Chapter 11 End of Chapter Quiz

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. What is the purpose of making prisons total institutions?

so they run efficiently correct incorrect

to punish offenders by depriving them of goods and services correct incorrect

to limit inmates' ability to influence the conditions of their confinement correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Which is not one of the five pains of imprisonment?

deprivation of liberty correct incorrect

deprivation of goods and services correct incorrect

deprivation of citizenship correct incorrect

deprivation of security correct incorrect

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. Which is a way that gangs affect prison security efforts?

Prison gangs work together to try to escape. correct incorrect

Inmates may be segregated to increase safety. correct incorrect

Allowing prison gangs makes it easier to identify inmates. correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. These types of prisons confine inmates to their cells with no work, recreation, or contact with anyone but a cellmate.

Supermax correct incorrect

Federal correct incorrect

State correct incorrect

penitentiaries correct incorrect

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. Elizabeth Fry's efforts inspired the creation in 1825 of a separate wing for female juveniles here.

Eastern State Penitentiary correct incorrect

Auburn Prison correct incorrect

Cherry Street Jail correct incorrect

New York House of Refuge correct incorrect

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. What does the Eighth Amendment do?

It grants due process to inmates correct incorrect

It restricts unreasonable searches and seizures of property by the government. correct incorrect

It prohibits cruel and unusual punishments. correct incorrect

It guarantees the right to petition. correct incorrect

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. What does the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment do?

It prohibits cruel and unusual punishments correct incorrect

It protects against the requirement of excessive bail. correct incorrect

It guarantees the right to an impartial jury. correct incorrect

It establishes that inmates cannot be treated differently based on their race or because they are male or female. correct incorrect

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. Which is one of the general functions of prison correctional officers?

Human services correct incorrect

Order maintenance correct incorrect

Security correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. What do jails do?

They hold arrestees who are awaiting disposition of their cases. correct incorrect

They hold misdemeanor offenders who have been sentenced to less than one year of incarceration. correct incorrect

Both correct incorrect

neither correct incorrect

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. About how many state and federal correctional institutions does the United States have?

1,800 correct incorrect

30,000 correct incorrect

150 correct incorrect

18,000 correct incorrect

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. Elizabeth Fry advocated that female staff only should guard women.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Few health issues are associated with women's prisons.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Discrimination that is prohibited in society may be permitted in correctional institutions.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. In prison, guards, medical technicians, doctors, treatment specialists, administrators, secretaries, and clergy must be suspicious of inmates.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. In the 1970s and 1980s, the idea that private firms could handle inmates more inexpensively and more efficiently lost favor.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. State prisons hold offenders who have been convicted of a felony in the District of Columbia.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Some jail inmates have not been convicted of any crime but are awaiting court processing.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Women's prisons are much like men's prisons.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. There have always been prisons specifically for women.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The legal rights of prison inmates are totally restricted

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect