PENOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Compassionate release - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Early release of an elderly, terminally ill, or
incapacitated inmate so that he or she can receive end-of-life care near family and friends while also
relieving the corrections department of the burden of expensive medical care. Sometimes called medical
parole or medical furlough, it can also be granted to those with a loved one in need of their care or for
other extraordinary circumstances, and it can be subject to conditions of parole, including the return to
prison if the inmate's health or situation improves.
Pat searches - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Also called a frisk or pat down, a pat search is a search of a
person's body for weapons or contraband by running the hands over the subject's clothing.
Stigma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A social or perceived stain on a person's reputation, often suffered
unfairly due to the prejudice of others.
U.S. Sentencing Commission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A federal agency created in 1984 to establish
guidelines for appropriate sentencing policy and practice in U.S. federal courts and to assist other
branches of government in establishing effective crime policy.
Discuss the challenges of incarcerating vulnerable populations (i.e., LGBTQ, the elderly, HIV/AIDS, the
disabled, and the mentally ill). - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They frequently face attitudes and violence from
other inmates and staff. Intense regimentation could be exactly what triggers problem behavior in
mentally ill inmates. Prisoners with special needs face obstacles such as proper food and medication,
mobility, vulnerability to assault and harassment, deteriorating mental states, and dying.
What are the characteristics of the basic nature of confinement? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅rules, rigid
structure, strict discipline
High levels of tobacco use contribute to high rates of what diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cancer,
emphysema, strokes, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease
Why did the warden at Angola enlisted prisoners to start making coffins? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅when
the warden wanted a more dignified send-off than a thin plywood box for the prisoners he had to bury.
, What factors have contributed to the rise in elderly prisoners? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅First, the overall
U.S. population is aging; second, longer mandatory sentences, more life sentences, and stricter paroling
practices mean that inmates remain in prison for longer periods of time; and, third, advances in medical
science along with inmate access to healthcare
What are some characteristics regarding the length of stay for many of Angola inmates? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Most are lifers, the average is 93 years.
Who is more likely to sustain injuries due to fighting? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Males were somewhat
more likely than females to report injuries in jail or prison, but they were twice as likely as females to
report that their injury stemmed from a fight.
According to BJS surveys, what was concluded regarding gender and the likelihood of reporting injuries
while in custody? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Women inmates were more likely than men to report two or
more medical problems.
When was the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) signed into law. Who signed it into law. Is the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) acknowledged in prison? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Signed in 1990
by George Bush and yes.
double jeopardy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prosecuting, trying, or punishing twice for the same instance
of a criminal act when the first prosecution led to an acquittal, a conviction, or certain types of mistrial;
forbidden by the Fifth Amendment.
Euthanasia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Painlessly ending the life of a person or animal for the purpose of
relieving suffering; mercy killing
evidentiary hearing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A preliminary hearing, after a criminal complaint has been
filed by the prosecutor, to determine whether there is enough evidence to require a trial. In the United
States, the judge must find it probable that a crime was committed
exoneration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To clear, as of an accusation; to free from guilt or blame.
Compassionate release - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Early release of an elderly, terminally ill, or
incapacitated inmate so that he or she can receive end-of-life care near family and friends while also
relieving the corrections department of the burden of expensive medical care. Sometimes called medical
parole or medical furlough, it can also be granted to those with a loved one in need of their care or for
other extraordinary circumstances, and it can be subject to conditions of parole, including the return to
prison if the inmate's health or situation improves.
Pat searches - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Also called a frisk or pat down, a pat search is a search of a
person's body for weapons or contraband by running the hands over the subject's clothing.
Stigma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A social or perceived stain on a person's reputation, often suffered
unfairly due to the prejudice of others.
U.S. Sentencing Commission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A federal agency created in 1984 to establish
guidelines for appropriate sentencing policy and practice in U.S. federal courts and to assist other
branches of government in establishing effective crime policy.
Discuss the challenges of incarcerating vulnerable populations (i.e., LGBTQ, the elderly, HIV/AIDS, the
disabled, and the mentally ill). - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They frequently face attitudes and violence from
other inmates and staff. Intense regimentation could be exactly what triggers problem behavior in
mentally ill inmates. Prisoners with special needs face obstacles such as proper food and medication,
mobility, vulnerability to assault and harassment, deteriorating mental states, and dying.
What are the characteristics of the basic nature of confinement? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅rules, rigid
structure, strict discipline
High levels of tobacco use contribute to high rates of what diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cancer,
emphysema, strokes, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease
Why did the warden at Angola enlisted prisoners to start making coffins? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅when
the warden wanted a more dignified send-off than a thin plywood box for the prisoners he had to bury.
, What factors have contributed to the rise in elderly prisoners? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅First, the overall
U.S. population is aging; second, longer mandatory sentences, more life sentences, and stricter paroling
practices mean that inmates remain in prison for longer periods of time; and, third, advances in medical
science along with inmate access to healthcare
What are some characteristics regarding the length of stay for many of Angola inmates? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Most are lifers, the average is 93 years.
Who is more likely to sustain injuries due to fighting? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Males were somewhat
more likely than females to report injuries in jail or prison, but they were twice as likely as females to
report that their injury stemmed from a fight.
According to BJS surveys, what was concluded regarding gender and the likelihood of reporting injuries
while in custody? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Women inmates were more likely than men to report two or
more medical problems.
When was the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) signed into law. Who signed it into law. Is the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) acknowledged in prison? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Signed in 1990
by George Bush and yes.
double jeopardy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prosecuting, trying, or punishing twice for the same instance
of a criminal act when the first prosecution led to an acquittal, a conviction, or certain types of mistrial;
forbidden by the Fifth Amendment.
Euthanasia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Painlessly ending the life of a person or animal for the purpose of
relieving suffering; mercy killing
evidentiary hearing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A preliminary hearing, after a criminal complaint has been
filed by the prosecutor, to determine whether there is enough evidence to require a trial. In the United
States, the judge must find it probable that a crime was committed
exoneration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To clear, as of an accusation; to free from guilt or blame.
