Corrections Administration Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Corrections Administration examines the principles, policies, and practices involved in the management of correctional institutions and community-based correctional programs. The course explores organizational structure, leadership, staffing, budgeting, and the complexities of managing diverse inmate populations. Students analyze the roles and responsibilities of administrators in fostering safe, effective, and ethical correctional environments, while considering current trends, challenges, and legal issues in the corrections field. The course also highlights strategies for implementing reforms, promoting rehabilitation, and ensuring accountability within correctional systems.
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Introduction to Corrections 2nd Edition by Robert D. Hanser
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Chapter 1: Early History of Punishment and the
Development of Prisons in the United States
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Q1) The ______________ system was a prison model consisting of small individual cells, a large work area for group labor, and enforced silence.
A) New York
B) Philadelphia
C) Auburn
D) Pennsylvania
Answer: C
Q2) The Martinson Report argued that rehabilitation greatly reduced recidivism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) What set of codified laws was based on equal retaliation?
A) Book of the Covenant
B) Sumerian Code
C) Draco's Code
D) Code of Hammurabi
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Ideological and Theoretical Underpinnings to Corrections
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Q1) Which correctional theory contends that offenders learn to engage in crime through exposure to and the adoption of definitions that are favorable to the commission of crime?
A) Behavioral psychology
B) Strain theory
C) Social learning theory
D) Conflict theory
Answer: C
Q2) One type of mandatory minimum sentence is the "three strikes and you're out" law.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Most offenders convicted of a criminal offense are assed _____ as a punishment for committing the offense.
A) a fine
B) probation
C) an intermediate sanction
D) incarceration
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities
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Q1) This case determined that inmates do not have the right to either retained or appointed counsel for disciplinary hearings that are not part of an actual criminal prosecution.
A) Wolff v. McDonnell (1974)
B) Baxter v. Paligiano (1976)
C) Vitek v. Jones (1980)
D) Superintendent, Walpole v. Hill (1985)
Answer: B
Q2) This doctrine contends that while incarcerated, (1) inmates do not forget their constitutional rights, (2) inmates' rights are not as broad and encompassing as are free persons', and (3) prison officials need to maintain order, security, and discipline in their facilities.
A) The hands-on doctrine
B) The hands-off doctrine
C) The deliberate indifference doctrine
D) The one hand-on, one hand-off doctrine
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Jail and Detention Facilities
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Q1) A lockup is often a police-operated facility where individuals who have been arrested can be held for up to seven days.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which is not a common specialized need that emerges in the jail setting?
A) Substance-abusing offenders
B) Mental health issues of offenders
C) Suicide of offenders
D) Food complaints of offenders
Q3) In the United States, the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" creates many problems for local jails. Which portion of the jail population is in direct conflict with the presumption of innocence?
A) Individuals being held for the military
B) Persons awaiting transfer to state correctional facilities
C) Persons awaiting transfer to federal correctional facilities
D) Pretrial detainees
Q4) Discuss your opinions regarding inmates providing for their own amenities. What were the benefits and potential consequences of inmates participating in a fee system?
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Chapter 5: Probation
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Q1) Most probation officers have at least what level of education?
A) High school degree/GED
B) Vocational training
C) College degree
D) Master's degree
Q2) Probation officers tend to be _________.
A) white and male
B) non-white and male
C) white and female
D) non-white and female
Q3) Identify and discuss the qualifications, characteristics, and nature of work of most probation officers.
Q4) The __________ will view the offender more as a client rather than a supervisee on his or her caseload. These individuals believe that, ultimately, the best way they can enhance security and safety of the community is by reforming the offender.
A) punitive officer
B) welfare worker
C) paternal officer
D) passive agent
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Chapter 6: Intermediate Sanctions
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Q1) Which of the following methods is the most cost-effective, reliable, and widely used drug testing procedure?
A) Blood testing
B) Urine testing
C) Hair testing
D) Sweat testing
Q2) Under shock incarceration offenders are sentenced to a term of confinement only to be released after a set time and in order to serve the remainder of their time on/in
A) probation
B) house arrest
C) a residential treatment facility
D) electronic monitoring
Q3) Shock incarceration includes a sentence of electronic monitoring followed by a period of probation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the different ways that drug use can be detected and the benefits and downfalls of each.
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Chapter 7: Correctional Facilities
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Q1) Which prison system is commonly referred to as a "telephone pole design"?
A) Pennsylvania Prisons
B) The Bastille
C) Auburn/Sing Sing Model
D) Panopticon
Q2) Which Supreme Court case established that an inmate must demonstrate that the prison official(s) were deliberately indifferent to "substantial risk of serious harm" to the inmate in order to establish liability under the Eighth Amendment?
A) Curry v. Scott (2001)
B) Farmer v. Brennan (1994)
C) Turner v. Safley (1987)
D) Smith v. Doe (2003)
Q3) The panopticon prison model was created by which correctional philosopher?
A) William Penn
B) Jeremy Bentham
C) Cesare Beccaria
D) John Augustus
Q4) Supermax facilities provide the highest level of prison security.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Classification and Custody Levels
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Q1) Historically, the majority of all offenders were housed together within correctional facilities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which goal of classification is the first and most paramount goal of the field of corrections?
A) Public safety
B) Inmate safety
C) Control inmate behavior
D) Providing planning and accountability
Q3) Who is the head of the direct classification team within a correctional facility?
A) Unit manager
B) Case manager
C) Correctional counselor
D) Educational adviser
Q4) Maconochie's mark system is considered a form of indeterminate sentencing.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify the four goals of classification systems.
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Chapter 9: Prison Subculture and Prison Gang Influence
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Q1) __________ is a term that is used to imply that a person is using others for some type of gain or benefit, manipulating others into doing work, or fulfilling obligations on their own behalf.
A) Snitching
B) Hogging
C) Hustling
D) Punking
Q2) Define the term respect as it is relevant to prison culture.
A) A set of standards attributed to the true convict.
B) An inmate's sense of masculine standing within the prison culture.
C) A label given to an inmate who reveals the activity of another inmate to authorities.
D) The various inconveniences and deprivations that occur as a result of incarceration.
Q3) A symbiotic prison relationship between inmates and correctional staff is unacceptable within the bounds of institutional security.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe Kauffman's (1988) prison guard subculture and its main tenets.
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Chapter 10: Female Offenders in Correctional Systems
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Q1) Which of the following is not an example of collateral damage done when a mother and child are separated through incarceration?
A) A number of the children display symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
B) The mothers have increased likelihood of later recidivism.
C) The children often display school-related difficulties.
D) The mothers have decreased likelihood of later recidivism.
Q2) Female offenders generally have high rates of prior childhood sexual abuse.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Based on 2005 data, which state had the highest rate of women on probation?
A) New Hampshire
B) Montana
C) Nevada
D) New York
Q4) Which year did the first completely separate female prison open?
A) 1874
B) 1974
C) 1922
D) 1888
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Chapter 11: Specialized Inmate Populations
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Q1) Identify the Supreme Court case which required four standards of mental health care. Identify each of the four standards.
Q2) These inmates are often seen as punks:
A) HIV/AIDS positive inmates
B) Habitual elderly offenders
C) Greyhounds
D) Inmates diagnosed with mood disorders
Q3) What are the primary reasons why prison administrative staff must determine whether offenders with special needs should be kept in contact with the mainstream population of inmates or be segregated?
Q4) According to Ruiz v. Estelle (1975), a suicide prevention program must be implemented in all jail and prison systems in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which state is not one of the "Big Four" among correctional system scholars?
A) Texas
B) New York
C) Oklahoma
D) Florida
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Chapter 12: Juvenile Correctional Systems
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Q1) Which Supreme Court ruling held that sentences of life without parole for juveniles convicted of nonhomicide offenses are unconstitutional?
A) Breed v. Jones (1975)
B) Graham v. Florida (2010)
C) Roper v. Simmons (2005)
D) McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971)
Q2) When working with juveniles in the correctional setting, gang membership will be encountered on a fairly rare basis.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Youth who are transferred to adult court may be kept in prisons.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The juvenile system is unique from adult corrections.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Detention facilities are separate from adult prisons.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Correctional Administration
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Q1) The sphere of control that supervisors have over employees that they encounter and interact with on a routine basic is known as:
A) span of control.
B) span of influence.
C) strategic plans.
D) tactical planning.
Q2) Identify and briefly describe the eight divisions of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Q3) __________ planning consists of ground-level planning that is narrow in focus, usually being structured around the resolution of a particular issue or something that confronts the agency on a short-term basis.
A) Strategic
B) Tactical
C) Calculated
D) Considered
Q4) Bureaucratic forms of management tend to produce holding pattern management within the institution.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Prison Programming
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Q1) Due to budgetary problems within many states, recreational opportunities in many prisons are largely funded by __________.
A) charitable organizations
B) the inmates themselves
C) inmate families
D) external grants
Q2) According to the author, of all the prison programs available for inmates, __________ is the most important.
A) drug and alcohol treatment
B) education
C) health care
D) food service
Q3) Which U.S. district court for the District of Columbia ruled that correctional officials must recognize the Muslim faith as a legitimate religion and not restrict those inmates who wish to hold services?
A) Theriault v. Carlson (1977)
B) Fulwood v. Clemmer (1962)
C) Cooper v. Pate (1964)
D) Cruz v. Beto (1972)
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Chapter 15: Parole and Reintegration
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Q1) The parolee population tends to be quite large when compared with the probation population.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Morrissey v. Brewer (1972) set forth a two-stage revocation process. Identify and explain the process and the rights afforded to parolees.
Q3) Explain how parole is granted throughout most state systems and what tends to influence parole decisions.
Q4) Parole revocation is guided by the Supreme Court decision in Morrissey v. Brewer (1972).
A)True
B)False
Q5) The federal government currently uses indeterminate sentencing.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The use of parole boards no longer exists within the federal justice system.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Explain Braithwaite's theory of shaming and reintegration.
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Chapter 16: The Death Penalty
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Q1) Which Supreme Court case resulted in a moratorium on capital punishment in America?
A) Furman v. Georgia (1972)
B) Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
C) Coker v. Georgia (1977)
D) Wilkerson v. Utah (1879)
Q2) An opponent of the death penalty who argues that life without the possibility of patrol serves the same purpose as the death penalty is using arbitrariness as his or her argument for the abolishment of the death penalty.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The United States had a moratorium on executions from 1972 to 1976.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify the U.S. Supreme Court case and explain the reasoning behind their decision to abolish the death penalty in the United States.
Q5) The execution of women offenders is quite rare.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Program Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections
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Q1) When agencies seek__________, they are making strides to enhance their reputation and to make a public statement that demonstrates their integrity.
A) more taxpayer dollars
B) private funding
C) accreditation
D) media attention
Q2) Implementation evaluation is aimed at identifying problems and accomplishments during the early phases of program development.
A)True
B)False
Q3) State correctional systems have had more legal problems related to the constitutionality of their operations than private systems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Increasingly, technology has become less reliable in the field of corrections.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the assessment-evaluation cycle.
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