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TEST BANK FOR CORRECTIONS
AN INTRODUCTION, 5TH
EDITION, RICHARD P. SEITER
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Corrections: An Introduction, 5e (Seiter)
Chapter 1 The History of Crime and Corrections
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) What was the first prison designed to house sentenced offenders in the United States
called?
A) Western State Penitentiary
B) Walnut Street Jail
C) Eastern State Penitentiary
D) Sing Sing Prison
Answer: B
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Describe the operations of the Walnut Street Jail, the first American prison.
Level: Basic
2) How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission?
I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts
II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail
III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction
A) I, II
B) II, III
C) I, III
D) I, II, III
Answer: D
Page Ref: 3-4
Objective: Summarize the definition, mission, and role of corrections.
Level: Basic
3) Which of the following statements is true of the Walnut Street Jail?
A) Prisoners were allowed to congregate during the day to work in factories to improve
the production of goods.
B) It introduced the idea of releasing offenders on a conditional basis, leading to the
development of parole.
C) Prison administrators often put masks on inmates as they moved through the prison, to
avoid identification in case they met each other after release.
D) It was an architectural nightmare, built in an octagon with small, dark cells inside the
cellblocks to provide solitary confinement and no labor.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 14
Objective: Describe the operations of the Walnut Street Jail, the first American prison.
Level: Basic
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