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The Growth of Privatization in Corrections MCQ

Private facilities can only hold inmates from a single jurisdiction.

True

False

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Correct Answer: False

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The process of outsourcing traditionally state- or government-run services to private companies is called _________ .

Referendum

Social integration

Privatization

None of these

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Correct Answer: Privatization

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Private prisons spend millions of dollars on lobbying efforts in order to influence crime policy.

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False

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Correct Answer: True

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Local communities depend on the private prisons to help boost their economy.

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False

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Correct Answer: True

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Private prisons are cost-effective solutions.

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False

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Correct Answer: False

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Florida was the first state to legalize private probation in 1975.

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False

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Correct Answer: True

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California has three sets of corrections regulations and polices?

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False

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Correct Answer: False

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Inmates can also be held in a facility that is owned and operated by the government, or a facility that is owned by the government but operated by the company.

True

False

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Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following statements is true in terms of why governments seek private prison contracts?

Private companies can acquire facility space far more quickly than the government

Private companies can ease overcrowding

Private companies can create a short-term cost saving solution

All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Emerald Correctional Management is one of the largest private prison facilities in the United States.

True

False

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Correct Answer: False

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Which of the following are more likely to be held in federal and state facilities than private facilities?

Serious offenders

Women

Mentally ill

All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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The majority of the private facilities are maximum-security facilities.

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False

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Correct Answer: False

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A halfway house is a community based private facility.

True

False

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Correct Answer: True

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The tough on crime era led to the increase in incarceration arrests and the need for private prisons.

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False

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Correct Answer: True

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Private prisons make a profit due to their low wages and limited staff training.

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False

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Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following statements were made by proponents of the private prison industry?

Private prisons are a solution to the prison overcrowding

Private prisons can provide high quality and more effective services

Private prisons can provide improved conditions of confinement and economic growth

All of the above

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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The private prison industry began in the 1980s.

True

False

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Correct Answer: True

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