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CJS 255 Wk 4 – Concept Check
- Question 1
______ civil law made distinctions between juveniles and adults based on the notion of age of responsibility.
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Egyptian
Greek
Roman
English
- Question 2
______ is a type of classification that is nonpunitive in nature but requires the separation of inmates from the general population due to the threat that they may pose to themselves, staff, other inmates, or institutional order.
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Administration custody
Administrative segregation
Protective custody
Maximum segregation
- Question 3
Incarcerated women report being subjected to the most violence between the ages of ______ and ______.
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35; 44
5; 14
15; 24
25; 34
- Question 4
The ______ develops and implements programs within the unit to meet the individual needs of the inmates confined.
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unit manager
case manager
education advisor
correctional counselor
- Question 5
Adolescents who engage in delinquent behavior and continue criminality throughout their adulthood are known as ______ offenders.
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adolescent-only
life-course-persistent
perpetual
adolescent-limited
- Question 6
The rise in numbers of habitual elderly offenders and offenders-turned-elderly-in-prison has to do largely with ______.
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determinate sentencing policies
three-strikes felony sentencing policies
truth in sentencing policies
indeterminate sentencing polices
- Question 7
At what point do mental health care services begin within correctional facilities?
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assessment
medication
screening
treatment
- Question 8
Who directs the housing unit activities and is responsible for the unit’s operation and quality control of all correspondence and programs.
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crisis manager
unit manager
correctional officer
unit officer
- Question 9
Which Supreme Court case ruled that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did not require jury trials in juvenile court?
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In re Gault (1967)
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971)
Breed v. Jones (1975)
Kent v. United States (1966)
- Question 10
The primary purpose within the juvenile justice system is to ______.
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protect society
restore the victim(s)
treat and reform youth
punish youth
- Question 11
Approximately ______ of state inmates had some type of mental health issue.
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21%
45%
56%
63%
- Question 12
Which Supreme Court case resulted in a decree issued for the Michigan Department of Corrections to provide female inmates access to programming that had previously been provided only to male inmates?
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Glover v. Johnson (1988)
Powell v. Alabama (1932)
Turner v. Safley (1987)
Cason v. Seckinger (1984)
- Question 13
The ______ program is an excellent example of how most programs for female offenders should be structured because it is comprehensive and demonstrates how the multitude of issues pertinent to female offenders can be addressed within a single facility while using a wide array of services within the community.
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Idaho
Maryland
Iowa
Montana
- Question 14
What is the major premise of the juvenile courts?
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to act in the best interests of the child(ren)’s parents
to act in the best interests of the community
to act in the best interests of the child(ren)
to act in the best interests of the victim(s)
- Question 15
Morris v. Travisono resulted in a detailed set of procedures for ______ prisoners who were overseen by the federal court system.
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classifying
female
gang member
transgender
- Question 16
Which goal of classification is the first and most paramount goal of the field of corrections?
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planning and controlling accountability
inmate safety
control inmate behavior
public safety
- Question 17Full credit given
Which state incarcerates the greatest number of women?
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New York
California
Pennsylvania
Texas
- Question 18Full credit given
What type of sentencing was most often used in women’s reformatories?
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indeterminate sentencing
corporal sentencing
determinate sentencing
truth-in-sentencing
- Question 19
The primary goal of ______ is to quickly identify emergency situations and inmates who might require more extensive intervention prior to placement in the prison population.
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medication
assessment
screening
treatment
- Question 20
The general public consensus is that ______ is the best sentence of sex offenders.
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capital punishment
home confinement
day reporting centers
long-term incarceration