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Frage 1
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It is difficult to identify a gang member within a correctional facility.
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- True
- False
Frage 2
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Which of the following is an example of a security threat group?
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Juvenile offenders vulnerable to assault
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Prison psychologists responsible for inmate evaluation
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A prison gang
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Armed corrections staff
Frage 3
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Which of the following is not a function of an institutional gang investigator?
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Proposing action to neutralize potential disruptive behavior
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Gathering information on institutional STGs
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developing programming to prevent future gang involvement
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gathering information on STG members
Frage 4
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____________ are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises.
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Neighborhood gangs
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OMGs
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Street gangs
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Prison gangs
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_________ includes any law enforcement practice designed to confront and stop the activities of members of an STG within a correctional facility
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Step-downing
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shot calling
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classification
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interdiction
Frage 6
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The criminal activities of STGs are intended to
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ensure the gang's status
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give gang members something to do while in prison
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ensure members' loyalty while behind bars
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generate cash and assets
Frage 7
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STGs have been described as domestic terrorist groups.
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- True
- False
Frage 8
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The primary purpose of many neighborhood gangs is
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selling and distributing drugs
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organizing prostitution rings
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violence
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producing and selling pornographic materials
Frage 9
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A(n) __________ is a criminal organization that originated within the penal system and operates within correctional facilities throughout the U.S.
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bad news list
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domestic terrorist group
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security threat group
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political prisoner
Frage 10
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In addition to the financial rewards, correctional officers may engage in corrupt acts such as drug smuggling because
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it is a way to protect themselves from powerful institutional threat groups
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they have been inducted into an STG and support its goals and aims
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they disagree with the way the prison administration deals with STG members
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they disagree with the rules prohibiting drug use in prison
Frage 11
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Correctional treatment leads to lower rates of recidivism, resulting in
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increased social justice
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the fulfillment of a moral obligation
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a more humane correctional system
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enhanced public safety
Frage 12
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What are the two major strategic processes of corrections?
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Education and behavior modification
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Reintegration and reentry
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Custody and treatment
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Classification and security
Frage 13
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Nationally, treatment services amount to approximately ______ percent of institutional staff expenditure?
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20
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25
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5
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10
Frage 14
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What type of prison labor system uses the prison population to produce items that will be sold on the open market?
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public account
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piece-price
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state-use
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contract labor
Frage 15
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Most immediate health care in prisons is provided by
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medical students
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nursing students
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licensed physicians
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nurses
Frage 16
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Teaching inmates to increase self-control and use coping mechanisms are common components of what type of program?
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therapeutic communities
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Cognitive behavioral intervention
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anger management
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gradualism
Frage 17
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Which of the following is not one of the three main themes that run through correctional management?
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correctional administrators' perception of offenders as inferior
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a paramilitary approach to correctional administration
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a gradualism approach to program development and change
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the syndrome of isolationism and withdrawal
Frage 18
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What type of prison labor system entailed renting out parts of the prison population to private businesses or business people?
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state-use
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piece-price
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public account
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contract labor
Frage 19
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Which type of program focuses on helping offenders change the thoughts, beliefs, and actions that create the potential for criminal behavior and contribute to actual criminal activity?
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anger management
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therapeutic communities
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cognitive behavioral intervention
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gradualism
Frage 20
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At what stage would the determination be made regarding whether to send an inmate to a maximum-, medium-, or low-security correctional facility?
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reclassification
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external classification
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sentencing
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internal classification
Frage 21
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Which of the following is not one of the major correctional institutions in the state systems?
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Supermax prisons
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close prisons
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Weekend confinement prisons
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medium security prisons
Frage 22
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What law provides for the principal means of allowing inmate complaints into the federal court system?
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International Declaration of Human Rights
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United Nations Convention against Torture
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Civil Rights Law of 1871
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Civil Rights Law of 1964
Frage 23
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Which group comprises the fastest-growing segment of the state prison population?
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Asians
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African-Americans
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Hispanics
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Caucasians
Frage 24
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Which type of correctional facility is most expensive to construct and operate?
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A minimum-security prison
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a maximum-security prison
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a medium-security prison
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a supermax prison
Frage 25
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The majority of correctional facilities in the U.S. are under the control of state agencies.
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- True
- False
Frage 26
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Adult male offenders comprise the vast majority of state prison inmates.
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- True
- False
Frage 27
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A consent decree gives a correctional institution permission to
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continue operating until a problem has been fixed within a specific time frime
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transfer an inmate to another facility against the inmate's wish
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allow inmates to participate in work-release programs
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move a problematic inmate into solitary confinement
Frage 28
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This Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
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Fourth
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First
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Sixth
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Eighth
Frage 29
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Realistically, offenders are assigned to programs based on
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personal interest
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institutional needs
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rehabilitation potential
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criminal history reports
Frage 30
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Agricultural prisons began in
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the Midwest
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the southern states
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the western frontier
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the northeast
Frage 31
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What is the main reason for the growth in the need for more community corrections?
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economic recession
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lack of federal attention to crime
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increased crime in suburban areas
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overcrowded jails and prisons
Frage 32
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Private-sector involvement in corrections is a new concept in the U.S.
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- True
- False
Frage 33
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What is the main advantage of private service providers?
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they are more cost effective
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they are more humane
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they can expand and contract quickly when needs change
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they are able to offer more rehabilitation services to inmates
Frage 34
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A ________ is a powerful politician within a government jurisdiction that has enough influence to secure the approval of a private-sector proposal.
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rainmaker
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gatekeeper
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hot-button
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cherry-picker
Frage 35
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Which of the following is considered a "hot-button" item for both adult and juvenile inmates?
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food
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contraband
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recreational programming
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religious services
Frage 36
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Which of the following is not an option for direct private-sector involvement in corrections that was created by the development of intermediate sanctions?
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treatment programs
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technologies for surveillance
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supermax facilities
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supervised release
Frage 37
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Which of the following offenders would not be housed in a privately operated prison?
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Inmates for the U.S. Marshall's Service
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Inmates detained pre-trial
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Federal inmates
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State inmates
Frage 38
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What effect has the recent recession had on the private prison industry?
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the industry grew as states increased their use of private facilities instead of state-run prisons
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the recession did not significantly affect the private prison industry
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many private prisons have closed as states reduced their prison populations
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the increase in crime during the recession contributed to a need for more private prisons
Frage 39
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In which decade did privatization of correctional facilities begin in the U.S.?
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the 1990s
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the 1980s
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the 1970s
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the 1960s
Frage 40
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Which of the following is not a claim made by private-sector providers?
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private-sector providers an service offenders at all levels of security
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private sector providers are more effective than state providers
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private-sector providers can reduce corruption
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private-sector providers an do the same tasks at less cost to the state
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