WorksheetsIntro to Corrections Chapter 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_________ is an interesting term used to describe the punishment of offenders for the crimes they have committed.
a)
Arresting
b)
Corrections
c)
Punishing
d)
None of the terms listed
2.
_______is the study of the use of punishment for criminal acts.
a)
punishment
b)
corrections
c)
incarceration
d)
penology
3.
The___________ street jail was the first prison designed in 1790 to house sentenced offenders in the United States
a)
Walnut
b)
Holman
c)
Parchman
d)
Aliceville
4.
The term penitentiary derives its name from the word___________. Which meant incarcerated persons should read the bible and reflect on their wrongdoing.
a)
corrections
b)
prison
c)
jail
d)
penance
5.
What are the three governmental levels of the correctional system?
a)
federal, state and local
b)
federal, county and city
c)
executive,legislative, judicial
d)
none of the above answers
6.
Cesare Lombroso created the Positive School of thought which linked criminality with __________traits.
a)
physical
b)
mental
c)
body
d)
mental
7.
Cesare Beccaria is considered the father of the __________school.
a)
positivist
b)
hedonistic
c)
classical
d)
neoclassical
8.
John Howard, the sheriff of Bedfordshire in the 1700's is considered the father of the_____________.
a)
policing
b)
jail
c)
penitentiary
d)
criminal justice
9.
In the ______________ Era, prison operations emphasized having inmates work and produce products that could help to male the prisons self-sustaining.
a)
Industrial
b)
Reformatory
c)
Auburn
d)
Period of Transition
10.
Cooper v. Pate ended the _________ doctrine which restricted judicial intervention in prison operations.
a)
nothing works
b)
hands-off
c)
reintegration
d)
medical
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