Corrections Flashcards
T/F: jail and prison are the same thing
False
T/F: incarceration was first used in colonial America
True
T/F: all states have a separate prison and jail system
False
T/F: Incarceration has always served as a form of punishment and to rehabilitate the criminal
False
T/F: all Florida prisons are air conditioned
False
T/F: some Florida prisons have specialty programs that have prisoners working with animals, as well as being bee keepers
True
T/F: the logic behind general deterrence says that if we witness someone suffering for a crime they committed, we will want to avoid pain and refrain from criminal activity
True
T/F: the conditions in early American colonial jails were considered humane
False
T/F: the u.s. has the lowest incarceration rate of any country in the world
False
T/F: jail is considered a multi-purpose facility
True
T/F: all inmates are housed in gen. pop.
False