Quiz Fall 8-Criminal Justice - Core Introductory

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Which of the following statements is true about a high percentage of lawsuits filed by inmates?

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Mandatory release is similar to ________ in that persons let out under either arrangement ordinarily receive a period of community supervision.

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Which of the following statements best describes the term parole?

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Which of the following Latin terms is defined as a court order requiring that a confined person be brought to court so that his or her claims can be heard?

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Totality-of-conditions rulings have been handed down against prison systems in three states. Which of the following is NOT one of those states?

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In the case of Wolff v. McDonnell (1974), the Supreme Court ruled that inmates facing a loss of good time for a rule infraction are entitled to certain due process protections. To which of the following due process protections are they NOT entitled?

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Criminologists Richard Hawkins and Geoffrey Alpert observe that the work of correctional officers is characterized by both ________.

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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that inmates skilled in legal matters must be permitted to assist other inmates in preparing cases unless the government provides a reasonable alternative?

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Criminologists Richard Hawkins and Geoffrey Alpert identified four general ways in which correctional officers respond to their jobs. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

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In the United States, the average ratio of correctional officers to inmates across all states in 2012 was ________.

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Until the middle of the twentieth century, courts followed a(n) ________ philosophy toward prison matters.

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Which of the following cases launched the prisoners' rights movement?

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As of 2012, unions represented correctional officers in adult institutions in ________ states and the federal system.

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Which of the following statements is true about correctional officers?

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Inmates skilled in legal matters are known as ________.

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At the end of 2012, about ________ percent of the security staff in state correctional agencies were male.

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At the end of 2012, about ________ percent of the security staff in state correctional agencies were white.

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In 2014, the mean annual wage for state correctional officers was ________.

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At the end of 2012, about ________ percent of the people who were employed in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) were security staff.

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Which of the following states paid its correctional officers the highest median annual wage in 2014?

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The average ratio of correctional officers to inmates in federal prisons in 2015 was ________.

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At the end of 2012, approximately ________ percent of the people who were employed in adult correctional agencies in the United States were security staff.

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Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of the inmate society in many women's prisons?

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As of September 30, 2012, there were about ________ employees of adult correctional agencies in the United States.

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In which of the following years did the first female correctional officer begin work at a high-security institution?

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Quiz Fall 8-Criminal Justice - Core Introductory

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