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100
Where would vagrants, beggars, and delinquents be forced to work by way of discipline and punishment?
What is Houses of corrections
100
Which of the following is Not a feature of probation? a. prison time b. drug testing c. payment of fees d. regular employment
What is prison time
100
Which of the following does not occur during an inmate’s external classification? a. custody assessment b. program needs assessment c. housing assignment d. facility designation
What is housing assignment
100
Any means to correct an offender’s character, habits, attitudes, or behaviors to overcome his or her propensity to commit crime is known as: a. correctional treatment. b. a punishment. c. a penalty. d. all of these choices.
What is correctional treatment
100
Many substance-involved inmates report that at the time of their offense they were: a. under the influences of drugs and alcohol. b. withdrawing from drugs. c. overdosing. d. none of these choices.
What is under the influences of drugs and alcohol
200
The first formal legal code was called what?
What is Code of Hammurabi
200
Which of the following is the most intrusive sanction according to the continuum of intermediate sanctions? a. house arrest b. restitution c. drug courts d. boot camps
What is house arrest
200
After inmates are stripped and searched, they may become:
What is depressed
200
An assessment used to assign inmates to high, medium, and low-risk caseloads is known as a(an): a. lifestyle assessment. b. risk assessment. c. alternative assessment. d. needs assessment.
What is risk assessment
200
The most common type of treatment for mental health problems in correctional facilities is: a. group therapy. b. taking prescribed medication. c. shock therapy. d. none of these choices.
What is taking prescribed medication
300
Which state led the way in repealing the British laws that the colonists had enacted concerning crime and punishment?
What is Pennsylvania
300
Fines are more frequently used in cases involving what crimes?
What is What is misdemeanors and lesser offenses.
300
In prison language, a shank refers most likely to:
What is a weapon
300
A technique in which rewards or punishments are used to alter or change a person’s behavior is: a. behavior modification. b. behavior profiling. c. a reward system. d. positive modification.
What is behavior modification
300
The most predominant method of execution in the United States is:
What is lethal injection
400
One or more sentences imposed at the same time and served simultaneously are called?
What is concurrent sentences
400
Who is eligible for drug court? a. offenders charged with drug trafficking b. offenders charged with drug manufacturing c. nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems d. violent offenders with substance abuse problems
What is nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems
400
Almost half of the women in prison today under mandatory sentencing laws have been convicted of: a. murder. b. theft. c. kidnapping. d. conspiracy.
What is conspiracy
400
Inmates who attain sufficient reading and writing skills for functional literacy may increase the possibility of: a. staying incarcerated. b. lawful employment after release from prison. c. getting out of prison early. d. none of these choices.
What is lawful employment after release from prison
400
The majority of prisoners on death row: a. receive more privileges than most prisoners. b. are segregated from the general prison population. c. cannot receive visits from family members. d. are allowed cell phones.
What is are segregated from the general prison population
500
A program to divert drug abusers from the criminal justice system into specialized support services is known as:
What is Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime.
500
What level of institution touches the lives of more individuals than any other penal institution?
What is jail
500
Female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to cope with their issues through:
What is through destructive acts
500
The most at-risk parolees are placed on...
What is on intensive supervision
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!! The incarceration of so many women with a history of drug abuse and prostitution puts them at a high risk for:
What is HIV and AIDS
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