Corrections Flashcards

1
Q

T/F: jail and prison are the same thing

A

False

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2
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T/F: incarceration was first used in colonial America

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True

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3
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T/F: all states have a separate prison and jail system

A

False

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4
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T/F: Incarceration has always served as a form of punishment and to rehabilitate the criminal

A

False

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5
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T/F: all Florida prisons are air conditioned

A

False

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6
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T/F: some Florida prisons have specialty programs that have prisoners working with animals, as well as being bee keepers

A

True

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7
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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

A

True

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8
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T/F: the conditions in early American colonial jails were considered humane

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False

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9
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T/F: the u.s. has the lowest incarceration rate of any country in the world

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False

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10
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T/F: jail is considered a multi-purpose facility

A

True

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11
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T/F: all inmates are housed in gen. pop.

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False

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