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History Of Institutional Corrections II
Test Description: This quiz will assess your knowledge about the history of our current prison system.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following reformists believed that reform should take place in the laws of crime and punishment?
A
John Howard
B
Cesare Beccaria
C
Jeremy Bentham
D
King Henry
2) Which reformist believed that reform should first take place among the inmates by instilling discipline, religion, and penance?
A
Jeremy Bentham
B
King Henry
C
John Howard
D
Cesare Beccaria
3) According to Cesare Beccaria, punishment should be:
A
Severe for all crimes
B
Lenient
C
Unknown for the crime
D
Certain and swift
4) Which of the following statements is true of the Pennsylvania model of prison?
A
Inmates were allowed to work together but in silence
B
It was the preferred model of prison
C
Inmates were only in solitary confinement during the night
D
Inmates were kept in solitary confinement and given heavy doses of religious teachings
5) Which of the following is true of the Auburn model of prison?
A
Inmates worked on individual crafts in their cells
B
It was first developed in the state of Alabama
C
It was not the preferred model of prison
D
Inmates worked together in a factory-like assembly line popular to modern times
6) ______________________ were common during the first three decades of the 19th century.
A
Contemporary violent prisons
B
Workhouses
C
Correctional Institutions
D
Big Houses
7) Which of the following statements is true regarding the Refomatory period?
A
The classification system wasn't introduced until after the Reformatory period
B
Reformatories were created for women offenders
C
Inmates in reformatories were able to be released on parole for good behavior
D
Inmates in reformatories had definite sentences
8) Women inmates:
A
Received the same rights as male prisoners
B
Were segregated in male prisons and considered inferior
C
Have always been housed in their own institutions
D
Learned factory-like trades and jobs along with the male inmates
9) The conducting of prison operations (building and operating) by private businesses is also known as:
A
Penitentiary
B
Privatization
C
Shock Incarceration
D
Medical Model
10) Which of the following is an example of history repeating itself in corrections?
A
The use of chain gangs
B
All of the above
C
The changing of sentences from set to flexible and back to set
D
The adding on of "new" facilities to older ones
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