A work house, created for employment and housing in London during the 16th century is called:
B. Bridewell
John Howard argued for four principles for prison reform. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
D. Systematic autonomy from government officials
William Penn, and the Pennsylvania Quakers, created a body of laws called the
B. Great Law
The first American institution exclusively dedicated to the correction of felons was
C. In the Walnut Street Jail
Corrections is an important field of study because of all the following except
D. Prisons are declining in use.
Sir Thomas More refused to accpet which of the following statements that resulted in his death?
A. Unification of the Church and State.
The doctrine in which the aim of all action should be the greatest pleasure for the largest number of citizens is called
D. Utilitarianism
Which of the following statements did Ceasre Beccaria not advocated?
B. Capital Punishment is effective to deter criminal behavior.
The punishment of banishment was replaced by all the following except
D. Transportation
The Pennsylvania System initially used the following basic elements except
C. Moral and Religious instruction
The Auburn prison system is characterized by the following concepts except
C. Correction in behavior is found through allowing interaction among inmates
Maconochie's principles are based on all of the following except
D. Release from prison should be based on time served.
The period of transition, from 1935 to 1960, was marked by all of the following except
A. The dismantling of the "fortress" type prisons
The early part of the 1950's posed a particular discontent because of
A. Hard Labor
Hallmarks to prisons in the 1960's include all of the following except
C. Solitary Living Conditions
Which of the following statements does not characterize the reformatory at Elmira?
B. Food deprivation is necessary to control behavior.
Most prisons are built during the Reformatory Era had all of the following characteristics except
B. These prisons widely adopted freedom of religion into the institution
The prison population increased since 1960 due to all of the following factors except
B. Medical treatment
Corrections must always ask, "Who are offenders and what are we expected to do with them?" Which of the following statement does not reflect a way that corrections historically answered this question?
A. Offenders are no different than the rest of society
Methods of discipline that have been used in the Auburn system include the following except
A. The refusal to provide meals for violating prison rules
The basic reason for punishment include all of the following reasons except
C. Rehabilitation
The theological view of retaliation argues which of the following
B. Retaliation fulfills a religious mission
Which of the following is a theory of punishment that argues the reason for punishment is to disable the offender from committing another crime?
D. Incapacitation
Which sentencing structure underlies the treatment model?
D. Inter determinate