Early Prisons System and Modern Age MCQs
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1: Big House Prisons are fortress stone or concrete prisons, usually maximum security, whose attributes include
A. Isolation
B. Routine
C. Monotony
D. All of the above
2: Contract and Lease Systems are systems devised by _____ to hire out inmates’ labor to farmers or other contractors
A. Colonies
B. Community
C. Agrarians
D. Prison
3: Convict Code includes ______ rules that inmates live by vis-à-vis the institution and staff
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Both
D. None
4: Institutions that carefully classify inmates into treatment programs that address their needs and perceived deficiencies are known as
A. Family institutions
B. Political institutions
C. Prison institutions
D. Correlational institutions
5: Elmira Reformatory was founded in 1876 in ______ as a model prison in response to calls for the reform of prisons from an earlier era
A. Yale
B. New York
C. Australia
D. London
6: Marks System is a graduated reward system for ______ in which, if one behaves, it is possible to earn “marks” that, in turn, entitle one to privileges
A. Schools
B. Organizations
C. Hubs
D. Prison
7: Medical Model is a rehabilitation model that assumes criminals are sick and need treatment
A. True
B. False
8: New York Prison System (Auburn and Sing Sing) prisons included
A. Congregate work arrangements
B. Congregate eating managements
C. Silent and separate housing
D. All of the above
9: Operated based on Quaker ideals focus kn all of the following except
A. Rehabilitation
B. Use of corporal punishment
C. Religious redemption
D. Work programs
10: Pennsylvania Prison System (Walnut Street Jail, Western and Eastern Pennsylvania Prisons) reinforced the need for
A. Penitence
B. Obduracy
C. Both
D. None
11: Stateville Prison wa built in Illinois as panopticon in
A. 1860
B. 1960
C. 1925
D. 1910
12: Walnut Street Jail operated as a typical local jail of the time: holding ________; failing to separate by gender, age, or offense; using the fee system
A. Pretrial detainees
B. Minor offenders
C. Psychiatric
D. A & B
13: Large prisons, of any security level, where inmates’ lives and movement are severely restricted and rule bound are known as
A. Warehouse prison
B. Newgate prison
C. Walnut street jail
D. Convict prison
14: Large prisons, of any security level, where inmates’ lives and movement are severely restricted and rule bound are known as
A. Warehouse prison
B. Newgate prison
C. Walnut street jail
D. Convict prison
15: Prisons in the United States experienced overcrowding.
A. True
B. False
16: An example of an open institution is a jail.
A. True
B. False
17: When was the Walnut Street Jail built?
A. 1753
B. 1763
C. 1773
D. 1873
18: Each correctional institution in the United States operates differently.
A. True
B. False
19: The Walnut Street Jail was overcrowding how many times its capacity?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
20: Sing Sing prison was built by Auburn prisoners in 1825.
A. True
B. False
21: The most progressive prisons were made in which century?
A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th
22: The water crib that was used for punishment was the size of a coffin.
A. True
B. False
23: This prison was modeled after the Walnut Street Jail.
A. Auburn
B. Newgate
C. Pennsylvania
D. Bridewalls
24: All inmates were forced to do some form of labor while they were incarcerate
A. True
B. False
25: The mark system was merit system which allowed inmates to earn points for good behavior.
A. True
B. False
26: A convict lease system is a system that allows prisons to contract out inmates to businesses in their are
A. True
B. False
27: One of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is security.
A. True
B. False
28: Each correctional institution has its own style of management.
A. True
B. False
29: The Walnut Street Jail became overcrowded by ____ times its capacity.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6.
D. 8
30: Folsom prison was racially segregated in 1940.
A. True
B. False
31: Each correctional institution has its own style of management.
A. True
B. False
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