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Quiz por Lindsay Deems, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Lindsay Deems
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Questão 1
Questão
It is difficult to identify a gang member within a correctional facility.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 2
Questão
Which of the following is an example of a security threat group?
Responda
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Juvenile offenders vulnerable to assault
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Prison psychologists responsible for inmate evaluation
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A prison gang
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Armed corrections staff
Questão 3
Questão
Which of the following is not a function of an institutional gang investigator?
Responda
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Proposing action to neutralize potential disruptive behavior
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Gathering information on institutional STGs
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developing programming to prevent future gang involvement
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gathering information on STG members
Questão 4
Questão
____________ are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises.
Responda
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Neighborhood gangs
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OMGs
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Street gangs
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Prison gangs
Questão 5
Questão
_________ includes any law enforcement practice designed to confront and stop the activities of members of an STG within a correctional facility
Responda
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Step-downing
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shot calling
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classification
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interdiction
Questão 6
Questão
The criminal activities of STGs are intended to
Responda
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ensure the gang's status
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give gang members something to do while in prison
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ensure members' loyalty while behind bars
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generate cash and assets
Questão 7
Questão
STGs have been described as domestic terrorist groups.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 8
Questão
The primary purpose of many neighborhood gangs is
Responda
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selling and distributing drugs
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organizing prostitution rings
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violence
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producing and selling pornographic materials
Questão 9
Questão
A(n) __________ is a criminal organization that originated within the penal system and operates within correctional facilities throughout the U.S.
Responda
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bad news list
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domestic terrorist group
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security threat group
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political prisoner
Questão 10
Questão
In addition to the financial rewards, correctional officers may engage in corrupt acts such as drug smuggling because
Responda
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it is a way to protect themselves from powerful institutional threat groups
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they have been inducted into an STG and support its goals and aims
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they disagree with the way the prison administration deals with STG members
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they disagree with the rules prohibiting drug use in prison
Questão 11
Questão
Correctional treatment leads to lower rates of recidivism, resulting in
Responda
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increased social justice
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the fulfillment of a moral obligation
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a more humane correctional system
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enhanced public safety
Questão 12
Questão
What are the two major strategic processes of corrections?
Responda
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Education and behavior modification
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Reintegration and reentry
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Custody and treatment
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Classification and security
Questão 13
Questão
Nationally, treatment services amount to approximately ______ percent of institutional staff expenditure?
Responda
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20
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25
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5
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10
Questão 14
Questão
What type of prison labor system uses the prison population to produce items that will be sold on the open market?
Responda
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public account
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piece-price
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state-use
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contract labor
Questão 15
Questão
Most immediate health care in prisons is provided by
Responda
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medical students
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nursing students
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licensed physicians
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nurses
Questão 16
Questão
Teaching inmates to increase self-control and use coping mechanisms are common components of what type of program?
Responda
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therapeutic communities
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Cognitive behavioral intervention
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anger management
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gradualism
Questão 17
Questão
Which of the following is not one of the three main themes that run through correctional management?
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correctional administrators' perception of offenders as inferior
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a paramilitary approach to correctional administration
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a gradualism approach to program development and change
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the syndrome of isolationism and withdrawal
Questão 18
Questão
What type of prison labor system entailed renting out parts of the prison population to private businesses or business people?
Responda
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state-use
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piece-price
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public account
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contract labor
Questão 19
Questão
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?
Responda
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anger management
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therapeutic communities
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cognitive behavioral intervention
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gradualism
Questão 20
Questão
At what stage would the determination be made regarding whether to send an inmate to a maximum-, medium-, or low-security correctional facility?
Responda
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reclassification
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external classification
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sentencing
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internal classification
Questão 21
Questão
Which of the following is not one of the major correctional institutions in the state systems?
Responda
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Supermax prisons
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close prisons
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Weekend confinement prisons
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medium security prisons
Questão 22
Questão
What law provides for the principal means of allowing inmate complaints into the federal court system?
Responda
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International Declaration of Human Rights
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United Nations Convention against Torture
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Civil Rights Law of 1871
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Civil Rights Law of 1964
Questão 23
Questão
Which group comprises the fastest-growing segment of the state prison population?
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Asians
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African-Americans
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Hispanics
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Caucasians
Questão 24
Questão
Which type of correctional facility is most expensive to construct and operate?
Responda
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A minimum-security prison
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a maximum-security prison
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a medium-security prison
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a supermax prison
Questão 25
Questão
The majority of correctional facilities in the U.S. are under the control of state agencies.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 26
Questão
Adult male offenders comprise the vast majority of state prison inmates.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 27
Questão
A consent decree gives a correctional institution permission to
Responda
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continue operating until a problem has been fixed within a specific time frime
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transfer an inmate to another facility against the inmate's wish
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allow inmates to participate in work-release programs
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move a problematic inmate into solitary confinement
Questão 28
Questão
This Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
Responda
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Fourth
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First
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Sixth
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Eighth
Questão 29
Questão
Realistically, offenders are assigned to programs based on
Responda
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personal interest
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institutional needs
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rehabilitation potential
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criminal history reports
Questão 30
Questão
Agricultural prisons began in
Responda
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the Midwest
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the southern states
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the western frontier
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the northeast
Questão 31
Questão
What is the main reason for the growth in the need for more community corrections?
Responda
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economic recession
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lack of federal attention to crime
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increased crime in suburban areas
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overcrowded jails and prisons
Questão 32
Questão
Private-sector involvement in corrections is a new concept in the U.S.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 33
Questão
What is the main advantage of private service providers?
Responda
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they are more cost effective
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they are more humane
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they can expand and contract quickly when needs change
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they are able to offer more rehabilitation services to inmates
Questão 34
Questão
A ________ is a powerful politician within a government jurisdiction that has enough influence to secure the approval of a private-sector proposal.
Responda
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rainmaker
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gatekeeper
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hot-button
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cherry-picker
Questão 35
Questão
Which of the following is considered a "hot-button" item for both adult and juvenile inmates?
Responda
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food
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contraband
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recreational programming
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religious services
Questão 36
Questão
Which of the following is not an option for direct private-sector involvement in corrections that was created by the development of intermediate sanctions?
Responda
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treatment programs
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technologies for surveillance
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supermax facilities
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supervised release
Questão 37
Questão
Which of the following offenders would not be housed in a privately operated prison?
Responda
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Inmates for the U.S. Marshall's Service
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Inmates detained pre-trial
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Federal inmates
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State inmates
Questão 38
Questão
What effect has the recent recession had on the private prison industry?
Responda
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the industry grew as states increased their use of private facilities instead of state-run prisons
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the recession did not significantly affect the private prison industry
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many private prisons have closed as states reduced their prison populations
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the increase in crime during the recession contributed to a need for more private prisons
Questão 39
Questão
In which decade did privatization of correctional facilities begin in the U.S.?
Responda
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the 1990s
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the 1980s
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the 1970s
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the 1960s
Questão 40
Questão
Which of the following is not a claim made by private-sector providers?
Responda
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private-sector providers an service offenders at all levels of security
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private sector providers are more effective than state providers
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private-sector providers can reduce corruption
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private-sector providers an do the same tasks at less cost to the state
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