Chapter_5_The_Law_of_Corrections

Chapter_5_The_Law_of_Corrections

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True / False

1. Since the inception of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, it has become more difficult for prisoners to file civil rights law suits.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	Correctional Law and the U.S. Supreme Court
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.05.01 – Discuss the foundations that support the legal rights of prisoners.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

2. The right of habeas corpus for alleged terrorist detainees has been an important issue since 9/11.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	Correctional Law and the U.S. Supreme Court
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.05.02 – Explain the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in interpreting correctional law.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

3. Individual states do not have their own constitutions.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	The Foundations of Correctional Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.05.01 – Discuss the foundations that support the legal rights of prisoners.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

4. Experience has shown that successful lawsuits filed under Section 1983 have had a major impact for the grieving prisoner.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	False
REFERENCES:	Constitutional Rights of Prisoners
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.05.03 – Understand the constitutional rights of prisoners.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

5. By the end of the 1970s, federal judges had imposed changes on prisons and jails in every state.

	a.	True
	b.	False

ANSWER:	True
REFERENCES:	Correctional Law and the U.S. Supreme Court
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:	ACOR.CLEA.16.05.02 – Explain the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in interpreting correctional law.
KEYWORDS:	Bloom’s: Remember

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