Chapter_18_Incarceration_Trends

Chapter_18_Incarceration_Trends

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. Some overseers think a hardening of public attitudes toward criminals is reflected in longer sentences.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	Explaining Prison Population Trends
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.18.01 – Discuss the explanations for the dramatic increase in the incarceration rate.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

2. For health and safety concerns, crowded living conditions in correctional facilities cannot be tolerated.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	Dealing with Overcrowded Prisons
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.18.03 – Be familiar with the impact of prison crowding.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

3. It is said that states with higher violent crime rates have lower levels of imprisonment.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	Explaining Prison Population Trends
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.18.02 – Explain what can be done to deal with the prison population crisis.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

4. States with more generous welfare benefits have higher prison populations.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	Explaining Prison Population Trends
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.18.01 – Discuss the explanations for the dramatic increase in the incarceration rate.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

5. States with higher unemployment have a higher prison population.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	Explaining Prison Population Trends
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.18.01 – Discuss the explanations for the dramatic increase in the incarceration rate.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

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