-
Question 1
What are prison security levels designed to match?Selected Answer: D.all of the aboveAnswers: A.staff resourcesB.physical securityC.risk of inmate violence and escapeD.all of the above -
Question 2
Males represent more than what percentage of the violent crime arrests?Selected Answer: B.80 percentAnswers: A.32 percentB.80 percentC.50 percentD.95 percent -
Question 3
The average length of women’s prison sentences are exactly equal to those of men.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
-
Question 4
A relatively large proportion of the U.S. prison population is female.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
-
Question 5
Crime is closely linked to which of the following?Selected Answer: D.all of the aboveAnswers: A.little opportunity for legitimate economic successB.povertyC.drug useD.all of the above -
Question 6
Violence is equally likely in male prisons and female prisons.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
-
Question 7
Many experts believe that the most effective way to prepare female offenders for success in the community is to maximize the use of alternative programs to incarceration.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
-
Question 8
Corrections is more about the process of management rather than inmates.Selected Answer: False
Answers: True
False
-
Question 9
Which is not one of the large jurisdictions that holds more than a third of all female offenders?Selected Answer: C.New YorkAnswers: A.CaliforniaB.the federal systemC.New YorkD.Texas -
Question 10
About half of women inmates in state prisons were using alcohol or dugs at the time of their offense.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
-
Question 11
About what percentage of inmates are female?Selected Answer: D.7 percentAnswers: A.25 percentB.48 percentC.32 percentD.7 percent -
Question 12
What is one of the reasons that the current prison population is larger and more diverse than in the past?Selected Answer: A.Many property and drug offenders who previously did not get sent to prison have been incarcerated.Answers: A.Many property and drug offenders who previously did not get sent to prison have been incarcerated.B.There are more people in the United States.C.A larger percentage of people are committing murder.D.none of the above -
Question 13
The percentage of elderly offenders and juvenile offenders sentenced to adult prisons is increasing.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
-
Question 14
How is order within the prison maintained?Selected Answer: A.clear and consistent enforcement of rulesAnswers: A.clear and consistent enforcement of rulesB.numerical superiority of the prison staffC.physical controlD.all of the above -
Question 15
Objective classification systems developed for male offenders often “overclassify” female offenders.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
-
Question 16
Prison systems are predominantly planned and administered around the management of male inmates.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
-
Question 17
Historically, what was the average age of a prison inmate?Selected Answer: C.30-35Answers: A.45-50B.50-55C.30-35D.18-23 -
Question 18
Which is not a contributing factor to the aging of the prison population?Selected Answer: A.Prison is very stressful and causes inmates to age prematurely.Answers: A.Prison is very stressful and causes inmates to age prematurely.B.Mandatory sentences and sentencing guidelines have taken away judicial discretion which kept some older offenders on probation rather than in prison.C.The overall U.S. population is aging.D.Inmates are serving longer sentences in prison. -
Question 19
Sentence lengths increased through the many “tough on crime” statutes that were passed since 1980.Selected Answer: True
Answers: True
False
-
Question 20
As prison security level increases, what decreases?Selected Answer: D.inmate movementAnswers: A.physical barriers to escapeB.staff-to-inmate ratioC.securityD.inmate movement
0
827