Incarceration Unit Review

Who brought the term "penitentiary" to America?

• Quakers

• Spanish

• French

• Puritans

What are the jurisdictions and functions of jails in the United States?

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  Jails are run under the jurisdiction of a state or federal government.

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  Jails are local facilities under the jurisdiction of a city, county, or tribe.

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  Jails incarcerate people who are sentenced for a term of over a year or more.

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  Jails incarcerate people who have been sentenced for less than a year.

What is the primary goal of the juvenile justice system?

• Education

• Solitary Confinement

• Rehabilitation

• Punishment

Match the following

• Crime-Control Model

• Offender works with a therapist to realize the harm they have done, and how to move on and improve their life

• Rehabilitation Model

• The offender was prescribed medication to stabilize his deviant behaviors

• Medical Model

• After being arrested for the 3rd time for drug possession, the offender's sentence was much more severe

What is the difference between private and government run correctional facilities? (two answers)

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  Government-run correctional facilities incarcerate offenders, and there is no profit involved.

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  Private-run correctional facilities incarcerate offenders, and there is no profit involved.

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  Government-run correctional facilities incarcerate offenders for profit.

• Private-run correctional facilities incarcerate offenders for profit.

Reorder the following from lowest level of security to highest

• If an offender is considered a higher risk or violent, they are placed in a medium security level prison. These prisons use cells for inmates, but they are still free to move around the facility on their own at specific times.

• Minimum security prison are for offenders who are considered to be nonviolent and represent a very small escape risk. Most of these institutions are set up like a college-style campus and have extensive programs for the offenders to help with rehabilitation and integration back into the public.

• Offenders that are placed in a low-level security prison may have a tendency for violence, but they are not a risk. there are certain precautions placed, like perimeter fencing and higher staff-to-inmate ratios.

• When an offender is deemed extremely dangerous, high escape risk, or chronically ill, they will be sent to a supermax facility. An inmate gets almost no mobility within the facility. They are confined to their cell for 23 hours a day with one hour of individual recreation time.

• A person sent to a maximum security prison is considered a dangerous criminal. These prisons are very restrictive and do not allow for much leeway for inmate movement because of gang affiliation, manipulation, and violence.

What position does the following: ensure the safety of the facility and everyone inside of the facility

• enforce the rules and regulations of the facility

• supervise the offenders and their activities

• inspect the facilities to meet or exceed security and safety standards

• search offenders and the facilities for contraband

• report any offender misconduct

• escort and transport offenders

• Classification Officer

• Correctional Officer

• Warden

• Parole Board

What position in an incarceration facility would determine what facility would be suitable for an inmate based on security level and specific programs needed by the inmate?

• Corrections Officer

• Warden

• Classification Officer

• Non-Custodial Staff

If an inmate successfully escapes a facility, who would be in charge of apprehending the inmate?

• Local Police

• Correctional Officers

• Warden

• CIA

Statistically speaking, why do female inmates tend to adjust faster than others? (two answers)

• Have more traditional and nontraditional programs geared towards them

• life experiences and maturity

• Female handle chaos better

• More welcoming of eachother