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Q: The _____________________ design is used for minimum security and a few medium security prisons, utilizes an open design that allows some freedom of movement.

Q: The ___________________________prison design is most widely used for maximum security prisons in the United States.

Q: In the case of ____________________, excessive and unnecessary force and abuse were cited as commonplace in the special housing unit at Pelican Bay in California.

Q: The highest level of incarceration is in the ____________________ prison.

Q: _____________________ is a punishment unit in which inmates are separated from other inmates and are fed in their cells.

Q: In _____________________________, the Supreme Court held that correctional officers employed by a private firm are not entitled to a qualified immunity from suit by prisoners charging a 1983 violation.

Q: In a study comparing private prisons with BOP prisons, the private prisons had ____________________ rates of most kinds of inmate misconduct.

Q: The ____________________________ operates facilities with 75,000 inmates in 61 correctional institutions.

Q: Federal Prison Industries, or____________________ is the gold standard for inmate vocational programs.

Q: ____________________offenders make up more than 50 percent of all sentenced inmates, while property offenders make up approximately ______percent of all sentenced inmates.

Q: ____________________is a current movement that believes that the purpose of corrections is to punish offenders as severely as possible.

Q: Prisons cost taxpayers about $ ____________________billion a year.

Q: More than____________________ of all inmates will return to prison within 6 years of their release.

Q: Planning, monitoring, staff development and fiscal management are some of the responsibilities of wardens or superintendants. a. True b. False

Q: Radial designs and courtyard designs are primarily the same thing and are used for the construction of supermax prisons. a. True b. False

Q: There are two prison architectural designs: radial and telephone pole. a. True b. False

Q: Administrators uniformly agree that supermax prisons improve systemwide prison safety, order, and control, as well as contribute to many positive unintended effects. a. True b. False

Q: In most maximum security prisons, there is a punishment unit for inmates. a. True b. False

Q: More than 40 states have either built supermax prisons or added high-security units to existing facilities in order to contain problem prisoners. a. True b. False

Q: Inmates usually have less than a year before release when they are moved to minimum security facilities. a. True b. False

Q: In medium-security prisons, the emphasis is on controlled access to programs. a. True b. False

Q: The rackets are much less developed in women's prisons; drugs, for example, are found much less in women's prisons compared to male prisons. a. True b. False

Q: In comparison to male prisons, female prisons are much larger. a. True b. False

Q: Two companies operate more than half of the contracts of private correctional facilities: the Corrections Corporation of America andthe GEO Group Inc. a. True b. False

Q: Some research does exist that inmates released from private prisons who do reoffend commit less serious offenses than those released from public institutions. a. True b. False

Q: Privately operated facilities are generally located in the northeast region of the United States. a. True b. False

Q: There is only one private corporation managing and operating prisons and jails that guarantees a monopoly. a. True b. False

Q: State departments of corrections have underdeveloped programming, insufficient prison industries for inmates, and lack of resources for anything other than prison construction. a. True b. False

Q: State correctional institutions have improved over the years, mostly due to training, research, and evaluation. a. True b. False

Q: Every state has its own department of corrections. a. True b. False

Q: Federal prisons do not have the same problem with overcrowding as state prisons. a. True b. False

Q: The Federal Bureau of Prisons accepts hard-to-control inmates from state prisons. a. True b. False

Q: The rate of incarceration has increased for white women and declined for African American women. a. True b. False

Q: The crime rate has increased and the number of people in prison has declined. a. True b. False

Q: Most former prisoners are not likely to recidivate. a. True b. False

Q: Contemporary prisons provide good jobs for local communities. a. True b. False

Q: Bob has been incarcerated for 16 years. He is serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery. During his 16 years in prison he has been housed in seven different facilities around the state. One of the institutions where Bob spent 5 years had long central corridors. This design made it possible to house prisoners by classification levels. What architectural design was this prison? a. radial b. telephone-pole c. courtyard d. campus style

Q: Bob has been incarcerated for 16 years. He is serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery. During his 16 years in prison he has been housed in seven different facilities around the state. If Bob continues to behave, he will be eligible for release in 1 year. He has requested a transfer to a prison closer to his hometown that has a relaxed perimeter security. Here, he will have more freedom and be permitted to work outside jobs. Which type of facility is Bob requesting to be transferred to? a. minimum b. medium c. maximum d. supermax

Q: Bob has been incarcerated for 16 years. He is serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery. During his 16 years in prison he has been housed in seven different facilities around the state. During his 16 years in prison, Bob encountered many inmates. Ten years ago, another inmate stabbed Bob and a correctional officer after Bob would not give him his food. This inmate was sent to the most secure institution in the state, where inmates are typically on 23-hour lock-down. In this prison, the cells are angled so that prisoners can see neither each other nor the outside scenery. Which type of prison was this inmate sent to? a. minimum b. medium c. maximum d. supermax

Q: Bob has been incarcerated for 16 years. He is serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery. During his 16 years in prison he has been housed in seven different facilities around the state. Ten years ago, Bob got into trouble often with the officers for not following the rules of the institution and for getting into fights with other inmates. At this institution, he was sent to a punishment unit in which inmates are separated from one another and are fed in their cells. Which type of facility was Bob housed in where they had this segregation? a. minimum b. medium c. maximum d. supermax

Q: Bob has been incarcerated for 16 years. He is serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery. During his 16 years in prison he has been housed in seven different facilities around the state. Currently, Bob is being held in a facility with double fencing, guarded towers, and zonal security systems to control inmate movement within the institution. Here, it is expected that he participate in industrial and education programs. What type of facility is Bob currently being housed in? a. minimum b. medium c. maximum d. supermax

Q: Nathan and Thomas were both just convicted of felonies and sentenced to prison. Nathan was convicted of attempted murder. Thomas was convicted of stealing multiple vehicles. Both offenders have juvenile records, but this is their first conviction in adult court. Nathan is being sent to a state institution. Thomas is being sent to a private prison in the state. While incarcerated, Thomas files a lawsuit against the private prison corporation, charging a 1983 violation. He also files a lawsuit against the officer that he alleges used excessive force and violence. What case held that correctional officers employed by a private firm are not entitled to a qualified immunity from suit by prisoners charging a section 1983 violation? a. Richardson v. McKnight b. Correction Services Corp. v. Malesko c. Madrid v. Gomez d. Hudson v. Palmer

Q: Nathan and Thomas were both just convicted of felonies and sentenced to prison. Nathan was convicted of attempted murder. Thomas was convicted of stealing multiple vehicles. Both offenders have juvenile records, but this is their first conviction in adult court. Nathan is being sent to a state institution. Thomas is being sent to a private prison in the state. The state utilizes private prisons for inmates classified as nonviolent offenders. The argument behind this approach is that private prisons are more cost-effective than state-run prisons. What does the current research say about the cost-effectiveness of private prisons in comparison to state prisons? a. Evaluation studies have been inconclusive. b. Evaluation studies show that private prisons can do the same job as a public prison for half the cost. c. Evaluation studies show that private prisons can do the same job as a public prison for one-fourth the cost. d. Evaluation studies show that public prisons can do the same job as a private prison for half the cost.

Q: Nathan and Thomas were both just convicted of felonies and sentenced to prison. Nathan was convicted of attempted murder. Thomas was convicted of stealing multiple vehicles. Both offenders have juvenile records, but this is their first conviction in adult court. Nathan is being sent to a state institution. Thomas is being sent to a private prison in the state. If Thomas fits the demographic of being more likely to be sentenced for a property offense, what race/ethnicity is he? a. African American b. Hispanic c. Native American d. white

Q: Nathan and Thomas were both just convicted of felonies and sentenced to prison. Nathan was convicted of attempted murder. Thomas was convicted of stealing multiple vehicles. Both offenders have juvenile records, but this is their first conviction in adult court. Nathan is being sent to a state institution. Thomas is being sent to a private prison in the state. Thomas's crime of motor vehicle theft is classified as a property crime. What percentage of state inmates are property offenders? a. 8 percent b. 18 percent c. 35 percent d. 52 percent

Q: Nathan and Thomas were both just convicted of felonies and sentenced to prison. Nathan was convicted of attempted murder. Thomas was convicted of stealing multiple vehicles. Both offenders have juvenile records, but this is their first conviction in adult court. Nathan is being sent to a state institution. Thomas is being sent to a private prison in the state. Nathan's crime of attempted murder is classified as a violent crime. What percentage of state inmates are violent offenders? a. 8 percent b. 17 percent c. 35 percent d. 53 percent

Q: An approach to prison management that is focused on anticipating problems before they occur is a: a. proactive warden. b. convict leader. c. new technology device. d. prison design.

Q: A good correctional administrator must encompass the establishment of: a. policy. b. planning. c. responses to civil suits. d. all of these choices.

Q: Who among the correctional administration holds the responsibility of developing new training programs and making changes in job assignments when necessary? a. warden b. case manager c. correctional line manager d. human resources

Q: A form of new prison technology is: a. ground-penetrating radar. b. transmitter wristbands. c. biometric recognition. d. all of these choices.

Q: An open prison design that allows some freedom of movement is the______ one. a. radial b. circular c. campus style d. courtyard style

Q: In newer prisons, the _______ design includes small housing units. a. dormitory b. courtyard c. radial d. telephone pole

Q: Explain the use of biometrics in the jail/prison setting.

Q: Name three of the most serious issues facing the jails in the United States today.

Q: Discuss some of the health care issues confronting individuals in the jail setting.

Q: Name at least four jail programs currently utilized.

Q: How do regional jails differ from other models?

Q: What are the four generations of jail supervision?

Q: Name and explain the three alternatives to local control of jails.

Q: Discuss jail populations and why they continue to increase.

Q: Discuss social class and the jail population.

Q: What occurs during the booking and classification process at a jail?

Q: Discuss the historical origins of the jail in what would become the United States.

Q: What are the three different types of local correctional institutions?

Q: A new method of tracking inmates by utilizing physiological or behavioral characteristics in a three-step process is known as ____________________ technology.

Q: If inmates are considered a high risk for suicide, they may be monitored with ___________________, in which inmates are placed in specially equipped cells and in which there is frequent supervision.

Q: The new-generation jails are based on the ____________________model.

Q: An ___________________ is an incarceration facility that has a centrally placed, high-strength, mirrored-glass control center with a panoramic view that provides 100 percent surveillance of the entire facility.

Q: ____________________jails provide indirect or podular/remote surveillance.

Q: ____________________ jails provide linear/intermittent surveillance of inmates.

Q: This act, _______________, is dedicated to collecting national prison rape statistics, data, and conducting research; disseminating information and procedures for combating prison rape; and assisting in funding state programs.

Q: _________________ jails offer many advantages, including effective supervision of inmates, improved communication between staff and inmates, safety of staff and inmates, and improved classification and orientation of inmates.

Q: An arrangement when a jurisdiction with an adequate jail is willing to contract with neighboring cities and counties to house prisoners on a per diem basis is known as __________________________.

Q: In more than 3,000 counties in the United States, the ______________ runs the jail.

Q: Criminologist John Irwin refers to disorderly and disorganized persons as _______________.

Q: The number of juveniles held in jails has declined primarily because of the ____________________.

Q: After an arrest, an individual is taken to jail to first go through____________________.

Q: In New Hampshire and Massachusetts, a ________________ holds convicted misdemeanants and a county jail holds pretrial detainees.

Q: The first colony to institute a jail was _______________.

Q: Jail officers are adequately trained to deal appropriately with mentally ill prisoners. a. True b. False