Long term inmates are recognized as those who suffer from:
a. physical stress
b. emotional stress
c. medical problems
d. disciplinary actions
b. medical problems
93 percent of the adult prison population is:
a. African American.
b. Latino.
c. Male.
d. White.
c. male
America's oldest prison was built in 1798. This prison was located in what city in New Jersey:
a. Dalton
b. Trenton
c. Wilmington
d. Wilbur
b. Trenton
The prison design most often used for female and juvenile inmates is:
a. Radial design
b. telephone pole design
c. campus style
d. courtyard style
c. campus style
The __________ model was dominant in the 1960s and early 1970s.
a. retribution
b. incapacitation
c. rehabilitation
d. reintegration
c. rehabilitation
In the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, prisoners demanded their constitutional rights as:
a. inmates.
b. citizens.
c. human beings.
d. people.
b. citizens
At present, the focus of corrections has shifted to:
a. crime control.
b. rehabilitation.
c. treatment.
d. restitution.
a. crime control
Most prisons employ a __________ model.
a. rehabilitative
b. reintegration
c. retributive
d. custodial
d. custodial
Some Prisons are operated under the direction of:
a. the federal government.
b. sheriff's
c. police departments.
d. local government
a. the federal government
The Federal Bureau of Prisons was created within:
a. the Department of the Interior.
b. the Department of Justice.
c. the National Institute of Justice.
d. the Department of Homeland Security.
b. the Department of Justice
As state's deal with severe budgetary problems the future of private prisons is:
a. secure.
b. positive.
c. assured.
d. uncertain.
d. uncertain
Today's prison construction is greatly influenced by:
a. drug use.
b. scare tactics.
c. cost.
d. politics.
c. cost
The cost of maintaining a(n) __________ inmate is much higher than costs associated with other incarcerated populations.
a. elderly
b. younger
c. female
d. male
a. elderly
The rate of confirmed AIDS cases in state and federal prisons is __________ in the total U.S. population.
a. three times lower than
b. the same as
c. 2.5 times higher
d. on a par with
c. 2.5 times higher
Rates of HIV infection are higher in __________ prisoners.
a. female
b. male
c. juvenile
d. homosexual
a. female
Mass closings of public hospitals for the mentally ill began in the:
a. 1950s.
b. 1960s.
c. 1970s.
d. 1980s.
b. 1960s
According to sociologists, the "big house" image of the American prison has:
a. ceased to show a limited understanding of the contemporary prison.
b. provided us with a deeper understanding of the modern prison.
c. spawned a great deal of humanitarian ref
a. ceased to show a limited understanding of the contemporary prison.
Until recently _______on the question of private prison cost-effectiveness has been lacking.
a. research
b. misunderstandings
c. conflicts
d. disagreements
a. research
A majority of all state prisoners throughout the country are housed in __________ prisons.
a. maximum security
b. medium security
c. minimum security
d. super max
b. medium security
With the correctional focus shifting to crime control, some believe that offenders have had it too soft, resulting in:
a. the institution of strict regimes in prisons.
b. the removal of educational and recreational amenities from prisons.
c. an increase i
d. all of these
Historically, the __________ has been an innovator in the field of corrections.
a. State of Texas Department of Corrections
b. State of Illinois Department of Corrections
c. Federal Bureau of Investigation
d. Federal Bureau of Prisons
d. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Responsibility of housing federal pretrial detainees belongs to:
a. the FBI.
b. the Secret Service.
c. the Marshal's Service.
d. none of these.
c. the Marshal's Service
According to the author, the general rule of architecture, including prisons, is that form follows:
a. freedom.
b. function.
c. style.
d. all of these.
b. function
Prisons designed to hold the "toughest of the tough" are called:
a. maximum security prisons.
b. solitary confinement.
c. custodial confinement.
d. super-max prisons.
d. super-max prisons
Private enterprise has __________ played a role in American corrections.
a. never
b. always
c. sometimes
d. only recently
b. always
The 1960's and 70's reflected the dominance of the rehabilitative model toward inmates.
true
The civil rights movement had no affect on prisoners.
false
The amount of prisoners currently incarcerated has declined over the past decade.
false
Many states have removed educational and recreations amenities from their institutions.
true
The reintegration model is linked to the structures and goals of community corrections
true
According to the author, mental illness is prevalent in prison.
true
The American Correctional Association determines all prison classification in this country.
false
Eastern State Penitentiary followed the concept of a radial design to house inmates.
true
Section 1983 allows inmates to sue public officials for constitutional violations.
true
All state prisons test new inmates for HIV.
false
A prison designed and organized to permit inmates and visitors as much freedom as is consistent with the concept of incarceration is a _____________ prison.
minimum-security
Administrators believe that elderly inmates should remain in general prison population however receive _______________accommodations.
special
A ___________ prison is designed and organized to minimize the possibility of escapes and violence, thereby imposing strict limitations on the freedom of both inmates and visitors.
maximum-security
_______________ activity among men is one way HIV is transmitted in prison populations.
homosexual
A _____________ prison is designed to prevent escapes and violence but in a less rigid atmosphere.
medium-security
_____________ appoints the Bureau of Prisons director.
the president
During the rehabilitation model many prisons were converted into ____________institutions.
correctional
According to the author, the incarceration rate of the _________________ill is considerably higher than that of the general population.
mentally
The design of a structure should serve the structure's ____________.
purpose
The _________________ was created by Congress in 1930 and given the responsibility for "safekeeping, care, protection, instruction, and discipline" of persons charge or convicted of offenses against the United States.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Maximum security
strict limitations on freedom of inmates/visitors
Medium security
restrictions on inmates/visitors are less strict than maximum security
Custodial model
Emphasizes security, discipline, and order
Minimum security
inmates and visitors have a great deal of freedom
Radial design
A control center from which to monitor movement
Telephone-Pole design
Central corridor for prisoner movement
Courtyard style
Newer with functional units located in the entry
Campus style
Often used for juveniles and women
Rehabilitation model
treatment programs designed to reform offender
Reintegration model
emphasizes family and community ties as a method of reform