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Correctional System in the 21st Century MCQ

The town of Walnut Grove, Mississippi reaped profits from the Walnut Grove Correctional Center.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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How many correctional officers were injured per day at the Walnut Grove Correctional Center?

Two

Three

Four

Five

Answer

Correct Answer: Three

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The staff to inmate ratio at the Walnut Grove Correctional Institution was 1 to ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: 10

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The private sector experiences less staff turnover than the public sector of correctional institutions.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The Corrections Corporation was awarded an US$29 million from the Idaho prison contract.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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How many prisons did the state of Texas close because of the economic recession?

Two

Three

Four

Five

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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What percentage of state prisons saw an increase in their capacity of violent offenders?

30%

40%

50%

60%

Answer

Correct Answer: 60%

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The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act is a bill that seeks to reduce harsh drug sentences at the federal level.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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How many prisons were closed in Sweden in the year 2012?

Two

Four

Six

Eight

Answer

Correct Answer: Four

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How many states are reforming their sentencing policies to reduce overcrowding?

Answer

Correct Answer: 30

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The greatest expense to the correctional system is __________.

Food

Facility cleaning

Staff

Training

Answer

Correct Answer: Staff

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Treatment programming has been used to decrease prison overcrowding.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Treatment programming has been used to decrease prison overcrowding.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Which president warned the nation about the military industrial complex?

Eisenhower

Kennedy

Nixon

Roosevelt

Answer

Correct Answer: Eisenhower

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The state of New York spent billions of dollars on gear and technology because of prison riots.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Prison and jails are beginning to use solar panels to save money.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Privatization in corrections occurs when services or whole correctional institutions are provided or operated by private businesses or corporations

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Penal Help is a movement that includes the reform of state laws to liberalize _________ use

Marijuana

Heroine

Alprazolam

Cyanide

Answer

Correct Answer: Marijuana

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Penal harm is movement in corrections based on _________ while inmates are under correctional supervision

Retribution in sentencing

Infliction of lesser harm

Infliction of greater harm

A & C

Answer

Correct Answer: A & C

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Green Prisons and Jails are correctional facilities that seek to reduce waste and energy consumption and focus on providing a more healthful environment for their staff and inmates

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Green Prisons and Jails are correctional facilities that seek to reduce waste and energy consumption and focus on providing a more healthful environment for their staff and inmates

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Corrections-Industrial complex is the collusion among ________ officials to make money for themselves and their organizations from correctional services, construction, and operations

Politicians

Business

Criminal justice

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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