Corrections and Punishments Quiz # 10

Historically, male and female offenders were housed in separate correctional facilities.

True

False

Jeremy Bentham is known for the creation of the panopticon design.

True

False

Technology replaced slave labor on ships.

True

False

The Tower of London was located in Englan

True

False

William Penn advocated for better treatment of inmates in prison.

True

False

All offenders were harshly punished in colonial jails.

True

False

Politics played a significant role in correctional policies.

True

False

The first official jail was built in Virgini

True

False

Which racial group represents a small number of the U.S. correctional population?

Blacks

Whites

Hispanics

Asian

The goal of punishment in earlier times was penitence.

True

False

John Howard was an advocate of separate and sanitary prison facilities.

True

False

Men and women were punished in public for minor offenses.

True

False

Men and women were punished in public for minor offenses.

True

False

Gallery slavery was used as a mechanism to remove the poor from the streets.

True

False

William Penn was held in prison because of his religious beliefs.

True

False

Prisons in the United States experienced overcrowding.

True

False

An example of an open institution is a jail.

True

False

When was the Walnut Street Jail built?

1753

1763

1773

1873

Each correctional institution in the United States operates differently.

True

False

The Walnut Street Jail was overcrowding how many times its capacity?

2

3

4

5

Sing Sing prison was built by Auburn prisoners in 1825.

True

False

The most progressive prisons were made in which century?

17th

18th

19th

20th

The water crib that was used for punishment was the size of a coffin.

True

False

This prison was modeled after the Walnut Street Jail.

Auburn

Newgate

Pennsylvania

Bridewalls

All inmates were forced to do some form of labor while they were incarcerate

True

False

The mark system was merit system which allowed inmates to earn points for good behavior.

True

False

A convict lease system is a system that allows prisons to contract out inmates to businesses in their are

True

False

One of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is security.

True

False

Each correctional institution has its own style of management.

True

False

The Walnut Street Jail became overcrowded by ____ times its capacity.

2

4

6.

8