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1. Which of the following is the primary form of punishment and rehabilitation for the commission of felony and other offenses in America.
A
House Arrest
B
Probation
C
Incarceration
2. China has the highest number of incarcerated individuals worldwide, with almost 3.1 million people in prison, followed by the United States, Brazil, India, and Russia.
A
True
B
False
C
3. To provide someone with something desired or needed such as lodging or sufficient space.
A
Detain
B
Segregation
C
Accommodate
4. Jails are short-term correctional facilities operated primarily by counties, but also by some cities and states.
A
True
B
False
C
5. The conversion of Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Jail created the country’s first penitentiary in 1790—as part of penal reform championed by the Quakers.
A
True
B
False
C
6. When a person is charged with a crime and held in police custody, they must be brought to the first available court for the court to decide whether they should continue to be held in custody.
A
Institutionalized
B
Desegregated
C
Remanded
7. Mass incarceration rips apart families and communities, disproportionately hurts people of color, and costs taxpayers approximately $260 billion a year.
A
True
B
False
C
8. Prison, jail, reformatory, detention center, work farm, halfway house, or residential community program operated by the United States, a state, territory, a political subdivision, or an Indian tribe, for the confinement or rehabilitation of persons.
A
County Courthouse
B
Correctional Institution
C
Department of Justice
9. Prisons are short-term holding facilities for people who have been found guilty of misdemeanor crimes.
A
True
B
Fasle
C
10. Which of the following is NOT one of the FOUR (4) TYPES of prisons?
A
High Security
B
Instructional Security
C
Medium Security
11. The term JURISDICTION refers to the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.
A
True
B
False
C
12. Which of the following best describes MASS INCARCERATION?
A
To keep someone in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime.
B
A document that lists all, or a significant amount of a particular jurisdiction's criminal laws.
C
The U.S. criminalizes and incarcerates more of its own people than any other country in the world.
13. Recidivism is when someone continues to commit crimes even after being reprimanded for previous crimes.
A
True
B
False
C
14. What is the presumption of innocence?
A
A person accused of a crime looks innocent.
B
A person accused of a crime behaves innocently.
C
A person accused of a crime is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.
15. Lack of medical care and lack of nutrition are problems within jails.
A
True
B
False
C
16. Prions are normally smaller than jails.
A
True
B
False
C
17. Which facility normally houses more serious offenders?
A
Prisons
B
Jails
C
18. Prions were created for the following reasons EXCEPT:
A
Deter crime
B
Religious training
C
Inflict punishment
19. The Pennsylvania prison system kept inmates in solitary confinement all day.
A
True
B
False
C
20. What was the first prison in the U.S.?
A
Massachusetts State Prison
B
Indiana State Prison
C
New York State Prison
21. What is a penal code?
A
A set of laws regarding crime and punishment.
B
A social norm
C
Prison Reform
22. What are two differences of jails and prisons?
A
Jails & Prisons are the same.
B
Jails & Prisons have different security levels and different lengths of incarceration.
C