Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Corrections and Rehabilitation

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of incarceration according to incapacitation theory?

Accepted Answer

Prevent offenders from committing crimes by removing them from society

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Rehabilitate offenders

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Deter future crimes through fear of punishment

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Make offenders pay back the community

Question 2

What federal agency oversees federal prisons in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

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Department of Homeland Security

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U.S. Marshals Service

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Drug Enforcement Administration

Question 3

Which type of correctional facility houses the most serious offenders with the highest security measures?

Accepted Answer

Maximum security prison

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Minimum security prison

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Medium security prison

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Work camp

Question 4

What is 'recidivism' in criminal justice?

Accepted Answer

The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend

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The process of appealing a conviction

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A form of community service

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A type of plea bargain

Question 5

What is the key difference between jails and prisons in the US correctional system?

Accepted Answer

Jails are locally operated and hold short-term or pre-trial inmates; prisons hold convicted felons serving longer sentences

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Jails house state offenders; prisons house federal offenders

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There is no difference between jails and prisons

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Jails are private facilities; prisons are government-run

Question 6

What is solitary confinement formally known as in correctional settings?

Accepted Answer

Administrative segregation or isolation

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General population housing

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Protective custody

Answer

Work release program