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11 Prisons and Jails
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Question One This is a state or federal confinement facility that has custodial authority over adults sentenced to confinement.
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Question One Choices Jail Prison Home confinement None of the above
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Question One Answer Jail Prison Home confinement None of the above
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Question Two This is a contemporary model of imprisonment based on the principles of just deserts.
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Question Two Choices Due process model Rehabilitative model
Concurrent model Justice model
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Question Two Answer Due process model Rehabilitative model
Concurrent model Justice model
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Question Three This model views imprisonment as a fully deserved consequence of criminal behavior.
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Question Three Choices
Due process model Justice model Rehabilitative model Concurrent model
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Question Three Answer Due process model Justice model
Rehabilitative model Concurrent model
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Question Four The just deserts philosophy led to substantial and continued increases in the American prison population even as crime rates were dropping.
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Question Four Choices True False
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Question Four Answer True False
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Question Five This is the term for the number of inmates a prison can handle according to the judgment of experts.
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Question Five Choices Prison capacity Rated capacity
Operational capacity Design capacity
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Question Five Answer Prison capacity Rated capacity
Operational capacity Design capacity
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Question Six This is the term for the number of inmates a prison was intended to hold when it was built or modified.
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Question Six Choices Prison capacity Rated capacity
Operational capacity Design capacity
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Question Six Answer Prison capacity Rated capacity
Operational capacity Design capacity
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Question Seven Selective incapacitation seeks to imprison only offenders that are most likely to be rehabilitated.
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Question Seven Choices
True False
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Question Seven Answer True False
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The typical American prison today is what security level?
Question Eight The typical American prison today is what security level?
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Question Eight Choices
Minimum or maximum Maximum or medium Administrative or maximum Minimum or medium
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Question Eight Answer Minimum or maximum Maximum or medium
Administrative or maximum Minimum or medium
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How many federal institutions are in the United States?
Question Nine How many federal institutions are in the United States?
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Question Nine Choices 121 125 119 200
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Question Nine Answer 121 125 119 200
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Which of the following is a function of a jail?
Question Ten Which of the following is a function of a jail?
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Question Ten Choices Holding individuals for the military
Receiving individuals pending arraignment Transferring inmates to federal, state, or other authorities All of the above
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Question Ten Answer Holding individuals for the military
Receiving individuals pending arraignment Transferring inmates to federal, state, or other authorities All of the above
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How many people are admitted to jail every year?
Question Eleven How many people are admitted to jail every year?
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Question Eleven Choices
Approximately 20 million Approximately 2 million Approximately 5 million Approximately 10 million
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Question Eleven Answer
Approximately 20 million Approximately 2 million Approximately 5 million Approximately 10 million
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What percentage of the country's jail population is female?
Question Twelve What percentage of the country's jail population is female?
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Question Twelve Choices
3% 5% 8% 12%
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Question Twelve Answer
3% 5% 8% 12%
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Question Thirteen Five percent of the nation's total jail population are housed in two jails. Where are those two jails?
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Question Thirteen Choices
Los Angeles County and New York City Miami and Houston New York City and Dade County Los Angeles County and Dade County
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Question Thirteen Answer
Los Angeles County and New York City Miami and Houston New York City and Dade County Los Angeles County and Dade County
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Question Fourteen In what U.S. Supreme Court decision did the Court rule that correctional officers employed by a private firm are entitled to qualified immunity?
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Question Fourteen Choices
Cooper v. Pate Richardson v. McKnight Estelle v. Gamble None of the above
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Question Fourteen Answer
Cooper v. Pate Richardson v. McKnight Estelle v. Gamble None of the above
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Question Fifteen Private prisons house "important" inmates who can afford to pay extra fees for a better environment with less crowding.
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Question Fifteen Choices
True False
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Question Fifteen Answer
True False
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