Correctional services and systems

T/F: According to the smart-on-crime theory, incarceration should be reserved for both serious and nonviolent crimes.

False

T/F: During the later Middle Ages, the increase in migration to towns led to higher wages for all.

False

T/F: Only the judicial branch is involved in the criminal justice system.

False

T/F: There was a massive decrease in incarceration rates at the end of the last century.

False

T/F: Throughout history, incarceration has been the main component of the U.S. corrections system.

False

T/F: During the 1960s, California paid communities to keep people who were on probation.

True

T/F: Right-on-Crime advocates argued that expanding community corrections was warranted.

True

T/F: Zebulon Brockway wrote and helped pass the indeterminate sentencing law in 1877.

True

The practice of solitary confinement was ______. a. Originally justified on religious grounds b. Attributed to the Mormons c. Unaffected by economic forces d. Known as the Auburn System

a. Originally justified on religious grounds

Which of the following is considered the highest federal court? a. Supreme Court b. Circuit Court c. Family Court d. Appellate Court

a. Supreme Court

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was created in which year? a. 1776 b. 1929 c. 1964 d. 1860

b. 1929

Disproportionately high imprisonment rates of people of color have led to mass incarceration being dubbed a. A second slavery b. The new Jim Crow c. A renewed segregation d. The new Middle Passage

b. The new Jim Crow

Expenses associated with incarcerating prisoners a. Make up the largest item in the US federal budget b. Are usually below budget because of technological innovations c. Have usually been greater than what is budgeted for them d. Actually decrease as inmate numbers increase

c. Have usually been greater than what is budgeted for them

Individuals housed in jails and prisons usually come from a. Places with high educational levels b. Cities with low unemployment c. Inner-city communities d. Wealthy communities

c. Inner-city communities

Which of the following was true of galley slavery? a. Inmates served in this role for periods of 1 year at a time b. It was replaced by the death penalty for economic reasons c. It was a source of labor for a dangerous and undesirable job d. Inmates requested it because conditions were better than in prisons

c. It was a source of labor for a dangerous and undesirable job

The best example of deterrence would be a. Teaching inmates how to do coding b. Forcing a criminal to share the pain felt by their victims c. Publicizing a mandatory sentence for drunk driving d. Decreasing the funding of crime prevention programs

c. Publicizing a mandatory sentence for drunk driving

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the penal system? a. The profitability of prison labor increased b. Prison populations increased c. The need for inmate labor decreased d. Prison conditions improved

c. The need for inmate labor decreased

The 1960s were the beginning of attempts to ______. a. Classify inmates by their personality types b. Use inmates to earn a profit c. Eliminate the rights of inmates d. Give constitutional protections to inmates

d. Give constitutional protections to inmates

Incapacitation refers to a. The death penalty b. Getting revenge c. Educational training d. Restricting freedom

d. Restricting freedom

During much of the 1900s, prisoners in agricultural states were ______. a. Employed by farmers to keep minorities from working on their farms b. Used to protect union members from ruthless farmers c. Given membership in unions to make unions stronger d. Used to pick crops to defeat farm unions during strikes

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