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CJS 255 Wk 5 – Concept Check
- Question 1
Reentry preparation typically begins ______ prior to the offender’s release.
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2 months
9 months
6 months
1 year
- Question 2
There are two types of prison work programs. The first type provides the inmate a trade or a skill. What does the second type do?
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teaches inmates social skills
keeps inmates productive
maintains the functioning of the prison itself
provides the inmates an education
- Question 3
The Second Chance Act was designed to improve outcomes for individual returning to ______.
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communities
schools
jails
prisons
- Question 4
Which act provided for the abolition of the Parole Commission?
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Parole Commission Act
Parole Commission and Reorganization Act
Comprehensive Crime Control Act
Second Chance Act
- Question 5
The majority of state parole board members are appointed by the state’s ______.
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Supreme Court
director of corrections
attorney general
governor
- Question 6
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of religion of inmates?
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First
Third
Eighth
Fourteenth
- Question 7
The Estelle v. Gamble decision indicated the state must provide inmates with adequate ______.
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visitation rights
medical care
freedom of press
food
- Question 8
Which event drew attention to the need to provide inmates with a better standard of care, including recreational options?
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California State Penitentiary prison riot
Establishment of the National Correctional Recreation Association
New Mexico prison riot
Attica prison riot
- Question 9
The two most common routes to achieving this in prison are the completion of the GED or the ______ Test.
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High School Diploma Test
College Bound Exam
College Entry Exam
High School Equivalency Test
- Question 10
According to the ______ prison system, common fare is a diet that meets all nutritional requirements and reasonably accommodates recognized religious dietary restrictions.
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Connecticut
Texas
Maryland
New York
- Question 11Full credit given
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) estimate that 60% to ______ of inmates in the nation’s correctional population have used drugs at some point in their lives.
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99%
90%
83%
69%
- Question 12
Due to budgetary problems within many states, recreational opportunities in many prisons are largely funded by ______.
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the inmates themselves
inmate families
external grants
charitable organizations
- Question 13
The largest percentage of parolees was convicted of ______ offenses.
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violent
public order
property
drug
- Question 14
______ revocations officers are primarily tasked with the routine holding of preliminary parole revocation hearings by reviewing allegations made by parole officers against parolees.
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Parole
Police
Correctional
Probation
- Question 15
The ______ case found support for protecting the rights of inmates to practice non-traditional religions.
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Smith v. Ohio (2000)
Theriault v. Carlson (1977)
O’Lone v. Estate of Shabazz (1987)
Cutter v. Wilkinson (2005)
- Question 16
______ can be defined as the early release of an offender from a secure facility on completion of a certain portion of their sentence; the remainder of their sentence is served in the community.
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Intermediate Sanctions
Probation
Incarceration
Parole
- Question 17
About 12% of those on parole are ______ offenders.
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female
African American
Hispanic
male
- Question 18
The Offender Accountability Plan addresses needs for ______, the need to respect the rights and privacy of prior victims, and any particular arrangements that have been made with the victim as well as any necessary provisions to ensure the offender’s responsibility to the community at large.
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capital punishment
justice
restitution
incarceration
- Question 19
The use of parole was not initially designed to consider ______, but this is now often considered in parole decisions.
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providing incentives to inmates
providing a gradual process of offender reintegration into society
behavior of inmates and their progress in work assignments and programming
prison overcrowding
- Question 20
Which type of volunteer is commonplace in most prison systems?
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recreational volunteers
food service volunteers
educational volunteers
religious volunteers