Corrections Quiz 3 (Ch 5-7)

Front 1

Which law, enacted by the British Parliament in 1853, enabled prisoners to be released into the community and supervised by the police?

Back 1

Penal Servitude Act

Front 2

In which of the following cases did the federal court rule that disparity of programs for female inmates could not be justified?

Back 2

Barefield v. Leach

Front 3

T/F: During the 1900s, prisoners served set amounts of time in crowded prisons, with little emphasis on rehabilitation or preparation for release.

Back 3

False

Front 4

Today's prison population being larger and more diverse than it was in the past is due to what?

Back 4

The Incarceration of many property and drug offenders who previously were not sentenced to prison.

Front 5

T/F: The use of prisons as a criminal sanction has increased, in part, because of the public's increasing fear of crime, decreasing tolerance of criminals, and demand for tougher sentencing laws.

Back 5

True

Front 6

Which 1972 Supreme Court decision set forth that once parole is granted, offenders must have certain due process to revoke that liberty?

Back 6

Morrissey v. Brewer

Front 7

Which US penologist advocated the Irish system in the United States and became the first superintendent of the Elmira Reformatory?

Back 7

Zebulon R. Brockway

Front 8

Which of the following was the ruling in the Gagnon v. Scarpelli case in 1973?

Back 8

Parolees have a limited right to counsel.

Front 9

Where was the first US penitentiary established?

Back 9

Philadelphia

Front 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major steps in the sentencing and release processes for discretionary parole?

Back 10

A few weeks after the hearing, the parole decision is communicated to the inmate in writing through the prison staff.

Front 11

T/F: Retribution was strongly emphasized as the goal of prisons until the 1970s

Back 11

True

Front 12

What is the security level at federal institutions that feature dormitory housing, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ration, and limited or no perimeter fencing?

Back 12

Minimum

Front 13

Which of the following is a point determination for each inmate for use with parole guidelines?

Back 13

Salient factor score

Front 14

Currently, drug offenders with no prior involvement in crime do not receive long, mandatory prison sentences.

Back 14

False

Front 15

T/F: Objective classification systems developed for male offenders often "overclassify" female offenders.

Back 15

True

Front 16

Who was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons?

Back 16

Sanford Bates

Front 17

T/F: Most offenders today serve a determinate sentence that is much longer than in the past.

Back 17

True

Front 18

Which, according to Gowdy, is a factor contributing to the expansion of the private sector's role in the penal system?

Back 18

The public's view that the current penal system is too costly and too ineffective at reducing recidivism.

Front 19

Which nineteenth-century director of the Irish prison system created a four stage system of graduated release from prison?

Back 19

Sir Walter Crofton

Front 20

T/F: Currently, the US public disagrees that confinement facilities are the most effective way to protect the public, punish criminals, and deter them from committing further crimes after release.

Back 20

False