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Corrections/ Test Q.
Corrections
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The legal requirement that the accused have guaranteed constitutionally protected minimums is known as ____________________. | Due Process |
| Most states make a __________________ mandatory for offenses for which imprisonment can be more than a year. | Presentence Investigation Report |
| A high percentage of charges not dismissed are reduced through ____________________ to a less serious charge to which the defendant agrees. | Plea Bargaining |
| The parent of probation is ____________________. | John Augustus |
| The risk and needs assessment is used to determine the probability of _____________ or future criminal behavior. | Recidivism |
| Probation is a __________________ not a right. | Privilege |
| The US Supreme Court decision that held that probation is a privilege not a right ________________ VS _________________. | Gagnon VS Scarpelli |
| ___________________ solutions are options for controlling the number of inmates being sent to prison. | Front End |
| A _________________ can be issued for offenders who cannot be found or who have violated the terms of probation. | Warrant |
| Special Conditions of Probation might include: | Tether Treatment Drug Testing |
| _____________________ is community supervision that uses electronic devises or GPS surveillance to maintain surveillance of probationers or parolees. | Electronic Monitoring |
| Minimizing penetration into the criminal justice system through police, community or court programs is called _________________. | Diversion |
| Restitution requires that the offender repay the __________________. | Victim |
| Shock probation includes a period of _____________ followed by a period supervised probation. | Incarceration |
| Many administrator have ordered ________________ to confine prisoners to their cells to avoid bloodshed and violence within the facility. | Lockdown |
| Any in-prion program designed to meet an inmate's needs and lower recidivism are called ____________________. | Treatment Services |
| Local secure facilities designed to house offenders, usually for one year or less are called ________________. | Jails |
| _________________ are low security facilities organized around work on the exterior of a prison facility. | Work Camps |
| U.S. Penitentiaries have __________________ security perimeters. | High |
| Inmates who are compelled to obey correctional managers and their staff are referred to as Slaves of the ________________. | Master |
| __________________ is taking days off an inmate's sentence for good behavior while incarcerated. | Good Time |
| An inmate term for correctional officer's _____________________. | Screws |
| About one in five inmates reported a medical condition that limits their ability to ___________________. | Work |
| A large percentage of jail inmates have used ____________ and alcohol at some time in their lives. | Drugs |
| At least ________________ of prison inmates have not received their diploma or GED. | 70% |
| The 1st US Penitentiary was _________________. | Fort Leaven Worth |
| Any business venture whose volume of work systematically increases over time is known to be a ___________________ industry. | Growth |
| A _____________________term for released after serving the entire sentence. | Max Out |
| A method used to verify that all inmates are present in prison _________________. | Count |
| Across the nation most states have restricted _______________________ . Administrators typically give inmates and staff a large lead time so they can prepare for the ban. | Smoking |
| What do cynical inmates often call fines _____________. | Price Tag Justice |
| Almost 60% of inmates criminals offenses are classified as _________________. | Violent |
| The US penitentiaries were based on the __________________ system of prison construction. | Auburn |
| The basic Principle of _________________ is that the government is accountable to the courts for a person's imprisonment. | Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| The GEO Group is also known as the ________________ Group. | Wackenhut |
| The ___________________ is a correctional person or board that has the authority to release or parole offenders committed to prisons, to set conditions, to revoke parole and discharge from parole. | Parole Board |
| More than 90% of the inmates charged with violation prison rules were found to be _____________. | Guilty |
| Many inmates inter correctional systems functionally illiterate. In most states correctional systems have made ____________ of inmates mandatory. | Education |
| What state was the first to establish standards for jails: | Maine |
| The average sentence length imposed on state inmates is more than ____________ years. | 8 years |
| Federal Prison Industries, with the corporate trade name ______________ is a wholly owned government corporation tat sells its products and services to other federal agencies. | UNICOR |
| Any system tat allows corrections staff to know the location of offenders is know as ___________ monitoring. | Electronic |
| ____________________ is the release of the inmate from confinement after he or she has served a portion of the sentence, under the continued custody of the state and under conditions that permit reincarceration in the event of misbehavior. | Parole |
| Two recent developments in America's jails and prisons have exacerbated the problem of prisonization: The rise of gangs in prison and __________________. | Overcrowding |
| Time wasted on _________________, inmates seeking sick calls for other than medical needs, is time that medical staff cannot give to those who really need care. | Gold Brickers |
| A jail inmate who is allowed to live at home during the week and who must report to the jail to serve his or her sentence on the weekends is called a _________________________. | Weekender |
| The state of _________________ has the largest number of inmates. | California |
| The Bureau of Prisons continues to focus on improving programs and services for ____________ offenders. | Female |
| __________________ Sector treatment program philosophies vary widely. | Private |
| Denial of Parole is referred to as __________________. | Flop |
| ______________ is any item forbidden in the prison. | Contraband |
| The majority of prison inmates are _______________. | Males |
| _________________ offered by private sectors has significantly raised the number of probation and parole violations. | Drug Testing |
| ______________ is a reduction in sentencing severity. | Reprieve |
| _________________ is the imposition of a sentence of death by the state. | Capital Punishment |
| _____________________ means acting without criteria, usually in a discriminatory manner. | Arbitrary |
| __________________________ are offenses for which an offender can receive the death penalty, usually murder and rape. | Capital Crimes |
| _____________________ is the killing of an offender by the state. | Execution |
| 1977 case that ended the moratorium on the death penalty______________. | Gregg V Georgia |
| __________________ is the ability of offenders to assume direction of their lives. | Self - Efficacy |
| ______________ an inmate's provision of legal services to another inmate | Jailhouse Lawyer |
| _________________ first U.S Supreme Court case dealing with prison and medical treatment. | Estelle V Gamble |
| ______________________ Legislation requiring sexual offenders to inform local police agencies of their location and nature of their prior conviction. | Megan's Law |
| ______________________ Disabilities imposed on an offender on the basis of conviction. | Collateral Consequences |
| On any given day _______________ of the adult male population is in prison. | 1% |
| _____________________ is the avoidance of sentencing offenders to imprisonment on the first few offenses. | Commitment Lag |
| ________________ has emerged as an expression of community for the inmates. | Slang |
| ________________ inmates are more likely than other prisoners to have committed crimes such as homicide and manslaughter. | Elderly |
| Prisoners with low level educational skills who are unable to read and follow directions are considered to be __________________. | Functionally Illiterate |
| The number of female offenders has grown nearly __________________ since 1995. | 65% |
| _____________________ females are victims of usually violent acts that may be physically or psychologically damaging. | Abused |
| ____________________ prisoners generally do not pose the same risk to society as male prisoners. | Women |
| There is evidence that women still receive ________________ treatment in the corrections system. | Preferential |
| Women's prisons have been recently adapting to _________________ inmates by providing classes on child development. | Pregnant |
| __________________ is an illegal drug derived from powder cocaine and consumed primarily smoking. | Crack |
| _________________ is a Latin term that refers to the duty of the state to protect those unable to protect themselves, particularly juveniles and mentally disordered. | Parens Patriae |
| __________________ is any child without parents or guardians, or whose parents are unable to provide such care, treatment, or custody that should be afforded to a child. | Dependent |
| The US Supreme court decision _______________ says that juveniles have four basic constitutional right in hearings that could result in commitment to an institution. | In Re Gault |
| Juveniles who have committed acts that are law violations by virtue of the child's age but would not be criminal if committed by an adult are referred to as ____________________. | Status Offenders |
| ______________________ is the US Supreme Court decision that courts must provide the "essentials of due process" in transferring juveniles to the adult system. | Kent V United States |
| _______________ are juveniles who have committed a criminal act that if committed by and adult would be a crime. | Juvenile Delinquents |
| Persons with mental illness are said to be__________________. | Mentally Disturbed |
| Another term denoting mental retardation is ______________. | Developmentally Challenged |
| A ______________ mental or physically abuses a child. | Child Abuser |
| An ___________________ is an institution for the care and custody of mentally ill societal members. | Asylum |
| _____________________ is a legal defense asserting that defendants must be able to understand the charges against them and assist legal counsel in the preparation of their own defense. | Incompetent to Stand Trial |
| _________________ was a guess speaker in the class. | No one |
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