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Jails and Detention Centers MCQ

Reentry is the process of integrating offenders back into the _____ after release from jail or prison.

Court

Probation

Community

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Community

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Act that mandated that the Bureau of Justice Statistics collect data on sexual assaults in adult and juvenile jails and prisons and that it identify facilities with high levels of victimization is known as PREA Act of _____

2001

2002

2003

2004

Answer

Correct Answer: 2003

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A phenomenon that occurs when the number of inmates exceeds the physical capacity (the beds and space) available is known as _____

Overcrowding

Underspacing

Overinmating

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Overcrowding

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Jails that have two key components: a rounded, or podular, architecture for living units and the direct supervision of inmates by staff are known as _____

New Generation Jails

Podular Jails

Direct Supervision Jails

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Jails serve to _____ ,punish, and reintegrate (depending on the particular jail population being served and the capacity of the given facility).

Incapacitate

Deter

Rehabilitate

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Jails are local community institutions that hold people who are presumed innocent before trial, convicted people before they are sentenced and _____

Juveniles

People for state or federal authorities

Convicted minors

Any of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Any of these

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Community Jails are organized so those inmates engaged in_____ in the community will seamlessly receive such services while incarcerated and again as they transition out of the facility.

Educational programs

Drug or alcohol counseling

Mental health programming

Any of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Any of these

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Coequal Staffing refers to programs that provide comparable pay and benefits for those who work in the jail with that of people who work on the streets as law enforcement in sheriffs’ departments.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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According to Zupan, one of the critical dimensions of new generation jail officer behavior is ______.

Building a new respectful relationship with inmates

Enforcing rules on an intermittent schedule

Ignoring inmate requests for special treatment

Creating a climate of mistrust among inmates

Answer

Correct Answer: Building a new respectful relationship with inmates

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Which population is more likely to be under the influence while committing an offense?

Blacks

Hispanics

Males

Females

Answer

Correct Answer: Females

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Which jail population almost tripled from 1990 to 2006?

Adult males

Adult females

Elderly cancer patients

Elderly dementia patients

Answer

Correct Answer: Adult females

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The primary reason for the increase in the female population in jails is ______.

The war on drugs

An increase in the number of women in the workplace

Sexism

An increase in violence among women

Answer

Correct Answer: The war on drugs

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Jails often hold people who are only nominally criminal because ______.

Communities have commissioned them to do so

Politicians have exploited jails for personal gain

There are no other institutions to hold them

Judges have jurisdiction only over jails

Answer

Correct Answer: There are no other institutions to hold them

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Co-equal staffing programs provide comparable pay for those who work in the jail and those who work on patrol.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Prisoner lawsuits are most likely to win in regard to poor diet.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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New generation jails are less cost-effective if operated correctly.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Community jails are characterized by the belief that programming does not begin or end with incarceration.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The majority of sexual assaults in jails are perpetrated by other inmates.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Arthritis is the most common medical condition in jails.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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County sheriffs have historically focused on corrections.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Older inmates are more likely to report medical problems.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Convincing local service providers that people in jail have a right to services is a major problem with community jails.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Jails have often received short shrift in terms of monetary support and professional regard.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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