Week 5 Practice Quiz

1. 1During the 19th century, English jailers charged fees at the jail for food and clothes.
   
   

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
2. 2Frankfort, Kentucky State Prison was the role model for prisons in the United States.
   
   

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
3. 3There are contract prisons in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, California and Georgia.
   
   

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
4. 4Which of the following is an advantage for private prisons?
   
   

   1. AIt takes less time to build facilities.
   2. BSecurity concerns due to low staff numbers.
   3. CGovernment can respond to variations in prison populations.
   4. DGovernment can expand and contract new prison beds.
5. 5The state can choose to end a contract with a private company if the prison population decreases.
   
   

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
6. 6The Walnut Grove Correctional Facility was operating under a federal consent decree for violating prisoners’ constitutional rights.
   
   

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
7. 7Private security officers are allowed to take immediate action without calling government staff for assistance.
   
   

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
8. 8Inmate common tort claims are covered in liability insurance of private companies.
   
   

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
9. 9The government can be held liable for any legal claims against the private prison.
   
   

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
10. 10Private prison staff were granted immunity under Bivens in:
    
    

    1. APollard v. GEO Group, Inc.
    2. BHolly v. Scott
    3. CNone of these
    4. DCorrectional Services Corporation v. Malesko

11. 11It was ruled that private prison companies can be sued for violating federal prisoner’s rights under Bivens.
    
    

    1. APollard v. GEO Group, Inc.
    2. BHolly v. Scott
    3. CNone of these
    4. DCorrectional Services Corporation v. Malesko
12. 12The Court ruled that the purpose of Bivens is to deter the officer, not the agency.
    
    

    1. APollard v. GEO Group, Inc.
    2. BHolly v. Scott
    3. CNone of these
    4. DCorrectional Services Corporation v. Malesko
13. 13Private prisons are safer than those ran by the Bureau of Prisons.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
14. 14Prison population decline is a reason to decide to stop the usage of private prisons.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
15. 15The replacement of immigrants held in private facilities is an issue of Immigration and Customs Enforcement if private prisons close.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
16. 16States must end contracts with private prisons per the Department of Justice announcement.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
17. 17The policy change for federal prisons to no longer use private prisons did not cover private prisons used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
18. 18Private prisons were closed in the following states EXCEPT this one:
    
    

    1. AMississippi
    2. BTexas
    3. CIdaho
    4. DColorado
19. 19Per a 2015 Bureau of Justice Statistics report about _____ of offenders return to prison for a technical violation.
    
    

    1. A61%
    2. B51%
    3. C71%
    4. D50%
20. 20The Second Chance Act was enacted in 2005.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
21. 21Allowable use of funds for programs authorized by the Second Chance Act include:
    
    

    1. AMentorship
    2. BHousing
    3. CEducation and job training
    4. DAll of these.
22. 22It is easy for individuals with a felony conviction to get a job.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
23. 23Employers can legally reject a qualified applicant due to a felony conviction.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
24. 24Felonies involving violence, theft or burglaries raise a red flag during background checks for apartments.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
25. 25Individuals convicted of a felony may lose the following rights:
    
    

    1. AThe right to vote.
    2. BThe right to firearm privileges.
    3. CThey may lose all of these.
    4. DThe right to serve on a federal jury.
26. 26The restoration of the right to serve on a jury requires a gubernatorial pardon in Arkansas.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
27. 27A convicted felony is eligible for federally assisted housing if they have a lifetime registration under a state sexual offender registration program.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
28. 28A union officer who has been convicted of a felon may collect union dues from waterfront workers.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
29. 29Which of the following states department of corrections hire ex-offenders according to the survey?
    
    

    1. AArkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee
    2. BArkansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Tennessee
    3. CArkansas, Montana, Iowa, New Jersey
    4. DArkansas, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey
30. 30The program that began in 2012 with the Public Works Department includes programs where?
    
    

    1. AThe zoo
    2. BFleet services
    3. CHousing and neighborhood programs
    4. DAll of these
31. 31Hunter v. Underwood determined that the Alabama provision adopted in 1901 that barred persons who had been convicted of a crime “involving moral turpitude” from voting was constitutional.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
32. 32The state of California can place a ban on ex-felons from voting.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
33. 33In twenty-one states, a felon may permanently lose their voting rights.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
34. 34State governors can grant pardons.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
35. 35Pardon applications are reviewed by the president first.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
36. 36Restoration of rights statutes automatically erased all traces of the convictions.
    
    

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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