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Law and Corrections MCQ

Law and Corrections MCQ

 

1. The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 did not have bipartisan support.

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Correct Answer: True

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2. Which of the following are suggestions on how to reduce overcrowding in California?

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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3. The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) was signed into law in

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Correct Answer: 1980

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4. A ___________ is a representative of the court who is appointed to hear a case involving difficult and/or specialized issues.

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Correct Answer: Special master

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5. Juries and judges can both be considered finders of facts.

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Correct Answer: True

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6. Which of the following amendments protects against illegal searches and seizures?

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Correct Answer: 4th

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7. Double celling was considered cruel and unusual punishment in 1981.

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Correct Answer: False

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8. A writ is a document that set out a series of laws establishing the rights of the English nobility.

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Correct Answer: False

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9. Which of the following court cases held that the Virginia Bill of Rights was not applicable to convicted felons?

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Correct Answer: Ruffin v. Commonwealth

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10. A _____________ is a formal application made to the court that requests action on a certain matter.

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Correct Answer: Petition

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11. Which of the following amendments protects against cruel and unusual punishment?

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Correct Answer: 8th

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12. Accreditation is the formal process to certify competency, authority, or credibility.

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Correct Answer: True

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13. James A. Garfield was the head of National Prison Association.

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Correct Answer: False

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14. The National Prison Association was established in 1870.

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Correct Answer: True

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15. Most state regulatory bodies have absolute legal authority.

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Correct Answer: False

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16. Prison commissions were created during the New Deal era.

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Correct Answer: False

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17. Prisoners have the same amount of power and those who are not incarcerated.

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Correct Answer: False

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18. All of the following are approaches that were used to regulate problems in corrections except?

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Correct Answer: Exhibiting the code of silence

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