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Corrections

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

System that isolated criminal using solitary confinement with no interaction with other prisoners?

a)

New York System

b)

Pennsylvania System

c)

Auburn System

d)

Texas System

2.

System where prisoners worked during the day but were isolated at night?

a)

Pennsylvania System

b)

New York System

c)

Texas System

d)

Chicago System

3.

Early forms of criminal punishment included ________?

a)

Whipping (flogged)

b)

Branding

c)

Hanging

d)

All answers are correct

4.

Which system used prisoners after the Civil War as a way to rebuild the south?

a)

Contract system

b)

Congregate system

c)

Lease system

d)

Rehabilitation system

5.

Which system sold inmate's labor to private employer's?

a)

Lease system

b)

Congregate system

c)

Contract system

d)

Rehabilitation system

6.

The first penitentiary in the United States was in which state?

a)

New York, New York

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Fort Worth, Texas

d)

Chicago, Illinois

7.

The first penitentiary was called _______?

a)

Walnut Grove Jail

b)

Pecan Street Jail

c)

Walnut Street Jail

d)

Pecan Grove Jail

8.

A model of corrections that emphasized vocational and educational training?

a)

Rehabilitation model

b)

Crime control model

c)

Community model

d)

Justice model

9.

Model that emphasized a goal of reintegrating offenders back into society and the community.

a)

Rehabiltation model

b)

Crime control model

c)

Community model

d)

Justice model

10.

Model that's based on assumption that criminal behavior can be controlled with more prison time.

a)

Rehabilitation model

b)

Crime control model

c)

Contract model

d)

Community model

11.

What are the three levels or classifications of corrections in Mississippi?

a)

Minimum, Medium, Intermediate

b)

Minimum, Intermediate, Maximum

c)

Minimum, Medium, Maximum

d)

Minimum, Maximum, Super Maximum

12.

Prisoner's in this color jump suit are considered?

a)

Medium security

b)

Maximum security

c)

Minimum security

d)

Reception and reclassification

13.

Prisoner's in a Red & White stripped jumpsuit are considered to be which classification?

a)

Minimum

b)

Medium

c)

Maximum (High)

d)

Reception & Classification

14.

This prisoner would be classified as which level?

a)

High security

b)

Low security

c)

Medium security

d)

Reception and Classification

15.

Which of the following prisons in Mississippi is responsible for housing men on death row?

a)

George-Greene Regional Facility

b)

Parchman

c)

Central Mississippi Correctional Facility

d)

South Mississippi Correctional Facility

16.

Which facility in Rankin County houses the majority of women offenders?

a)

Parchman

b)

Central Mississippi Correctional Facility

c)

South Mississippi Correctional Facility

d)

George-Greene Regional Facility

17.

Federal institutions that house offenders for more than one year?

a)

Jail

b)

Prison

18.

Local facilities that detain offender for less than one year?

a)

Jail

b)

Prison

19.

Jails in the United States originated from which country?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

England

20.

Which court case dealt with inmates ability to correspond with other inmates using mail?

a)

Cooper v. Pate

b)

Turner v. Safely

c)

Hudson v. Palmer

d)

Terry v. Ohio

21.

Hudson v. Palmer allows prison officials to do which of the following?

a)

Search and confiscate materials found in a cell

b)

Use excessive force to detain an inmate

c)

Violate an inmates Civil Rights

d)

Prohibit inmates freedom of religion

22.

Which individual typically has the responsibility of managing a prison?

a)

Sheriff

b)

Warden

c)

Deputy

d)

Probation board

23.

Early release granted by a judge, usually occurs before time is served?

a)

Parole

b)

Probation

c)

Clemency

d)

Pardon

24.

Early release granted by a board after an offender has served time?

a)

Pardon

b)

Probation

c)

Parole

d)

Reprieve

25.

Given by a governor for state crimes and a president for federal crimes allowing the offender to go free?

a)

Parole

b)

Clemency

c)

Probation

d)

Reprieve

26.

First state to introduce probation as a punishment option?

a)

Texas

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Florida

27.

Temporary suspension of a sentence while a person tries to get a reduction in their sentence.

a)

Clemency

b)

Pardon

c)

Parole

d)

Reprieve

28.

Parole is given by which of the following?

a)

Sheriff

b)

Judge

c)

Parole Board

d)

Govenor

29.

Probation is granted by which of the following?

a)

Judge

b)

Warden

c)

Sheriff

d)

Parole Board

30.

Clemency or a pardon would be granted by which of the following?

a)

Judge

b)

Parole Board

c)

Pardon Board

d)

Governor

31.

Period where England and France looked at prisoner behavior and punishment.

a)

Reformation period

b)

Industrial period

c)

Enlightenment period

d)

Corrections period

32.

Programs or services responsible for the management of individuals accused of crimes.

a)

Corrections

b)

Institutions

c)

Prisons

d)

Schools

33.

The Auburn, New York system was developed by:

a)

John Sims

b)

Eliam Llynds

c)

Walker Jones

d)

Elvis Drummond

34.

The 14th Amendment protects which two rights as it relates to inmates?

a)

Privacy, Freedom of Speech

b)

Due Process, Freedom of Religion

c)

Due Process, Equal Protection

d)

Equal Protection, Privacy

35.

The first women's prison was located in which state?

a)

New York

b)

Indiana

c)

Florida

d)

Texas