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Introduction To Corrections – Questions & Solutions
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Introduction To Corrections – Questions & SolutionsCorrectional officers observing and interacting with inmates on an irregular
or sporadic basis is referred to as intermittent supervision.
True or False? Correct Ans - True
Podular direct supervision places the custodial staff, for their entire shift, in
the inmate's living area. As a result Correct Ans - A safer environment
for both inmates and staff has been created.
One explanation for the disproportionate number of mentally ill people in jail
and prison is that many Correct Ans - Mentally ill people are
susceptible to being arrested because they have no shelter and treatment on
the streets.
As jails increasingly serve as mental health facilities, treatment programs
geared toward the mentally ill have become more common than programs
designed for inmates without mental health problems.
True or False? Correct Ans - False
Two key ingredients incorporated into new generation jails are Correct
Ans - Podular design and direct supervision.
The rate of mental illness in America's state prisons and local jails is at least
three times the rate in the general population.
True or False? Correct Ans - True
Most jail inmates with mental illness also suffer from drug or alcohol
addiction.
True or False? Correct Ans - True
The living area and cells of new-generation jails typically have comfortable
furniture, tiled or carpeted floors, and basically a normalized living
environment. This is done in an attempt to make prisoners feel Correct
Ans - Ownership toward their surroundings and thus provide an incentive
for prisoners to behave.
, Most accurately, the two functions of jails are Correct Ans - Providing
short term confinement for non-felon convictions and detaining persons
awaiting trial, sentencing, or transfer.
A written agreement presented by the defendant, who agrees to pay cash or
surrender property to the court if he or she fails to attend required court
appearances is called a Correct Ans - Bail Bond
Most mentally ill jail inmates are picked up for serious violent crimes.
True or False? Correct Ans - False
Under which type of pretrial release is the defendant allowed to remain at
liberty in the community solely on his or her promise to appear for trial at the
required time. Correct Ans - Release on Recognizance.
Women comprise about 15 percent of today's jail population.
True or False? Correct Ans - True
Defendants who are detained in jail are more likely to be convicted than are
defendants who receive a pretrial release to the community.
True or False? Correct Ans - True
The percentage of jail inmates identified as having a mental health problem is
especially high for Correct Ans - Person age 24 or younger
When a team of workers gather information from and about a defendant for
purposes of evaluating the risk he or she poses to the community during the
pretrial stage, that team is conducting a pretrial assessment.
True or False? Correct Ans - True
The most frequent non-financial release procedure for a criminal is
Correct Ans - Release on Recognizance (ROR).
Data from a sample of state court felony cases found what percentage of
defendants who were released prior to case disposition made all scheduled
court appearances and had not pretrial misconduct. Correct Ans - 70%
In 1990, women were 9 percent of the jail population. By 2014 that
percentage had grown to Correct Ans - 15%
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