Chapter 13

Front 1

The Auburn system was a form of imprisonment developed as an alternative to corporal punishments that made use of solitary confinement & encourages rehabalitation,

Back 1

False

Front 2

we have experienced substantial increases in the American prison population even as crime rates have been dropping.

Back 2

True

Front 3

The use of imprisonment varies considerably between states.

Back 3

True

Front 4

The Prison industry Enhancement Certification Program has placed significant restrictions on the sale of inmate produced goods.

Back 4

False

Front 5

The reformatory era of imprisonment was based upon a medical model of corrections.

Back 5

False

Treatment Era

Front 6

Research conducted by Robert Matinson concludes that offender participation in rehab programs substantially reduces recidivish rates.

Back 6

False

Front 7

The primary philosophy behind prisons today is rehabilitation.

Back 7

False

Front 8

The Pennsylvania system of imprisonment focused on hard labor, enforced silence, & corporal punishments

Back 8

False

Front 9

Parole, indeterminate sentencing and good time were innovaations developed in America during the punitive era of imprisonment.

Back 9

False

Front 10

Because of the Ashurst Summers Act, prison industries are experiencing rapid growth.

Back 10

False

Front 11

The just deserts philosophy has led to substantial and continued increases in the American prison population.

Back 11

True

Front 12

An examination of imprisonment statistics by race shows no disparity between blacks and white in prison.

Back 12

False

Front 13

The stocks and the pillory are examples of what type of punishment?

Back 13

publuc humiliation

The pillory closed over the head & hands & held the offender in a standing position while the stocks kept theperson sitting with the head free.

Front 14

The Pennsylvanis style of imprisonment was characterized by:

Back 14

solitary confinement and individual cells.

Front 15

Who created the irish system of imprisonment?

Back 15

Sir Walter Crofton

Front 16

In the Irish System, prisoners had to work their way through 4 stages

Back 16

1. Mount Joy Prison in Dublin
2. Spike Island-worked on fortifications
3.placed in field units
4. ticket of leave

Front 17

Quakers, penance, & the Pennsylvania style of imprisonment are tied to the_________era.

Back 17

penitentiary.
Penance was the primary vehicle through which rehab was anticipated & a study of the Bible was strongly encouraged.

Front 18

During the early decades of the twentieth century, there was opposition to prison industries primarily because they:

Back 18

threatened the jobs of workers

Front 19

Historically __________ was the most widely used type of physical punishment.

Back 19

flogging

Front 20

the expression "an eye for an eye" is an example of lex talionis, "

Back 20

law of retaliation

Front 21

Zebulon Brockway, a leading advocate of indeterminate sentencing, is associated with the _________ era.

Back 21

reformatory

Elmira Reformatory only accepted first time offenders between the ages of 156 and 30.

Front 22

/in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, medium security institutions are called:

Back 22

Federal correctional institutions

Front 23

High Security is referred to as:

Back 23

U.S. Penitentiaries

Front 24

Medium level security are called:

Back 24

Federal correctional institutions

Front 25

mimimul level security are called:

Back 25

federal prison camps

Front 26

Administrative maximum

Back 26

called ADMAX houses ultra-high security prisons

located in Florence Colorado
dubbed the Alcatraz of the Rockies
most secure prison ever

Front 27

Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter provides an axample of what type of punishment"

Back 27

Branding

A signified Adultry

Front 28

A significant factor that contributes to variation in incarceration rates between states is each state's

Back 28

violent crime rate

also political leanings
amount of money available to build & maintain buildings
employment rate
percentage of African americans in the states population
level of welfare sport available

Front 29

The Auburn system of inprisonment became popular during which prison era?

Back 29

mass prison

Front 30

What type of inmate labor system allows private businesses to pay to use inmate labor?

Back 30

contract system

Front 31

Which prison era emphasized security and was based on the belief that prisoners owed a debt to society?

Back 31

punitive

Front 32

A state or federal confinement facility that has custodial authority over adults sentenced to confinement?

Back 32

prison

Front 33

What era was based on the medical model of corrections?

Back 33

treatment

Front 34

The majority of offenders housed in federal institutions have been convicted of:

Back 34

drug offenses (53%)

Front 35

Rhodes v. Chapman held that overcrowding in prison's is not by itselt __________.

Back 35

Cruel and unusual punishment

Front 36

_______ capacity refers to the inmate population the institution was oriinally built to handle.

Back 36

Design

Front 37

The use of prison chain gangs, the abolition of parole, and taking away some of the "comforts" of prison are aspects of which era of imprisonment?

Back 37

just deserts

Front 38

The ____________ is a control mechanism used by correctional administration at regular intervals throughout the day.

Back 38

count

Front 39

What is the name of the jail-management strategy that joins podular/unit structure with a participative, proactive management philosophy?

Back 39

direct supervision

Front 40

A dormitory-like setting, private rooms, and unarmed correctional officers are characteristic of ________ security institutions.

Back 40

minimum

Front 41

In what year did the last officially sanctioned flogging of a criminal offender happen in the United States?

Back 41

Deleware on Kune 16, 1952, when a burglar received 20 lashes.

Front 42

Which early punishment was primarily a strategy of specific deterrence because it made it difficult for indoviduals to commit future crimes?

Back 42

mutilation

still done in Iran and Saudi Arabia

also a deterrent because it provides potential offenders with a walking example of the consequence of crime

Front 43

A product of inmate labor produced under the state-use system would include

Back 43

license plates

Front 44

What early correctional leader developed a system of marks through which prisoners could earn credits to buy their freedom

Back 44

Captain Alexander Maconochie

also called "father of parole"

Front 45

What type of inmate labor system puts inmates to work cleaning public parks and maintaining roads and higheays?

Back 45

public works system

Front 46

What type of inmate labor system operated in the federal system?

Back 46

state-use system

Front 47

Federal Prison ndustries, responsible for prison labor opportunities in the federal prison system, is also called:

Back 47

UNICOR

Front 48

Terms like convict bogey and lock psychosos were popular during what prison era?

Back 48

punitive era

Front 49

Which of the following is a characteristic of jails?

Back 49

hold suspects following arrest and pending trial.

Front 50

ADMAX or Administrative maximum is the term used by the federal government to denote:

Back 50

ultra-high-security prisons

Front 51

The historical prison era that focused on providing opportunities for reformation to inmates outside of prison was:

Back 51

the community based era

Front 52

The federal prison Rehabilitation Act of 1965 authorized __________ for federal prisoners.

Back 52

work release

Front 53

____________ capicity is the number of inmates that a facility can effectively accommodate based on an appraisal of the institutuion's staff, programs, and services

Back 53

operational

Front 54

The current era of imprisonment , called the just deserts era, most closely resembles what earlier era?

Back 54

punitive era

Front 55

_______ incapacitation is a strategy that would imprison almost all serious offenders

Back 55

Collective

Front 56

________ incapacitation seeks to identify the most dangerous criminals.

Back 56

Selective

with a goal of removing them from society

Front 57

The rate of imprisonment of black males is about _______ greater than that of white males

Back 57

seven times

Front 58

What is the most common category for which inmates have been sentenced to state prisons?

Back 58

violent crimes

Front 59

All death row inmates are in:

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maximum-security prisons

Front 60

AIMS is best known as:

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interanl classification system

assesses an inmates predatory potential by quantifying aspects of his or her 1)record of misconduct, 2)ability to follow staff directions and 3) level of aggression toward other inmates

Front 61

a private prison:

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is operated by a private firm on behalf of government

Front 62

How many security levels are there in the federal prison system

Back 62

5

Front 63

The largest growth group in jails nationwide is

Back 63

females

Front 64

Jails that are built and run using the combined resources of a variety of local jurisdictions are called:

Back 64

regional jails