Corrections – Chapter 9 Quiz

Since there is usually little likelihood of individuals contracting HIV/AIDS through casual or chance contact, the disease is not a serious concern for correctional agencies.

The state and federal prison systems screen inmates for tuberculosis _________.

What dual problem do mentally ill inmates represent in jails and prisons?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three variations of the legal process of transferring juvenile offenders to adult court?

Which of the following is NOT included in the "comprehensive approach" toward sex offenders?

What are mentally ill inmates more likely to have than other inmates?

What is the dominant feature of the supermax prison?

Which was the first supermax prison in the United States?

Which of the following diseases is most commonly spread through the bloodstream as a result of drug users sharing needles?

Compared to other offenders, what are mentally ill inmates more likely to do?

The mentally ill offenders are more likely to recidivate than other offenders.

Why do some states use supermax prisons for inmates who have not committed a violent act in prison?

States have practiced the civil commitment of sexually violent predators to mental institutions since the early 1900s.

The legal process for transferring juveniles to the adult court system varies from state to state, primarily focusing on who has the discretion to make the transfer or waiver decision.

Which condition has declined over the past few years, from 2.3 percent of the prison population in 1995 to 1.5 percent in 2008?

For which of the following types of offenders has the BOP developed supermax prisons?

Which of the following is a form of incarceration in which juveniles handled by adult courts are placed in adult prisons with no separate housing or differentiation in programming or job assignments?

Which of the following provide for the management and secure control of inmates designated as violent or seriously disruptive in other prisons?

When treating a sex offender under civil commitment, which of the following is expected?

Who are the primary victims of sexual assaults?

What is one of the functions that supermax prisons serve in regard to prison violence?

In order to protect the public, state legislatures have been passing laws defining a new type of mental disorder that allows diagnosis of sex offenders as ________.

Which of the following is the first U.S. Supreme Court case to support the civil commitment of sexually violent predators as long as specific requirements were followed?

For the purpose of treating a sex offender, how long can a state commit an offender to an institution?

The triangle of supervision used in the containment model to manage sex offenders does NOT include ________.