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

Risk-based or predictive sentencing uses actuarial tools to assess the offender's future dangerousness and tailor sentences accordingly.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Refused to review conditions of confinement or prisoner rights claims

Answer

Under the hands-off doctrine, courts historically declined to interfere with prison administration, leaving corrections decisions to prison officials.

Question 3

What is electronic monitoring most commonly used for in corrections?

Accepted Answer

Supervising offenders in community corrections programs

Answer

Electronic monitoring, such as GPS ankle bracelets, is used to track and supervise offenders serving sentences or awaiting trial in the community.

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

Atkins v. Virginia (2002) held that executing individuals with intellectual disabilities constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.

Question 5

What does 'prisonization' refer to in penology?

Accepted Answer

The adoption of inmate subculture norms by new prisoners

Answer

Prisonization describes the process by which newly incarcerated individuals adopt the values, norms, and behaviors of the prison subculture.

BCJ - Bachelor of Criminal Justice Practice Test

BCJ - Bachelor of Criminal Justice Practice Test

BCJ Corrections and Penology 3