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Incarceration Nation Exam #3 Mega Review

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following are reasons someone might be in jail:

a)

awaiting trial

b)

crimes sentenced under a year

c)

catch and release

d)

awaiting probation

2.

as of 2022 the jail incarceration rate is about (a)   per 100,000 people

3.

between ___ held in a correctional facility are currently held in a local jail

a)

10 and 15%

b)

20 and 40%

c)

30 to 45%

4.

about (a)   per 100,000 ADULTS are held in jails as of 2022

5.

incarceration per 100,000 people is always going to be larger when considering just adults

a)

true

b)

false

6.

as of 2023 there is about ___ people in jails out of the total population

a)

150,000

b)

1.2 million

c)

740,000

d)

650,000

7.

about (a)   % of people in jail have not been convicted of a crime

8.

most people awaiting trial in jail are there because they ___

a)

haven't been able to post bail

b)

haven't been offered bail

c)

have dropped their case

d)

aren't being told the details of their bail

9.

____ people behind bars is in jail

a)

1 in 10

b)

1 in 5

c)

1 in 8

d)

1 in 3

10.

if someone is being "held for other agencies" this means...

a)

they have been imprisoned but prisons lend them out to jails to hold

b)

their case has been dropped and their awaiting release

c)

they are in a holding cell waiting for bail to be posted

d)

they are in jail but they are being lent out to prisons to hold

11.

median felony bail amount is $ (a)  

12.

black people are sent to jail (a)   times as many times as their white/hispanic counterparts

13.

black people spend ___ in average duration in jail than their white/hispanic counterparts

a)

longer

b)

shorter

14.

since around 2000, the highest rates of jail incarceration have been in ___ communities

a)

urban

b)

central

c)

rural

d)

countryside

15.

why have jail incarceration rates been higher in rural communities since the 2000s

a)

abuse of drugs have shifted dramatically

b)

meth and oxy are very common in rural communities

c)

fentanyl and marijuana use have shifted to rural communities

d)

racism is more common in rural communities

16.

There is an incredibly rapid turnover rate in jails (___) compared to prisons, and the turnover rate is the quickest in the smallest facilities

a)

40 days

b)

24 days

c)

18 days

d)

32 days

17.

the less time you are incarcerated oftentimes the less racial disparity you face

a)

true

b)

false

18.

the cumulative risk of jail incarceration in NYC is declining rapidly for black/hispanic people because...

a)

of the legalization of marijuana

b)

there has been less proactive policing

c)

there has been less reactive policing

d)

police officers are being trained in racial disparities increasingly

19.

using randomly assigned bail judges has an effect on pretrial detention and leads to more ___

a)

arrests

b)

bails

c)

convictions

d)

innocent pleas

20.

instead of randomly assigned judges, ___ is reccommended to decrease pretrial disparities

a)

bail decided by a jury

b)

rotational assignment of judges

c)

house arrest until trial

d)

remaining in solitary before trial

21.

According to Dobbie, pretrial detention...

a)

has no effect on future crime

b)

weakens the bargaining abilities of the defendent during plea negotiations

c)

lowers a defendents prospects in the formal labor market

d)

increases the likelihood of the defendent to perpetrate future crime

22.

prisons and jails have very different conditions

a)

true

b)

false

23.

jails have little to no programming (seeing a doctor, getting drug treatment, getting mental health treatment, getting an education)

a)

true

b)

false

24.

prisons have a more settled social structure because people are there longer

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Possible short answer:

What are the core differences in conditions between prisons and jails?

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26.

"not only does the world seem strange, the world loses its distinctiveness" (66)

a)

Irwin

b)

Walker

c)

Kruschnitt

d)

Adams

27.

Irwin describes...

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28.

Walker adds details about how jailing is extremely confusing as inmates face extreme conditions (solitary)

a)

true

b)

false

29.

as of 2024 there are ___ people in state prisons

a)

2,008,000

b)

1,071,000

c)

780,000

d)

934,000

30.

_ _ _ of the 1.07 million people in state prisons are there for violent offenses (which problematizes the war on drugs argument)

a)

504,000

b)

213,000

c)

674,000

d)

781,000

31.

as of 2024, there are ___ in federal prisons and jails

a)

674,000

b)

220,000

c)

208,000

d)
  1. 1.07 million

32.

most imprisoned people are in ___ prisons rather than ___ prisons which causes many differences

a)

state; federal

b)

federal; state

c)

local; county

d)

county; federal

33.

there has been a ___% decrease in imprisonment from 2012 to 2022 (1.57 milion to 1.23 million)

a)

12%

b)

43%

c)

29%

d)

27%

34.

the U.S. imprisonment rate is declining but still remarkably high compared to other countries

a)

true

b)

false

35.

the black imprisonment rate has decreased the most in the last decade

a)

true

b)

false

36.

the imprisonment rate for non-Hispanic Whites has been relatively stable in the last decade

a)

true

b)

false

37.

cumulative (lifetime) disparities in black imprisonment have changed also... from 30% in 2004 to about ___% in 2016

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

5

38.

there has been rising ___ inequality in incarceration

a)

gender

b)

class

c)

race

d)

location

39.

the ratio between no college education and some college education has dramatically ___

a)

increased

b)

decreased

40.

between 1999 and 2016 there has been over a ___% increase in imprisoned adults 55 and older (mainly because they got long sentences when they were younger)

a)

100

b)

300

c)

250

d)

150

41.

between 1999 and 2016, there has been less than a ___% increase in adults under 55 years old

a)

250

b)

50

c)

25

d)

100

42.

releasing older people (55 years and above) who were imprisoned during tough on crime and have served most of their sentences would dramatically decrease the imprisonment rate without increasing ___

a)

bail rates

b)

crime rates

c)

incarceration rates

d)

drug crime rates

43.

cumulative risk of imprisonment is twice as high in ___ as in the northeast

a)

Alaska

b)

Kansas

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

44.

the black incarceration's lowest rate (10.6) is ___ than the white incarceration's highest rate (3.5)

a)

lower

b)

higher

45.

in a given year, the average time served for all crimes is ___ years (does not include those who are serving lifetime sentences or will die in prison)

a)

1.5

b)

10.2

c)

3.6

d)

2.7

46.

violent crime average imprisonment rate is ___ years

a)

2.7

b)

10.3

c)

4.8

d)

1.5

47.

median of time served in prison is ___ years

a)

2.7

b)

4.8

c)

8

d)

1.3

48.

the distribution of duration in prison is skewed ___

a)

right

b)

left

c)

center

49.

only about ___% of people are held in private prisons

a)

1-2

b)

5-6

c)

6-7

d)

7-8

50.

the Clemmer article lists two primary conditions of confinement:

a)

erosion of personal autonomy

b)

risk of future crime

c)

erosion of social norms

d)

risk of victimization

51.

Professor thinks risk of ___ is overblown in prison compared to society

a)

future crime

b)

victimization

c)

loss of identity

d)

social control

52.

according to Clemmer, secondary conditions of imprisonment include:

a)

overcrowding

b)

severe idleness

c)

solitary confinement

d)

insifficient programming

e)

loss of personal autonomy

53.

According to Clememer, the assimilation where prisoners became acclimated to prison being their day to day life compared to free society — becoming so acclimated that they are more comfortable doing day-to-day life in prison than in free society

a)

informal social controls

b)

erosion of personal autonomy

c)

prisonization

d)

primary conditions of confinement

54.

What are the primary conditions of confinement

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55.

according to Clemmer, what are secondary features of confinement?

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56.

describe Clemmer's process of prisonization

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57.

you are a risk to the system in an undefined way, not directly driven by your behavior, and must be separated from the general population

a)

administrative segregation

b)

disciplinary segragation

c)

protected custody

d)

voluntary isolation

58.

solitary confinement used as a form of punishment

a)

administrative segregation

b)

disciplinary segragation

c)

protected custody

d)

voluntary isolation

59.

the system has decided that you can’t be out in the general population of imprisoned people because you would be at risk of harm

a)

administrative segregation

b)

disciplinary segragation

c)

protected custody

d)

voluntary isolation

60.

prisoners decide to be there because they feel they are a risk to themselves, used much less often in the U.S. (more in Danish context)

a)

administrative segregation

b)

disciplinary segragation

c)

protected custody

d)

voluntary isolation

61.

solitary confinement wings can really devolve from other wings because there is a limited number of people who actually visit them:

a)

little movement — little concern to workers in the DOC

b)

little movement -- little concern to prisoners

c)

lots of movement -- little concern to workers in the DOC

62.

solitary confinement wings can really devolve from other wings because there is a limited number of people who actually visit them:

a)

little movement — little concern to workers in the DOC

b)

little movement -- little concern to prisoners

c)

lots of movement -- little concern to workers in the DOC

63.

descibe conditions of solitary confinement

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64.

Nevada has the highest number of solitary confined prisoners

a)

about 50%

b)

about 13%

c)

about 35%

d)

about 25%

65.

there is virtually no state that has nobody in solitary confinement at any given time

a)

true

b)

false

66.

people are currently in solitary confinement for 22 hours or more a day

a)

150,000

b)

176,000

c)

123,000

d)

128,000

67.

___% of people incarcerated are currently in solitary confinement

a)

3.2-3.6%

b)

5.6-6.9%

c)

7.2-8.3%

d)

1.2-3.4%

68.

at any point in time there are more people in ___, whereas cumulatively there are more in ___

a)

administrative; disciplinary

b)

disciplinary; administrative

c)

administrative; protective

d)

protective; disciplinary

69.

these factors increase a prisoners risk of being placed in solitary confinement

a)

young people (20-24 years)

b)

LGBTQ+

c)

violent offenses (some on death row)

d)

11 or more arrests

e)

drug charges

70.

___% of people in prison have a chance of being in solitary over 9 months and ___ of people in jail have a risk of being in solitary over 9 months

a)

25; 30

b)

30; 25

c)

35; 20

d)

20; 35

71.

___% of black men in Pennsylvania will have ever experienced solitary confinement by the time they're 32 years old

a)

9

b)

13

c)

3

d)

11

72.

black men are as likely to spend one year in solitary as white men are likely to spend one day in solitary

a)

true

b)

false

73.

12% white people vs 58% of black people experience solitary sentences of 180 days or more in New York

a)

true

b)

false

74.

downstate NY has a 80:26 racial disparity whereas upstate NY has a ___ disparity

a)

82:36

b)

95:88

c)

27:92

75.

solitary confinement greatly effects your chances of getting ___

a)

let out on bail

b)

retried

c)

reincarcerated

d)

recharged

76.

there are (a)   women in local jails

77.

There are (a)   women in state prisons

78.

There are (a)   women in federal prisons/jails

79.

what is the most imprisoned age for females

a)

24-28

b)

19-27

c)

30-35

d)

35-39

80.

there are way more ___ women incarcerated than any other race

a)

black

b)

white

c)

hispanic

d)

AIAN

81.

for males ___ is the highest race incarcerated, but for females ___ in the highest race incarcerated

a)

white; black

b)

black; AIAN

c)

Hispanic; black

d)

black; white

82.

_ _ _ females are incarcerated much less frequently

a)

older

b)

younger

83.

judges are inclined to give women ___ sentences than men because they are mothers and are cornerstones in their communities

a)

shorter

b)

longer

84.

incarceration rates have ___ only for men, they’ve ___ for women

a)

increased; decreased

b)

decreased; increased

85.

women's incarceration rates begin spiking in the late ___

a)

70s

b)

90s

c)

2010s

d)

80s

86.

only in the last (a)   years have women's incarceration rates plateaued

87.

Hispanic and ___ incarceration rates are very similar despite gender

a)

black

b)

white

c)

AIAN

88.

_ _ _ women held in jails than in prisons

a)

more

b)

less

89.

rural counties have ___ women incarcerated than in urban areas, but all counties have increased

a)

more

b)

less

90.

_ _ _ is the highest race of women incarcerated

a)

black

b)

white

c)

AIAN

d)

hispanic

91.

violent crimes are driven heavily by men (___%) whereas other tyoes of crime are driven by women

a)

52%

b)

70%

c)

58%

d)

64%

92.

huge spike in women and men incarceration in drug arrests in ___

a)

1973

b)

1990

c)

1985

d)

2001

93.

black and AIAN women are ___% likely to have an immediate family member incarcerated

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

40%

d)

60%

94.

there is not a lot of data on younger females (begins at age ___)

a)

30

b)

28

c)

26

d)

17

95.

_ _ _ women are overrepresented in prisons and jails

a)

lesbian and bisexual

b)

transgender

c)

white

d)

working

96.

_ _ _% women incarcerateed were sexually abused before arrest

a)

25%

b)

17%

c)

39%

d)

32%

97.

Potential Short Answer Question: What are the potential harms/consequences that result from women specifically being incarcerated?

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98.

In CA theres about ___ people working in corrections

a)

100,000

b)

75,000

c)

50,000

d)

25,000

99.

wages for correctional officers are pretty much the same across states

a)

true

b)

false

100.

for correctional officers, rates of pay tend to be lower in the ___

a)

east

b)

West

c)

north

d)

south

101.

there is a ___ ratio of men to women who work as correctional officers

a)

2:1

b)

1:2

c)

4:3

d)

8:1

102.

jail/prison staff are way more likely to be...

a)

male

b)

white

c)

female

d)

black

e)

wealthy

103.

In NC theres about ___ vacancy rates for correctional officer positions

a)

20-30%

b)

40-50%

c)

60-70%

d)

25-35%

104.

CO experience depression at ___% compared to the general U.S. rate of 7%

a)

10%

b)

23%

c)

25%

d)

17%

105.

CO experience PTSD at ___% compared to the U.S. rate of 4%

a)

12%

b)

27%

c)

19%

d)

32%

106.

COs experience suicide at ___% compared to the U.S. rate of 5%

a)

12%

b)

25%

c)

4%

d)

7%

107.

_ _ _% of COs supervisors show little interest in subordinates

a)

25%

b)

70%

c)

40%

d)

50%

108.

key factors of the CO reading that drive the health and well-being of COs

a)

strain-based work-family conflict

b)

number of officers known who have died by suicide

c)

violent outbursts from prisoners

d)

poverty

109.

_ _ _% of COs say you can't every completely trust an inmate

a)

32%

b)

74%

c)

59%

d)

84%

110.

Approximately what was the average imprisonment rate (per 100,000 people) in the U.S. between 1930 and 1970?

a)

200

b)

110

c)

130

d)

210

111.

Which race is attributed to the greatest number of people who have ever committed a felony in the U.S.?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

asian

d)

Native American

112.

What is the age range of highest imprisonment in the U.S. in 2022?

a)

35-39 yo

b)

17-21 yo

c)

23-28 yo

d)

42-46 yo

113.

A 4 year sentence for a felony crime would put someone in a...

a)

jail

b)

prison

114.

The combined state and federal imprisonment rate (per 100,000 people) in the U.S. by the end of 2022 was...

a)

110

b)

230

c)

350

d)

210

115.

What increased in the U.S. in the 90s?

a)

familial crimes

b)

imprisonment rate

c)

violent crime arrest rates

d)

drug arrest rates

116.

People imprisoned for violent offenses spend an average of ___ years in prison.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

10

d)

2

117.

About how many people were held in solitary confinement on any given day in 2019?

a)

150,000

b)

121,000

c)

123,000

d)

101,000

118.

As of 2022, what percent of prisoners were held in private facilities?

a)

2%

b)

10%

c)

4%

d)

8%

119.

What is the most common familial incarceration?

a)

parent

b)

son

c)

sibling

d)

uncle

120.

In 2005, about ___ of incarcerated people were arrested within their first year of release, and ___ were arrested within 10 years of their release.

a)

80% and 95%

b)

40% and 90%

c)

20% and 50%

d)

45% and 80%

121.

What percent of people are eventually released from incarceration?

a)

40%

b)

60%

c)

95%

d)

85%