Answer questions for Corrections class
Question 12 pts
What was the main, if not only, concern of prisons when they were first built?
Group of answer choices
Cost-saving
Safety
Rehabilitation
Security
Flag question: Question 2
Question 22 pts
About 1 in every 4 probationers is a:
Group of answer choices
Property offender
Juvenile offender
First-time offender
Female offender
Flag question: Question 3
Question 32 pts
A legal injury caused by an individual's violation or disregard of law is called a:
Group of answer choices
Tort
Writ of habeus corpus
Hands-off doctrine
Writ of certiorari
Flag question: Question 4
Question 42 pts
The range of options that fall between incarceration and probation is known as:
Group of answer choices
Community-based corrections
Intermediate sanctions
Determinate sentencing
Totality of conditions
Flag question: Question 5
Question 52 pts
Being placed in supermax facilities can lead to:
Group of answer choices
Special housing unit sydnrome
Disparity
Rehabilitation
Hedonistic calculus
Flag question: Question 6
Question 62 pts
Any spoken communication that defames one's character is called:
Group of answer choices
Emotional distress
Intentional tort
Libel
Slander
Flag question: Question 7
Question 72 pts
Which Amendment guarantees inmates the right to a basic standard of care and conditions while incarcerated?
Group of answer choices
8th
1st
14th
4th
Flag question: Question 8
Question 82 pts
Which of the following is NOT a secure design style of prisons?
Group of answer choices
Ladder
Pentagram
Wheel
Courtyard
Flag question: Question 9
Question 92 pts
Sing Sing is an example of what style of prison?
Group of answer choices
Big House
Farm
Factory
Panopticon
Flag question: Question 10
Question 102 pts
Which of the following is an example of a penal colony?
Group of answer choices
Alcatraz
Deer Island
Riker's Island
Devil's Island
Flag question: Question 11
Question 112 pts
The concept of anomie is associated with which criminological theory?
Group of answer choices
Social learning theory
Strain theory
Social bond theory
Labeling theory
Flag question: Question 12
Question 122 pts
Which intermediate sanction is based in treatment services?
Group of answer choices
Community service
Day reporting centers
ISP
EMS
Flag question: Question 13
Question 132 pts
What was the original purpose of solitary confinement?
Group of answer choices
Consolidation of resources
Retribution through isolation
Protection of inmates
Rehabilitation through reflection and prayer
Flag question: Question 14
Question 142 pts
Where was the first jail in America built?
Group of answer choices
Washington, D.C.
Boston
Jamestown
Philadelphia
Flag question: Question 15
Question 152 pts
What was the first US supermax prison?
Group of answer choices
Eastern State Penitentiary
Sing Sing
ADX Florence
Alcatraz
Flag question: Question 16
Question 162 pts
Where was probation first utilized?
Group of answer choices
Boston
Washington, D.C.
New York City
Philadelphia
Flag question: Question 17
Question 172 pts
The risk of what is greater in jails than in prisons?
Group of answer choices
Gang initiation
Suicide
Recidivism
Deterrence
Flag question: Question 18
Question 182 pts
Which style of probation officer supervision is most focused on rehabilitation?
Group of answer choices
Punitive officer
Welfare worker
Passive agent
Paternal officer
Flag question: Question 19
Question 192 pts
Arguments that the death penalty is unconstitutional are often filed on the grounds of which Amendment?
Group of answer choices
First
Fourth
Fourteenth
Eighth
Flag question: Question 20
Question 202 pts
Old boats that were used to house prisoners were called:
Group of answer choices
Hulks
Bastilles
Jails
Gaols
Flag question: Question 21
Question 212 pts
What is the most commonly used correctional sanction?
Group of answer choices
Jail
Parole
Prison
Probation
Flag question: Question 22
Question 222 pts
Which of the following is NOT a goal of classification systems in prisons and jails?
Group of answer choices
Protect the public
Control inmate behavior
Protect the inmates
Keep inmates confined
Flag question: Question 23
Question 232 pts
A court order that requires an agency to stop or amend some of its actions is called:
Group of answer choices
Declaratory judgement
Punitive damages
Consent decree
An injunction
Flag question: Question 24
Question 242 pts
What is the most utilized intermediate sanction?
Group of answer choices
EMS
Fines
Community service
ISP
Flag question: Question 25
Question 252 pts
Which type of intermediate sanction are those convicted of felonies most likely to get?
Group of answer choices
ISP
EMS
House arrest
Community service
Q26(1) Define jail and (2) prison and (3) discuss the differences between them.
Q27Explain (1) the Pennsylvania and (2) the Auburn systems of prisons and (3) discuss the
Q28(1) Define reentry and (2) explain why it is a concern.
Q29(1) What are corrections? (2) What purpose do they serve in our society? (3) Provide at least three examples of corrections in your discussion.