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Correctional Systems and Practices - Exam 2

Question 1 of 40

1

It is difficult to identify a gang member within a correctional facility.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 2 of 40

1

Which of the following is an example of a security threat group?

Select one of the following:

  • Juvenile offenders vulnerable to assault

  • Prison psychologists responsible for inmate evaluation

  • A prison gang

  • Armed corrections staff

Explanation

Question 3 of 40

1

Which of the following is not a function of an institutional gang investigator?

Select one of the following:

  • Proposing action to neutralize potential disruptive behavior

  • Gathering information on institutional STGs

  • developing programming to prevent future gang involvement

  • gathering information on STG members

Explanation

Question 4 of 40

1

____________ are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises.

Select one of the following:

  • Neighborhood gangs

  • OMGs

  • Street gangs

  • Prison gangs

Explanation

Question 5 of 40

1

_________ includes any law enforcement practice designed to confront and stop the activities of members of an STG within a correctional facility

Select one of the following:

  • Step-downing

  • shot calling

  • classification

  • interdiction

Explanation

Question 6 of 40

1

The criminal activities of STGs are intended to

Select one of the following:

  • ensure the gang's status

  • give gang members something to do while in prison

  • ensure members' loyalty while behind bars

  • generate cash and assets

Explanation

Question 7 of 40

1

STGs have been described as domestic terrorist groups.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 40

1

The primary purpose of many neighborhood gangs is

Select one of the following:

  • selling and distributing drugs

  • organizing prostitution rings

  • violence

  • producing and selling pornographic materials

Explanation

Question 9 of 40

1

A(n) __________ is a criminal organization that originated within the penal system and operates within correctional facilities throughout the U.S.

Select one of the following:

  • bad news list

  • domestic terrorist group

  • security threat group

  • political prisoner

Explanation

Question 10 of 40

1

In addition to the financial rewards, correctional officers may engage in corrupt acts such as drug smuggling because

Select one of the following:

  • it is a way to protect themselves from powerful institutional threat groups

  • they have been inducted into an STG and support its goals and aims

  • they disagree with the way the prison administration deals with STG members

  • they disagree with the rules prohibiting drug use in prison

Explanation

Question 11 of 40

1

Correctional treatment leads to lower rates of recidivism, resulting in

Select one of the following:

  • increased social justice

  • the fulfillment of a moral obligation

  • a more humane correctional system

  • enhanced public safety

Explanation

Question 12 of 40

1

What are the two major strategic processes of corrections?

Select one of the following:

  • Education and behavior modification

  • Reintegration and reentry

  • Custody and treatment

  • Classification and security

Explanation

Question 13 of 40

1

Nationally, treatment services amount to approximately ______ percent of institutional staff expenditure?

Select one of the following:

  • 20

  • 25

  • 5

  • 10

Explanation

Question 14 of 40

1

What type of prison labor system uses the prison population to produce items that will be sold on the open market?

Select one of the following:

  • public account

  • piece-price

  • state-use

  • contract labor

Explanation

Question 15 of 40

1

Most immediate health care in prisons is provided by

Select one of the following:

  • medical students

  • nursing students

  • licensed physicians

  • nurses

Explanation

Question 16 of 40

1

Teaching inmates to increase self-control and use coping mechanisms are common components of what type of program?

Select one of the following:

  • therapeutic communities

  • Cognitive behavioral intervention

  • anger management

  • gradualism

Explanation

Question 17 of 40

1

Which of the following is not one of the three main themes that run through correctional management?

Select one of the following:

  • correctional administrators' perception of offenders as inferior

  • a paramilitary approach to correctional administration

  • a gradualism approach to program development and change

  • the syndrome of isolationism and withdrawal

Explanation

Question 18 of 40

1

What type of prison labor system entailed renting out parts of the prison population to private businesses or business people?

Select one of the following:

  • state-use

  • piece-price

  • public account

  • contract labor

Explanation

Question 19 of 40

1

Which type of program focuses on helping offenders change the thoughts, beliefs, and actions that create the potential for criminal behavior and contribute to actual criminal activity?

Select one of the following:

  • anger management

  • therapeutic communities

  • cognitive behavioral intervention

  • gradualism

Explanation

Question 20 of 40

1

At what stage would the determination be made regarding whether to send an inmate to a maximum-, medium-, or low-security correctional facility?

Select one of the following:

  • reclassification

  • external classification

  • sentencing

  • internal classification

Explanation

Question 21 of 40

1

Which of the following is not one of the major correctional institutions in the state systems?

Select one of the following:

  • Supermax prisons

  • close prisons

  • Weekend confinement prisons

  • medium security prisons

Explanation

Question 22 of 40

1

What law provides for the principal means of allowing inmate complaints into the federal court system?

Select one of the following:

  • International Declaration of Human Rights

  • United Nations Convention against Torture

  • Civil Rights Law of 1871

  • Civil Rights Law of 1964

Explanation

Question 23 of 40

1

Which group comprises the fastest-growing segment of the state prison population?

Select one of the following:

  • Asians

  • African-Americans

  • Hispanics

  • Caucasians

Explanation

Question 24 of 40

1

Which type of correctional facility is most expensive to construct and operate?

Select one of the following:

  • A minimum-security prison

  • a maximum-security prison

  • a medium-security prison

  • a supermax prison

Explanation

Question 25 of 40

1

The majority of correctional facilities in the U.S. are under the control of state agencies.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 26 of 40

1

Adult male offenders comprise the vast majority of state prison inmates.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 27 of 40

1

A consent decree gives a correctional institution permission to

Select one of the following:

  • continue operating until a problem has been fixed within a specific time frime

  • transfer an inmate to another facility against the inmate's wish

  • allow inmates to participate in work-release programs

  • move a problematic inmate into solitary confinement

Explanation

Question 28 of 40

1

This Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

Select one of the following:

  • Fourth

  • First

  • Sixth

  • Eighth

Explanation

Question 29 of 40

1

Realistically, offenders are assigned to programs based on

Select one of the following:

  • personal interest

  • institutional needs

  • rehabilitation potential

  • criminal history reports

Explanation

Question 30 of 40

1

Agricultural prisons began in

Select one of the following:

  • the Midwest

  • the southern states

  • the western frontier

  • the northeast

Explanation

Question 31 of 40

1

What is the main reason for the growth in the need for more community corrections?

Select one of the following:

  • economic recession

  • lack of federal attention to crime

  • increased crime in suburban areas

  • overcrowded jails and prisons

Explanation

Question 32 of 40

1

Private-sector involvement in corrections is a new concept in the U.S.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 33 of 40

1

What is the main advantage of private service providers?

Select one of the following:

  • they are more cost effective

  • they are more humane

  • they can expand and contract quickly when needs change

  • they are able to offer more rehabilitation services to inmates

Explanation

Question 34 of 40

1

A ________ is a powerful politician within a government jurisdiction that has enough influence to secure the approval of a private-sector proposal.

Select one of the following:

  • rainmaker

  • gatekeeper

  • hot-button

  • cherry-picker

Explanation

Question 35 of 40

1

Which of the following is considered a "hot-button" item for both adult and juvenile inmates?

Select one of the following:

  • food

  • contraband

  • recreational programming

  • religious services

Explanation

Question 36 of 40

1

Which of the following is not an option for direct private-sector involvement in corrections that was created by the development of intermediate sanctions?

Select one of the following:

  • treatment programs

  • technologies for surveillance

  • supermax facilities

  • supervised release

Explanation

Question 37 of 40

1

Which of the following offenders would not be housed in a privately operated prison?

Select one of the following:

  • Inmates for the U.S. Marshall's Service

  • Inmates detained pre-trial

  • Federal inmates

  • State inmates

Explanation

Question 38 of 40

1

What effect has the recent recession had on the private prison industry?

Select one of the following:

  • the industry grew as states increased their use of private facilities instead of state-run prisons

  • the recession did not significantly affect the private prison industry

  • many private prisons have closed as states reduced their prison populations

  • the increase in crime during the recession contributed to a need for more private prisons

Explanation

Question 39 of 40

1

In which decade did privatization of correctional facilities begin in the U.S.?

Select one of the following:

  • the 1990s

  • the 1980s

  • the 1970s

  • the 1960s

Explanation

Question 40 of 40

1

Which of the following is not a claim made by private-sector providers?

Select one of the following:

  • private-sector providers an service offenders at all levels of security

  • private sector providers are more effective than state providers

  • private-sector providers can reduce corruption

  • private-sector providers an do the same tasks at less cost to the state

Explanation

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