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Corrections: An Introduction, 6th edition
by Richard Seiter
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, Table of content
Chapter 1: The History of Crime and Corrections
Chapter 2: Sentencing and the Correctional Process
Chapter 3: Jails
Chapter 4: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions
Chapter 5: Prison Systems
Chapter 6: Parole and Prisoner Reentry
Chapter 7: The Clients of Adult Correctional Agencies
Chapter 8: The Juvenile Correctional System
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Chapter 9: Special Offenders
Chapter 10: The Management of Prisons
Chapter 11: Prison Life for Inmates
Chapter 12: The World of Prison Staff
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Chapter 13: Custody within a Prison
Chapter 14: Treatment and Programs within a Prison
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Chapter 15: Legal Issues and the Death Penalty
Chapter 16: Current and Future Issues in Corrections
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Corrections: An Introduction, 6e (Seiter)
Chapter 1 The History of Crime and Corrections
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) What was the first penitentiary designed to house sentenced offenders in the United
States called?
A) Western State Penitentiary
B) Walnut Street Jail
C) Eastern State Penitentiary
D) Sing Sing Prison
Answer: B
Page Ref: 15
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Objective: Outline the development of the prison in the United States, including the
Walnut Street Jail, Pennsylvania System, and the Auburn System.
Level: Basic
2) How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission?
I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts
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II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail
III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction
A) I, II
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B) II, III
C) I, III
D) I, II, III
Answer: D
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Page Ref: 4
Objective: Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections, and explain the
concept of the correctional funnel.
Level: Basic
3) Which of the following statements is TRUE of the Walnut Street Jail?
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A) Prisoners were allowed to congregate during the day to work in factories to improve
the production of goods.
B) It introduced the idea of releasing offenders on a conditional basis, leading to the
development of parole.
C) Prison administrators often put masks on inmates as they moved through the prison, to
avoid identification in case they met each other after release.
D) It was an architectural nightmare, built in an octagon with small, dark cells inside the
cellblocks to provide solitary confinement and no labor.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Outline the development of the prison in the United States, including the
Walnut Street Jail, Pennsylvania System, and the Auburn System.
Level: Basic
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4) What is defined as a legislative authorization to provide a specific range of punishment
for a specific crime?
A) punishment guide
B) penal code
C) correctional system
D) fee system
Answer: B
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections, and explain the
concept of the correctional funnel.
Level: Basic
5) What is the hands-off doctrine?
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A) avoidance by the U.S. Supreme Court of judicial intervention in the operations of
prisons and the judgment of correctional administrators
B) a theory of corrections that offenders were sick, inflicted with problems that caused
their criminality
C) a conclusion by Robert Martinson that no correctional treatment program reduces
recidivism
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D) a four-stage system of graduated release from prison and return to the community
Answer: A
Page Ref: 18
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Objective: Describe prison development from the Reformatory Era to the Modern Era.
Level: Basic
6) What was the emphasis in the Rehabilitative Era?
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A) having inmates work and produce products that could help in making the prisons self-
sustaining
B) the professionalizing of staff through recruitment and training, and the implementation
of many self-improvement programs of prison management
C) reformation that expanded education and vocational programs and focused offenders'
attention on their future
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D) holding offenders accountable for their acts and being tough on criminals while
keeping them isolated from law-abiding citizens
Answer: B
Page Ref: 19
Objective: Describe prison development from the Reformatory Era to the Modern Era.
Level: Basic
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Corrections: An Introduction, 6th edition
by Richard Seiter
ST
U
D
YL
AB
, Table of content
Chapter 1: The History of Crime and Corrections
Chapter 2: Sentencing and the Correctional Process
Chapter 3: Jails
Chapter 4: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions
Chapter 5: Prison Systems
Chapter 6: Parole and Prisoner Reentry
Chapter 7: The Clients of Adult Correctional Agencies
Chapter 8: The Juvenile Correctional System
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Chapter 9: Special Offenders
Chapter 10: The Management of Prisons
Chapter 11: Prison Life for Inmates
Chapter 12: The World of Prison Staff
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Chapter 13: Custody within a Prison
Chapter 14: Treatment and Programs within a Prison
D
Chapter 15: Legal Issues and the Death Penalty
Chapter 16: Current and Future Issues in Corrections
YL
AB
, jhgfdsa
Corrections: An Introduction, 6e (Seiter)
Chapter 1 The History of Crime and Corrections
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) What was the first penitentiary designed to house sentenced offenders in the United
States called?
A) Western State Penitentiary
B) Walnut Street Jail
C) Eastern State Penitentiary
D) Sing Sing Prison
Answer: B
Page Ref: 15
ST
Objective: Outline the development of the prison in the United States, including the
Walnut Street Jail, Pennsylvania System, and the Auburn System.
Level: Basic
2) How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission?
I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts
U
II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail
III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction
A) I, II
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B) II, III
C) I, III
D) I, II, III
Answer: D
YL
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections, and explain the
concept of the correctional funnel.
Level: Basic
3) Which of the following statements is TRUE of the Walnut Street Jail?
AB
A) Prisoners were allowed to congregate during the day to work in factories to improve
the production of goods.
B) It introduced the idea of releasing offenders on a conditional basis, leading to the
development of parole.
C) Prison administrators often put masks on inmates as they moved through the prison, to
avoid identification in case they met each other after release.
D) It was an architectural nightmare, built in an octagon with small, dark cells inside the
cellblocks to provide solitary confinement and no labor.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Outline the development of the prison in the United States, including the
Walnut Street Jail, Pennsylvania System, and the Auburn System.
Level: Basic
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4) What is defined as a legislative authorization to provide a specific range of punishment
for a specific crime?
A) punishment guide
B) penal code
C) correctional system
D) fee system
Answer: B
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections, and explain the
concept of the correctional funnel.
Level: Basic
5) What is the hands-off doctrine?
ST
A) avoidance by the U.S. Supreme Court of judicial intervention in the operations of
prisons and the judgment of correctional administrators
B) a theory of corrections that offenders were sick, inflicted with problems that caused
their criminality
C) a conclusion by Robert Martinson that no correctional treatment program reduces
recidivism
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D) a four-stage system of graduated release from prison and return to the community
Answer: A
Page Ref: 18
D
Objective: Describe prison development from the Reformatory Era to the Modern Era.
Level: Basic
6) What was the emphasis in the Rehabilitative Era?
YL
A) having inmates work and produce products that could help in making the prisons self-
sustaining
B) the professionalizing of staff through recruitment and training, and the implementation
of many self-improvement programs of prison management
C) reformation that expanded education and vocational programs and focused offenders'
attention on their future
AB
D) holding offenders accountable for their acts and being tough on criminals while
keeping them isolated from law-abiding citizens
Answer: B
Page Ref: 19
Objective: Describe prison development from the Reformatory Era to the Modern Era.
Level: Basic
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