Inmates Flashcards

Last updated 13 June 2021

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Question 1

1 out of 1 points

What are prison security levels designed to match?

Selected Answer:	D. all of the above
Answers:	A. staff resources
	B. physical security
	C. risk of inmate violence and escape
	D. all of the above

Question 2

1 out of 1 points

Males represent more than what percentage of the violent crime arrests?

Selected Answer:	B. 80 percent
Answers:	A. 32 percent
	B. 80 percent
	C. 50 percent
	D. 95 percent

Question 3

1 out of 1 points

The average length of women’s prison sentences are exactly equal to those of men.

Selected Answer:	False
Answers:	True
	False

Question 4

1 out of 1 points

A relatively large proportion of the U.S. prison population is female.

Selected Answer:

False

Answers:

True

False

Question 5

1 out of 1 points

Crime is closely linked to which of the following?

Selected Answer:	D. all of the above
Answers:	A. little opportunity for legitimate economic success
	B. poverty
	C. drug use
	D. all of the above

Question 6

1 out of 1 points

Violence is equally likely in male prisons and female prisons.

Selected Answer:

False

Answers:

True

False

Question 7

1 out of 1 points

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

1 out of 1 points

Corrections is more about the process of management rather than inmates.

Selected Answer:

False

Answers:

True

False

Question 9

1 out of 1 points

Which is not one of the large jurisdictions that holds more than a third of all female offenders?

Selected Answer:	C. New York
Answers:	A. California
	B. the federal system
	C. New York
	D. Texas

Question 10

1 out of 1 points

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

1 out of 1 points

About what percentage of inmates are female?

Selected Answer:	D. 7 percent
Answers:	A. 25 percent
	B. 48 percent
	C. 32 percent
	D. 7 percent

Question 12

1 out of 1 points

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

1 out of 1 points

The percentage of elderly offenders and juvenile offenders sentenced to adult prisons is increasing.

Selected Answer:

True

Answers:

True

False

Question 14

1 out of 1 points

How is order within the prison maintained?

Selected Answer:	A. clear and consistent enforcement of rules
Answers:	A. clear and consistent enforcement of rules
	B. numerical superiority of the prison staff
	C. physical control
	D. all of the above

Question 15

1 out of 1 points

Objective classification systems developed for male offenders often “overclassify” female offenders.

Selected Answer:

True

Answers:

True

False

Question 16

1 out of 1 points

Prison systems are predominantly planned and administered around the management of male inmates.

Selected Answer:	True
Answers:	True
	False

Question 17

1 out of 1 points

Historically, what was the average age of a prison inmate?

Selected Answer:	C. 30-35
Answers:	A. 45-50
	B. 50-55
	C. 30-35
	D. 18-23

Question 18

1 out of 1 points

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.