CJC Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
england - CORRECT ANSWER - The use and operation of jail facilities owe their origin
to ______.
gaols - CORRECT ANSWER - Jails in England were referred to as ______ during the
Middle Ages.
county-level law enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - Most jails are operated by ______.
80% - CORRECT ANSWER - At midyear 2016, only about ______ of jail bed space was
occupied.
rural jails - CORRECT ANSWER - Tight budgets, limited training of staff, and lack of
medical services are all problems facing ______.
metropolitan jails - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals cycling in and out of the facility,
large number of persons with mental disturbances, and homeless inmate are issues commonly
facing ______.
There is a smaller female inmate population than in decades past. - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the following are accurate statements about modern jails except this.
direct-supervision jails - CORRECT ANSWER - This design intends to allow the staff to
supervise the inmate population while negating the ability of predatory inmates to control a cell
block or dormitory.
community jails - CORRECT ANSWER - ______ are devised so that programming
provided on the outside does not end at the jail facility.
,short-term jails - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of facilities hold sentenced inmates
for no more than 1 year?
the booking area - CORRECT ANSWER - The most important area in both short-term and
long-term facilities is ______.
smartJAIL - CORRECT ANSWER - This system provides all the information needed to
manage data and processes for jails of any size or complexity.
The shutting down of many smaller jails - CORRECT ANSWER - The use of jails for
long-term inmates can be traced to three broad reasons. Which of the following is not one of the
reasons?
white - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is the largest demographic concentration of the
national inmate population in jail and detention facilities (excluding California)?
oregon - CORRECT ANSWER - Which state developed the matrix system, a system
designed to release inmates early from the jail when the facility's population exceeds the capacity
of the structure?
elderly inmates - CORRECT ANSWER - These inmates are more likely to have health
problems than other inmates.
inmate release dates - CORRECT ANSWER - What is not included in a jail's written
exposure plan?
county-correctional officers - CORRECT ANSWER - These staff are underpaid in relation
to other law enforcement officers.
coequal staffing - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the most direct means of increasing
professionalism in the jailer's career track is to utilize what Stohr et al. (2008) refer to as ______.
, pretrial detainees - CORRECT ANSWER - In the United States, the concept of "innocent
until proven guilty" creates many problems for local jails. Which portion of the jail population is
in direct conflict with the presumption of innocence?
shock incarceration - CORRECT ANSWER - ______ is short term of incarceration
followed by a specified term of community supervision in hopes of deterring the offender from
recidivating.
food complaints of offenders - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is not a common specialized
need that emerges in the jail setting?
detoxification - CORRECT ANSWER - What is designed for persons dependent on
narcotic drugs and is typically found in inpatient settings with programs that last for 7 to 21
days?
mania - CORRECT ANSWER - Roughly 64% of all jail inmates have a mental health
problem. Which diagnosis is most diagnosed within the jail populations?
white males - CORRECT ANSWER - ______ are more likely to commit suicide in jail
than any other group.
probation - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most common sanction administered in the
United States?
united states - CORRECT ANSWER - Probation has its origins in which country?
john agustus - CORRECT ANSWER - The father of modern probation is ______.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
england - CORRECT ANSWER - The use and operation of jail facilities owe their origin
to ______.
gaols - CORRECT ANSWER - Jails in England were referred to as ______ during the
Middle Ages.
county-level law enforcement - CORRECT ANSWER - Most jails are operated by ______.
80% - CORRECT ANSWER - At midyear 2016, only about ______ of jail bed space was
occupied.
rural jails - CORRECT ANSWER - Tight budgets, limited training of staff, and lack of
medical services are all problems facing ______.
metropolitan jails - CORRECT ANSWER - Individuals cycling in and out of the facility,
large number of persons with mental disturbances, and homeless inmate are issues commonly
facing ______.
There is a smaller female inmate population than in decades past. - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the following are accurate statements about modern jails except this.
direct-supervision jails - CORRECT ANSWER - This design intends to allow the staff to
supervise the inmate population while negating the ability of predatory inmates to control a cell
block or dormitory.
community jails - CORRECT ANSWER - ______ are devised so that programming
provided on the outside does not end at the jail facility.
,short-term jails - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of facilities hold sentenced inmates
for no more than 1 year?
the booking area - CORRECT ANSWER - The most important area in both short-term and
long-term facilities is ______.
smartJAIL - CORRECT ANSWER - This system provides all the information needed to
manage data and processes for jails of any size or complexity.
The shutting down of many smaller jails - CORRECT ANSWER - The use of jails for
long-term inmates can be traced to three broad reasons. Which of the following is not one of the
reasons?
white - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is the largest demographic concentration of the
national inmate population in jail and detention facilities (excluding California)?
oregon - CORRECT ANSWER - Which state developed the matrix system, a system
designed to release inmates early from the jail when the facility's population exceeds the capacity
of the structure?
elderly inmates - CORRECT ANSWER - These inmates are more likely to have health
problems than other inmates.
inmate release dates - CORRECT ANSWER - What is not included in a jail's written
exposure plan?
county-correctional officers - CORRECT ANSWER - These staff are underpaid in relation
to other law enforcement officers.
coequal staffing - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the most direct means of increasing
professionalism in the jailer's career track is to utilize what Stohr et al. (2008) refer to as ______.
, pretrial detainees - CORRECT ANSWER - In the United States, the concept of "innocent
until proven guilty" creates many problems for local jails. Which portion of the jail population is
in direct conflict with the presumption of innocence?
shock incarceration - CORRECT ANSWER - ______ is short term of incarceration
followed by a specified term of community supervision in hopes of deterring the offender from
recidivating.
food complaints of offenders - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is not a common specialized
need that emerges in the jail setting?
detoxification - CORRECT ANSWER - What is designed for persons dependent on
narcotic drugs and is typically found in inpatient settings with programs that last for 7 to 21
days?
mania - CORRECT ANSWER - Roughly 64% of all jail inmates have a mental health
problem. Which diagnosis is most diagnosed within the jail populations?
white males - CORRECT ANSWER - ______ are more likely to commit suicide in jail
than any other group.
probation - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most common sanction administered in the
United States?
united states - CORRECT ANSWER - Probation has its origins in which country?
john agustus - CORRECT ANSWER - The father of modern probation is ______.
