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

• The offender was prescribed medication to stabilize his deviant behaviors

• Rehabilitation Model

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

• Medical Model

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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