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1. Which prison era featured group workshops and silence enforced by whipping?
A) Auburn Prison (also called the New York system).
B) Pennsylvania System.
C) Philadelphia Penitentiary.
D) Industrial Age.
2. The Wickersham Commission made three recommendations for prison reform:
A) Prisons classify inmates by security risk.
B) Prisons return to a program of rehabilitation, education, and vocational training.
C) Prisons use Behavior therapy, Chemotherapy and Neurosurgery on prisoners.
D) Proposed an expansion of the prison parole system.
E) A, B, and D are correct
3. Approximately how many state and federal prisons are there in the United States?
A) 115 State prisons and 1,325 Federal prisons.
B) 2,325 State prisons and 215 Federal prisons.
C) 1,325 State prisons and 115 Federal prisons.
D) 6,325 State prisons and 1,115 Federal prisons.
4. ______________________ sentencing an offender according to the risk they pose to the community, is a strategy to reduce prison population?
A) Directive incapacitation
B) Selective incapacitation
C) Permanent incapacitation
D) All the above.
5. Which of the following “Classification” processes determines which custody level an inmate is assigned?
A) Offense history
B) Assessed dangerousness
C) Gang affiliation
D) Perceived risk of escape
E) All the above
6. In which of the following cities was the first Federal Prison opened?
A) Leavenworth, Kansas.
B) Atlanta, Georgia.
C) Alderson, West Virginia.
D) Springfield, Missouri.
7. The Federal Government has one Administrative Maximum (ADMAX) prison designated to house extremely high-risk inmates. Where is it located?
A) San Francisco, California.
B) Florence, Colorado.
C) Leavenworth, Kansas.
D) Beaumont, Texas.
8. In a __________________housing unit, correctional officers can interact constantly with inmates to manage their behavior. These jails are different from the traditional jail in that they use a system of pods or modular self-contained housing areas, have a more open environment, often use Plexiglas instead of thick walls to separate areas, normally provide more traditional, softer furniture and some utilize “rooms” instead of cells.
A) Intermittent surveillance
B) Remote surveillance
C) Both A and B are correct.
D) Direct supervision
9. Studies have shown private prisons can:
A) Reduces overcrowding, lowers operating expenses, and helps avoid lawsuits.
B) Increases overcrowding; but lowers operating expenses, and helps avoid lawsuits
C) Reduces overcrowding; helps avoid lawsuits, but have higher operating expenses.
D) Normally raises lawsuits, but reduces overcrowding and lowers operating expenses.
10. Which of the following is NOT an element of the United Nations classification of a Transactional crime?
A) It is committed in more than one country.
B) It is committed in one country but a substantial part of its preparation, planning, direction, or control takes place in another country.
C) It is committed in one country but involves an organized criminal group that engages in criminal activities in more than one country.
D) It is committed in one country but no effects in any another country.
E) It is committed in one country but has substantial effects in another country.
11. ____________________ is the largest and most Inclusive International body in the world.
A) Chinese Parliament.
B) The United Nations (U.N.).
C) Supreme Court of the U.S.
D) INTERPOL.