BCJ Corrections and Penology 3

Question 1

Which sentencing approach bases the prison term on the offender's likelihood of future crime?

Accepted Answer

Predictive/risk-based sentencing

Answer

Retributive sentencing

Answer

Incapacitative sentencing

Answer

Mandatory minimum sentencing

Question 2

The 'hands-off doctrine' historically meant that courts:

Accepted Answer

Refused to review conditions of confinement or prisoner rights claims

Answer

Intervened frequently in prison management

Answer

Required juries in prison disciplinary hearings

Answer

Mandated rehabilitation programs

Question 3

What is electronic monitoring most commonly used for in corrections?

Accepted Answer

Supervising offenders in community corrections programs

Answer

Monitoring inmates inside prisons

Answer

Tracking evidence

Answer

Recording court proceedings

Question 4

Which U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that the death penalty for mentally disabled individuals is unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Atkins v. Virginia

Answer

Furman v. Georgia

Answer

Gregg v. Georgia

Answer

Roper v. Simmons

Question 5

What does 'prisonization' refer to in penology?

Accepted Answer

The adoption of inmate subculture norms by new prisoners

Answer

The process of building new prisons

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The classification of inmates by risk level

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The privatization of corrections

Question 6

Which factor is most associated with high rates of prison recidivism?

Accepted Answer

Lack of education and employment opportunities post-release

Answer

Race of the offender

Answer

Length of original sentence

Answer

Geographic location