Test Bank for Corrections: An Introduction, 6th Edition

Test Bank for Corrections: An Introduction, 6th Edition Corrections: An Introduction, 6e (Seiter) Chapter 1 The History of Crime and Corrections 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) What was the first penitentiary designed to house sentenced offenders in the United States called? A) Western State Penitentiary B) Walnut Street Jail C) Eastern State Penitentiary D) Sing Sing Prison Answer: B Page Ref: 15 Objective: Outline the development of the prison in the United States, including the Walnut Street Jail, Pennsylvania System, and the Auburn System. Level: Basic 2) How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission? I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction A) I, II B) II, III C) I, III D) I, II, III Answer: D Page Ref: 4 Objective: Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections, and explain the concept of the correctional funnel. Level: Basic 3) Which of the following statements is TRUE of the Walnut Street Jail? A) Prisoners were allowed to congregate during the day to work in factories to improve the production of goods. B) It introduced the idea of releasing offenders on a conditional basis, leading to the development of parole. C) Prison administrators often put masks on inmates as they moved through the prison, to avoid identification in case they met each other after release. D) It was an architectural nightmare, built in an octagon with small, dark cells inside the cellblocks to provide solitary confinement and no labor. Answer: C Page Ref: 14 Objective: Outline the development of the prison in the United States, including the Walnut Street Jail, Pennsylvania System, and the Auburn System. Level: Basic 3 4) What is defined as a legislative authorization to provide a specific range of punishment for a specific crime? A) punishment guide B) penal code C) correctional system D) fee system Answer: B Page Ref: 4 Objective: Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections, and explain the concept of the correctional funnel. Level: Basic 5) What is the hands-off doctrine? A) avoidance by the U.S. Supreme Court of judicial intervention in the operations of prisons and the judgment of correctional administrators B) a theory of corrections that offenders were sick, inflicted with problems that caused their criminality C) a conclusion by Robert Martinson that no correctional treatment program reduces recidivism D) a four-stage system of graduated release from prison and return to the community Answer: A Page Ref: 18 Objective: Describe prison development from the Reformatory Era to the Modern Era. Level: Basic