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CJS 255 Wk 1 – Concept Check
- Question 1
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When was the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) established by Congress?
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1820
1980
1930
1943
- Question 2
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What are crimes against society or a social group, which historically tended to include sacrilege as well as other crimes against religion, treason, witchcraft, incest, sex offenses of any sort, and even violations of hunting rules?
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public biases
public wrongs
public transcreations
public injustices
- Question 3
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Who published an influential treatise in 1764 titled An Essay on Crimes and Punishment, which argued against the death penalty and for the certainty rather than the severity of punishment?
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Cesare Beccaria
William Penn
Jeremy Bentham
John Howard
- Question 4
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Which of the following are the three largest state prison systems?
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Texas, Georgia, and New York
California, Texas, and Louisiana
Texas, California, and Florida
Maryland, Texas, and New York
- Question 5
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In 1790, the first American jail opened called the ______ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Main Street Jail
Walnut Street Jail
Coconut Grove Jail
Almond Court Jail
- Question 6
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______ is defined as the process whereby practitioners from a variety of agencies and programs use tools, techniques, and facilities to engage in organized security and treatment functions intended to correct criminal tendencies among the offender population.
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Justice
Police
Corrections
Courts
- Question 7
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Who worked to alleviate some of the abuses and improve sanitary conditions in correctional facilities?
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William Penn
John Howard
John Fitzgerald
Jeremy Bentham
- Question 8
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Besides the death penalty, ______ was another useful punishment between 1100 and 1700—at times this meant being exiled to another country.
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whipping
branding
stocks
banishment
- Question 9
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The earliest written code of punishment was known as the ______.
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Hammurabi’s Code
Caesar’s Code
Egyptian Code
Babylonian Code
- Question 10
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What was the name of the first reformatory, which opened in 1876?
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Auburn
Pennsylvania
Elmira
Attica