIONS QUIZ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
In the 17th century, the army was seen as a ______ due to the use of criminals in
military service. - Answer-penal sanction
Quaker leaders believed prisoners ______. - Answer-should be protected from each
other's influence
During much of the 1900s, prisoners in agricultural states were ______. - Answer-
used to pick crops to defeat farm unions during strikes
Zebulon Brockway wrote and helped pass the indeterminate sentencing law in 1877.
- Answer-punishments for crime had become too harsh
During the later Middle Ages, punishment for crimes ______. - Answer-became
increasingly violent and brutal
Many American prisons in the 19th century made profits. - Answer-1) True
Which of the following became the dominant method of punishment in the early
Middle Ages? - Answer-fines and penance
Which of the following is an example of a proposal made by Enlightenment thinkers?
- Answer-protection against false imprisonment
The history of American corrections ______. - Answer-is a manifestation of social
context and culture
Zebulon Brockway blamed the actions of criminals on ______. - Answer-genetic
inferiority and poor parenting
The need for goods made by prisoners decreased during the Civil War. - Answer-1)
False
During his administration, President Obama ______. - Answer-issued more pardons
than his predecessors
One of the main complaints of assassin Evan Spencer Ebel was ______. - Answer-
being forced to spend time in solitary confinement
Between 1980 and 2008, the U.S. prison population ______. - Answer-grew at
approximately 10 times the rate of the overall population
The portion of a civil case that is supposed to make things more efficient and speedy
is the ______ stage. - Answer-pretrial
, Compared to previous Attorney General Eric Holder, Attorney General Jeff Sessions
______. - Answer-demanded stiffer penalties and longer sentences for most crimes
Which of the following is a goal of the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013? - Answer-
reduce costs related to incarceration
Which of the following was true of galley slavery? - Answer-It was a source of labor
for a dangerous and undesirable job.
Which of the following punishments did the urban bourgeoisie lobby for in the later
Middle Ages? - Answer-execution
Which of the following statements about the Elmira Reformatory is true? - Answer-
Elmira had a system that allowed prisoners to earn merits and demerits.
Angola Prison is known for its punitive and racist environment. - Answer-true
The 1995 Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) argued that ______. - Answer-
lawsuits initiated by inmates were out of control
From the 1970s to the 1990s, popular opinion felt that ______. - Answer-
rehabilitation efforts for inmates were failing
The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
(1967) attempted to ______. - Answer-replace incarceration with community-based
sanctions
Sentencing commissions were created in the ______ to regulate the disparities in
sentences within states. - Answer-1970s
If risk and needs assessment tools are going to work, they need to ______. -
Answer-Be proven with empirical studies
Which of the following staff are responsible for preparing the presentence reports? -
Answer-probation workers
True or false
Truth-in-sentencing laws eliminated and/or limited the reduction of sentences. -
Answer-true
Restorative justice allows ______. - Answer-Criminals to have a route back to being
a beneficial part of society
Which of the following statements is true about noncriminogenic needs? - Answer-
They are not proven to be correlated with the risk of reoffending.
True or false
The foundation for retributive justice is "an eye for an eye." - Answer-True
ANSWERS
In the 17th century, the army was seen as a ______ due to the use of criminals in
military service. - Answer-penal sanction
Quaker leaders believed prisoners ______. - Answer-should be protected from each
other's influence
During much of the 1900s, prisoners in agricultural states were ______. - Answer-
used to pick crops to defeat farm unions during strikes
Zebulon Brockway wrote and helped pass the indeterminate sentencing law in 1877.
- Answer-punishments for crime had become too harsh
During the later Middle Ages, punishment for crimes ______. - Answer-became
increasingly violent and brutal
Many American prisons in the 19th century made profits. - Answer-1) True
Which of the following became the dominant method of punishment in the early
Middle Ages? - Answer-fines and penance
Which of the following is an example of a proposal made by Enlightenment thinkers?
- Answer-protection against false imprisonment
The history of American corrections ______. - Answer-is a manifestation of social
context and culture
Zebulon Brockway blamed the actions of criminals on ______. - Answer-genetic
inferiority and poor parenting
The need for goods made by prisoners decreased during the Civil War. - Answer-1)
False
During his administration, President Obama ______. - Answer-issued more pardons
than his predecessors
One of the main complaints of assassin Evan Spencer Ebel was ______. - Answer-
being forced to spend time in solitary confinement
Between 1980 and 2008, the U.S. prison population ______. - Answer-grew at
approximately 10 times the rate of the overall population
The portion of a civil case that is supposed to make things more efficient and speedy
is the ______ stage. - Answer-pretrial
, Compared to previous Attorney General Eric Holder, Attorney General Jeff Sessions
______. - Answer-demanded stiffer penalties and longer sentences for most crimes
Which of the following is a goal of the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013? - Answer-
reduce costs related to incarceration
Which of the following was true of galley slavery? - Answer-It was a source of labor
for a dangerous and undesirable job.
Which of the following punishments did the urban bourgeoisie lobby for in the later
Middle Ages? - Answer-execution
Which of the following statements about the Elmira Reformatory is true? - Answer-
Elmira had a system that allowed prisoners to earn merits and demerits.
Angola Prison is known for its punitive and racist environment. - Answer-true
The 1995 Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) argued that ______. - Answer-
lawsuits initiated by inmates were out of control
From the 1970s to the 1990s, popular opinion felt that ______. - Answer-
rehabilitation efforts for inmates were failing
The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
(1967) attempted to ______. - Answer-replace incarceration with community-based
sanctions
Sentencing commissions were created in the ______ to regulate the disparities in
sentences within states. - Answer-1970s
If risk and needs assessment tools are going to work, they need to ______. -
Answer-Be proven with empirical studies
Which of the following staff are responsible for preparing the presentence reports? -
Answer-probation workers
True or false
Truth-in-sentencing laws eliminated and/or limited the reduction of sentences. -
Answer-true
Restorative justice allows ______. - Answer-Criminals to have a route back to being
a beneficial part of society
Which of the following statements is true about noncriminogenic needs? - Answer-
They are not proven to be correlated with the risk of reoffending.
True or false
The foundation for retributive justice is "an eye for an eye." - Answer-True
