WorksheetsCorrections Unit Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A Corrections Department is in charge of running:
a)
Police
b)
Jails and Prisons
c)
Courts
d)
Roads
2.
A jail can best be defined as:
a)
A temporary facility for those awaiting trial or short sentences
b)
A long term facility for long punishments
c)
Any place with bars to hold prisoners
d)
A place to hold the worst criminals
3.
A prison can best be defined as:
a)
A long term facility for those serving sentences longer than 1 year
b)
A temporary facility for those awaiting trial or short sentences
c)
A place where the most violent offenders go
d)
A stricter jail
4.
Rehabilitation in prison is the goal to.......
a)
Help lawbreakers change their behavior and become a law abiding citizen
b)
Make prisoners hard workers in prison
c)
Make prisoners that behave in prison
d)
Get prisoners off of drugs
5.
Punishment in prison is the goal of......
a)
Strictly punishing wrongdoers for their crimes
b)
Help lawbreakers change their behavior and become a law abiding citizen
c)
Hurting prisoners physically
d)
This is not something prisons do
6.
Solitary confinement is.....
a)
Holding a prisoner by themselves as a strict punishment
b)
One prisoner to a cell
c)
Imprisonment at home
d)
Being held for a violent crime
7.
A supermax prison is best defined as....
a)
The highest level of security of prison the US has
b)
A prison for superheroes
c)
A prison for murderers alone
d)
A prison where prisoners are forced to work hard labor
8.
Alcatraz was a prison.......
a)
Built on an island known for being hard to escape
b)
Known for its cruel torture methods
c)
That was built to house political prisoners
d)
Meant to rehabilitate prisoners
9.
Capital punishment is best defined as......
a)
Punishments given in a state capital
b)
State executions
c)
Physical torture
d)
A long sentence
10.
Parole is best defined as.....
a)
Early release from a prison sentence
b)
A smaller prison sentence for admitting to a crime
c)
The job of prison officials
d)
The conditions of release from prison
11.
Probation is best defined as......
a)
A set of conditions given to a convicted person in exchange for release
b)
The things a prisoner must do in prison
c)
A set of rules for a prison guard
d)
A smaller prison sentence
12.
A suspended sentence is best defined as.....
a)
A given sentence that does not have to be served immediately
b)
A prison sentence that is served in chunks
c)
A form of capital punishment
d)
House arrest
13.
Work release is best defined as.......
a)
A prisoner is allowed to leave prison to go to their job
b)
Working hard in prison to get released early
c)
Leaving your cell to go to work
d)
The job conditions of parole
14.
Home confinement is best defined as.....
a)
A person sentenced to serve their term at home
b)
A person's parole requirements at home
c)
Prisons being structured like houses
15.
Juvenile justice began because historically......
a)
Minors were treated the same as adults
b)
Juveniles could get away with anything
c)
Courts weren't well defined
16.
Juvenile status is usually defined as some under the age of......
a)
18
b)
14
c)
21
d)
25
17.
Delinquents are juveniles who.......
a)
Commit crimes that would be crimes as adults
b)
Commit crimes that are crimes for juveniles
c)
Are repeat offenders
d)
Commit violent offenses
18.
Status offenders are juveniles who......
a)
Commit crimes that would be crimes as adults
b)
Commit crimes that are crimes for juveniles
c)
Are repeat offenders
d)
Commit violent offenses
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