Correctional System (U.S.) MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

The advent and increased use of supermax prisons have caused management of inmates to shift to ______.

Solitary confinement

Incapacitation

Medical sedatives

Warehousing

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Warehousing

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Probationers are the most serious offenders in the corrections system.

True

False

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: False

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The age at which a youth is automatically tried in adult court varies by state.

True

False

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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Is educational Neglect occurs when a parent or teacher permits chronic truancy or ignores the educational and/or special needs of a child?

False

True

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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Litmus test is a pivotal political issue that demonstrates whether a candidate for office or appointment leans far enough conservative or liberal to please his or her target constituency.

True

False

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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_____ is defined as employees within a facility who tend to act as if they are independent of the broader institution.

Prisonization

Prison

Rogues and Mavericks

None of these

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Rogues and Mavericks

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Is reactive Styles of Management when a supervisor waits until a problem develops and then responds to remedy the situation?

False

True

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: True

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An agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a (usually lesser) charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor is known as:

Presentence investigations

Plea bargain

Restitution

Recidivism

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Plea bargain

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Disparity and discrimination have the same meaning; thus, these terms can be used interchangeably.

True

False

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: False

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The state-authorized imposition of some form of deprivation--liberty, resources, or even life--is a ______.

Legal judgment

Sentence conviction

Restitutive imprisonment

Legal punishment

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Legal punishment

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MCQ on Basic Correctional System (U.S.)	MCQ on Classification and Custody Levels
MCQ on Community Corrections (Parole and Prisoner Reentry)	MCQ on Community Corrections (Probation and Intermediary Sanctions)
MCQ on Correctional Administration	MCQ on Correctional Facility Design
MCQ on Correctional History (17th–20th Century)	MCQ on Correctional History (Colonial Jails)
MCQ on Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities	MCQ on Correctional Programming and Treatment
MCQ on Correctional System	MCQ on Corrections and the Color Line
MCQ on Corrections in the 21st Century	MCQ on Ethics and Corrections
MCQ on Female Offenders in Correctional Systems	MCQ on Future of Correctional System
MCQ on History of Correction and Punishment	MCQ on History of Punishment and Prisons in the United States
MCQ on Immigration Detention Centers	MCQ on Intermediate Sanctions
MCQ on Jail and Detention Facilities	MCQ on Jails
MCQ on Jails and Detention Centers	MCQ on Juvenile Correctional Systems
MCQ on Juvenile Corrections	MCQ on Juveniles and Corrections
MCQ on Law and Corrections	MCQ on Legal Issues in Corrections
MCQ on Minorities and Corrections	MCQ on Parole and Reintegration
MCQ on Philosophical and Ideological Impact of Corrections	MCQ on Prison Programming
MCQ on Prison Subculture and Prison Gang Influence	MCQ on Prisons
MCQ on Prisons and the Correctional Client	MCQ on Probation
MCQ on Probation and Alternatives to Incarceration	MCQ on Punishment and Social Structure
MCQ on Purpose of Punishment and Sentencing	MCQ on Reentry and Parole
MCQ on Sentencing	MCQ on Sentencing (Introduction)
MCQ on Sentencing and Correctional Policy	MCQ on Special Populations
MCQ on Specialized Inmate Populations	MCQ on The Corrections Experience for Staff
MCQ on The Corrections Workforce	MCQ on The Death Penalty
MCQ on The Growth of Privatization in Corrections	MCQ on The Politics and Future of Mass Incarceration
MCQ on Women and Corrections	MCQ on Women in the Corrections System
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