Prisons

Question 1

The word ‘Prison’ is a generic term used to describe institutions that hold captives, although the word tends to have different meanings in American and British context. True or False?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the below is NOT an institution used to incarcerate young people sentenced to a period of detention?
A. Open Prison
B. Secure Training Centre
C. Young Offenders Institution
D. Local Authority Secure Children’s Home

Answer 2

A. Open Prison

Question 3

A Young Offender Institution is a type of prison used to hold offender between which of the below age ranges:
A. 12 to 14
B. 10 to 14
C. 18 to 20 
D. 14 to 21

Answer 3

C. 18 to 20

Question 4

All the Secure Training Centre in England and Wales are run by the Local Authority. True or False

Answer 4

False

STC’s are privately run education-focused centres for offenders up to the age of 17

Question 5

In which year were the last prisoners executed by hanging in a prison in England?
A. 1995
B. 1960
C. 1964
B. 1969

Answer 5

C. 1964

Capital punishment abolished
Last female was hung in 1955

Question 6

Category C Prisons have no walls or perimeter fences.

True or False?

Answer 6

False

Have a perimeter fence or wall but with a certain amount of freedom

Question 7

HM Prison Leeds (also known locally as Armley jail) is categorised as which type or prison?
A. High Security
B. Category B
C. Category C
D. It's an open prison

Answer 7

B. Category B

Question 8

Which is the approximate current prison population in England & Wales?
A. 100,000
B. 50,000
C. 85,000
D. 185,000

Answer 8

C. 85,000

Question 9

Quote Dostoevsky

Answer 9

“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons”

Question 10

What are the key principles of prisons? (6)

Answer 10

1. Punishment
2. Retribution or justice
3. Deterrence
4. Rehabilitation / re-education
5. Public safety
6. Safety of offender

Question 11

The CJS is not well equipped to deal with matters which should arguably be primarily the responsibility of other agencies for example: (3)

Answer 11

1. Mental illness
2. Personal drug and alcohol misuse
3. Inappropriate individual behaviour, especially by young people

Question 12

Which report detailed that compared with general population prisoners are:

• 13x more likely to have been taken into care as a child
• 13x more likely to have been unemployed
• 2.5x more likely to have a family member who has been convicted of an offence
• Approx. 30x more likely to be homeless

Answer 12

The Social Exclusion Unit Report (2002)

Question 13

What % of the prison population are female?

Answer 13

Just under 6%

Question 14

What did the UN (2002) find the rate of youth custody per 100,000

Answer 14

18.26 per 100,000

Highest rate in Europe

Question 15

MP David Lammy reports what ratio of people in prison are from ethnic minority groups?

Answer 15

1 in 4 people

Question 16

What does MP David Lammy report is the estimated incarceration rate for those defined as ‘black’ in relation to that of whites?

Answer 16

7 times

Question 17

What % of women received treatment for a mental health problem in the year before custody?

Answer 17

26%

Question 18

What % of men received treatment for a mental health problem in the year before custody?

Answer 18

16%

Question 19

What % of frontline operational staff quit before 2 years in the role?

Answer 19

27%