Test Bank For American Corrections in Brief 3rd Edition by Todd R. Clear

Test Bank For American Corrections in Brief 3rd Edition by Todd R. Clear

1. Jail practices in the United States descend directly from feudal practices of twelfth-century Ireland.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. In the United States today, most jail inmates are young Caucasian males.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. The federal government currently does not operate any jails in its system.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. Jail populations have been in decline for the last few years.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. Jails are the entryway to corrections.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

6.One of the most startling facts about U.S. jails is that more than half of their occupants are awaiting trial.

1. True
2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.02 – Describe who is in jail and why they are there.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. For the most part, U.S. correctional leaders agree that jails do quite a lot for inmates who have mental, emotional, or alcohol-related problems.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: Pretrial Detention

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.04 – List the main issues facing jails today.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. It is estimated that roughly two-thirds of all jail inmates have a history of mental problems.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: Pretrial Detention

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.04 – List the main issues facing jails today.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. According to many scholars, a great percentage of defendants are considered indigent and cannot afford to post bail.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: The Bail Problem and Alternatives

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.05 – Outline the problem of bail and list the main alternatives to bail.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. Most inmates who are released pending trial receive more lenient sentences than those who are not.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: The Bail Problem and Alternatives

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.05 – Outline the problem of bail and list the main alternatives to bail.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

11.Defendants who are regarded as dangerous or likely to commit crimes while awaiting trial are kept in jail for society’s protection under preventive detention.

1. True
2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: The Bail Problem and Alternatives

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.05 – Outline the problem of bail and list the main alternatives to bail.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. According to federal and state laws, jail employees can never be held liable for their actions.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: Issues in Jail Management

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.06 – Outline the problems of jail administration.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. Jail sentences are more for misdemeanants than they are for felons.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: The Sentenced Jail Inmate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.06 – Outline the problems of jail administration.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. Local jail officers are some of the best trained, educated, and paid employees in the entire U.S. correctional system.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: Issues in Jail Management

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.06 – Outline the problems of jail administration.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. By definition, jail terms are longer than prison terms.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: The Sentenced Jail Inmate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.06 – Outline the problems of jail administration.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

16.Crowding produces problems for jail management.

1. True
2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: Issues in Jail Management

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.06 – Outline the problems of jail administration.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. Jails often lack the funds to meet the standards for treating inmates.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: Issues in Jail Management

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.06 – Outline the problems of jail administration.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. There is a growing emphasis on strengthening alternatives to jail.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: The Future of the Jail

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.08 – Critically assess the future of the jail.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. The idea behind the American jail system was adopted from which country?
   1. England
   2. France
   3. Ireland
   4. Spain

ANSWER: a

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

20.One of the most troubling trends in the U.S. jail system that has occurred over the past two decades is the increasing incarceration rate for________.

1. young white males
2. young African American males
3. young Hispanic males
4. young Asian males

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. Operated as facilities to detain accused people awaiting trial, jails have customarily been run by ________.
   1. state police
   2. county sheriffs
   3. state probation departments
   4. state parole departments

ANSWER: b

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

1. The ________ system is a system in which jail operations are funded by a set amount paid per day for each inmate held.
   1. pay
   2. lease
   3. fee
   4. provider

ANSWER: c

REFERENCES: The Contemporary Jail: Entrance to the System

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  ACIB.CLEA.17.03.01 – Describe the history of the jail and its current function in the criminal justice system.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember