CJUS EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
, During which of the following decades was the medical model a popular theory of
institutional corrections?
*the 1920s and 1930s
*the 1940s and 1950s
*the 1960s and 1970s
*the 1980s and 1990s - ANSWERSThe 1940s and 1950s
In 2012, private contractors operated about ________ percent of all state prisons.
*5
*11
*23
*37 - ANSWERS11
Which of the following terms is a theory of institutional corrections, popular during the
1940s and 1950s, in which crime was seen as symptomatic of personal illness in need
of treatment?
*hands-off philosophy
*crisis intervention
*medical model
*radical nonintervention - ANSWERSMedical model
When compared with the overall U.S. population, which of the following statements is
true of prison inmates in the United States?
*They are much more likely to be married
*They are more likely to be diagnosed with serious psychological distress
*They are much more likely to be educated
*They are underrepresented between the ages 25 and 45 - ANSWERSThey are more
likely to be diagnosed with serious psychological distress
What was the approximate total amount spent on state and federal prisons in the United
States in 2017?
*$11 billion
*$66.7 billion
$102 billion
$500 billion - ANSWERS$66.7 billion
In which of the following types of jails are there no physical barriers between
correctional officers and inmates?
*first-generation jails
*second-generation jails
*third-generation jails
*fourth-generation jails - ANSWERSThird-generation jails
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
, During which of the following decades was the medical model a popular theory of
institutional corrections?
*the 1920s and 1930s
*the 1940s and 1950s
*the 1960s and 1970s
*the 1980s and 1990s - ANSWERSThe 1940s and 1950s
In 2012, private contractors operated about ________ percent of all state prisons.
*5
*11
*23
*37 - ANSWERS11
Which of the following terms is a theory of institutional corrections, popular during the
1940s and 1950s, in which crime was seen as symptomatic of personal illness in need
of treatment?
*hands-off philosophy
*crisis intervention
*medical model
*radical nonintervention - ANSWERSMedical model
When compared with the overall U.S. population, which of the following statements is
true of prison inmates in the United States?
*They are much more likely to be married
*They are more likely to be diagnosed with serious psychological distress
*They are much more likely to be educated
*They are underrepresented between the ages 25 and 45 - ANSWERSThey are more
likely to be diagnosed with serious psychological distress
What was the approximate total amount spent on state and federal prisons in the United
States in 2017?
*$11 billion
*$66.7 billion
$102 billion
$500 billion - ANSWERS$66.7 billion
In which of the following types of jails are there no physical barriers between
correctional officers and inmates?
*first-generation jails
*second-generation jails
*third-generation jails
*fourth-generation jails - ANSWERSThird-generation jails
