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Inmate Characteristics And Facilities
Test Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the characteristics of state and federal inmates and the facilities in which they reside.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The purpose of a classification facility is to:
A
Assess the needs and risks of inmates to determine their best placement
B
Provide a high-security unit for the most dangerous offenders
C
Temporarily hold pre-trial and recently convicted inmates
D
Prepare inmates for release back into society
2) A suspect who is awaiting questioning is usually held in:
A
Jail
B
Prison
C
A classification facility
D
Lock up
3) Inmates who are awaiting trial, recently convicted, or serving short-term (1 yr. or less) sentences are placed in:
A
Lock ups
B
Jails
C
Minimum security prisons
D
Classification facilities
4) If an inmate spends 23.5 hours a day in his cell, he is probably in a _________________ facility.
A
Medium
B
Super-Maximum
C
Maximum
D
Minimum
5) In which of the following facilities would inmates most likely live in dorms or barracks?
A
A medium security prison
B
A classification facility
C
A maximum security prison
D
A supermax prison
6) In which type of facility are inmates allowed to leave for work or study purposes?
A
Classification facility
B
Low security prison
C
Medium security prison
D
Minimum security prison
7) One difference between jails and lock ups is:
A
There is actually no significant difference between jails and lock ups
B
Lock ups hold inmates before they attend trial and jails hold inmates after they have been convic
C
Jails hold pre-trial offenders and lock ups hold suspects for questioning
D
Jails house long-term offenders and lock ups house offenders with sentences less than 1 year
8) Which of the following most accurately explains the rate of execution of death row inmates in America over the past 60 years?
A
The rate has increased drastically from 1950 – 2008
B
The rate has significantly decreased from 1950 – 2008
C
The rate has slightly decreased from 1950 – 2008
D
The rate has remained constant from 1950 – 2008
9) Which of the following is not a possible reason for the high suicide rates in jails?
A
Some inmates cannot handle their recent convictions in jail
B
Jails have poor security measures
C
The time of the "unknown" is too difficult for some pre-trial inmates to handle
D
Jails offer few programs and work opportunities for inmates
10) Which of the following types of crimes makes up the largest percentage of crime committed in America?
A
Drug crimes
B
Property crimes
C
Violent crimes
D
Public order crimes
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