INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 8th EDITION BY ROBERT M. BOHM – Test Bank

Chapter 11
Prison Life, Inmate Rights, Release, and Recidivism
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A ________ is an institutional setting in which people are cut off from the wider society and are expected to live according to institutional rules and procedures.
A. maximum-security prison
B. jail
C. furlough arrangement
D. total institution

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Living in Prison

2. The ________ model holds that the inmate society is shaped by factors external to the prison environment—specifically, the pre-prison experiences and socialization patterns that inmates bring with them when they enter prison.
A. importation
B. indigenous origins
C. prisonization
D. deprivation

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Living in Prison

3. Where was the deadliest prison riot in American history?
A. Pelican Bay Prison in California
B. Attica Correctional Facility in New York
C. The federal prison at Alcatraz in California
D. The federal penitentiary in Marion, Illinois

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Basic
Topic: Living in Prison

4. How many inmates were killed in state prisons in 2010?
A. 0
B. 50
C. 500
D. 5,000

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Moderate
Topic: Living in Prison

5. Several factors have rendered the current inmate society unstable. Five are given in your textbook. Which of the following is NOT among those factors?
A. increased staff size and training
B. the increased politicalization of inmates
C. increasing racial heterogeneity
D. court litigation

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analysis
Level: Basic
Topic: Living in Prison

6. Instances of prison sex can be divided into three basic categories. Which of the following is NOT one of those categories?
A. consensual sex for gratification
B. sexual assault
C. voyeurism
D. prostitution

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analysis
Level: Basic
Topic: Living in Prison

7. According to the first and second National Inmate Surveys of sexual victimization, approximately what percentage of the nation’s prison inmates experienced sexual victimization?
A. 4.5%
B. 9%
C. 15.5%
D. 32%

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Moderate
Topic: Living in Prison

8. Which of the following was NOT a finding of the second National Inmate Survey of sexual victimization?
A. An estimated 1% of prison inmates and 0.8% of jail inmates reported having nonconsensual sex with another inmate, including unwilling manual stimulation and oral, anal, or vaginal penetration.
B. About 2.8% of prison inmates and 2% of jail inmates reported having had sex or sexual contact with staff.
C. Male inmates in prison (4.7%) or jail (3.1%) were more than twice as likely as female inmates (1.9% in prisons and 1.3% in jails) to be victimized by other inmates.
D. Sexual activity with staff was reported by 2.9% of male prisoners and 2.1% of male jail inmates, compared to 2.1% of female prisoners and 1.5% of female jail inmates.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Difficult
Topic: Living in Prison

9. Which of the following statements is NOT true about inmate-on-inmate sexual victimization rates in prisons and jails, according to the second National Inmate Survey of sexual victimization?
A. Sexual victimization rates were significantly higher among white or multi-racial inmates than black inmates.
B. Sexual victimization rates were significantly higher among inmates who had not completed high school than inmates with a college degree or more.
C. Sexual victimization rates were significantly higher among inmates with a sexual orientation other than heterosexual.
D. Sexual victimization rates were significantly higher among inmates who had been sexually victimized prior to incarceration than inmates who had not.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Level: Difficult
Topic: Living in Prison

10. Which of the following statements is NOT true about prison and jail staff sexual misconduct, according to the second National Inmate Survey of sexual victimization?
A. Staff sexual misconduct was lower among black inmates than white inmates.
B. Staff sexual misconduct was lower among inmates ages 25 or older than inmates ages 20-24.
C. Staff sexual misconduct was higher among inmates with a college degree than inmates who had not completed high school.
D. Staff sexual misconduct was higher among inmates who had been sexually victimized prior to incarceration than inmates who had not.