Alternatives to Prison MCQs

Alternatives to Prison MCQs

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1: ______________ is Holding a person who has not been convicted of a crime (or who has already served her sentence) because experts believe that she is a danger to herself or to the public.

A.   Diversion

B.   Collateral Consequences

C.   Civil Commitment

D.   Community Corrections

2: The effects of imprisonment that go beyond the imprisonment itself on the families of the incarcerated offender is known as:

A.   Diversion

B.   Collateral Consequences

C.   Civil Commitment

D.   Community Corrections

3: Forms of criminal punishment that seek to keep the offender in society rather than locking her away are called ____________ .

A.   Diversion

B.   Collateral Consequences

C.   Civil Commitment

D.   Community Corrections

4: Diversion is a program that attempts to keep offenders out of prison by providing services and guidance.

A.   True

B.   False

5: Courts that are set up to deal with nonviolent offenders with drug problems, offering counseling and monitoring instead of punishment is known as:

A.   Drug Courts

B.   Megan’s Law

C.   Mental Health Courts

D.   None of these

6: ______________ is a federal law that requires sex offenders to register with a federal database.

A.   Drug Courts

B.   Megan’s Law

C.   Mental Health Courts

D.   None of these

7: Problem-solving courts that are experts in handling offenders with mental health problems are called ____________ .

A.   Drug Courts

B.   Megan’s Law

C.   Mental Health Courts

D.   None of these

8: An approach to justice that seeks to heal the victim rather than punish the offender by bringing the offender and her victim together is known as:

A.   Truth-in-Sentencing Laws

B.   Victim-Offender Mediation

C.   Restorative Justice

D.   Victim-Offender Mediation

9: Laws that require offenders to serve their entire sentence rather than being released early are called ___________.

A.   Truth-in-Sentencing Laws

B.   Victim-Offender Mediation

C.   Restorative Justice

D.   Victim-Offender Mediation

10: _____________ is the process of bringing a victim together with the person who harmed her in a supervised environment so that they can discuss the crime and its impact.

A.   Truth-in-Sentencing Laws

B.   Victim-Offender Mediation

C.   Restorative Justice

D.   Victim-Offender Mediation

11: Restorative justice brings which of the following individuals together?

A.   The victims and the prosecutors

B.   The victims and the offenders family

C.   Offenders and their defense attorneys

D.   Offenders and their victims

12: Restorative practices have proven to be ineffective and have not influence criminal justice practices in the United States.

A.   True

B.   False

13: The stress of prison and the challenges of living as an ex-con affect those surrounding the freed offender.

A.   True

B.   False

14: Illegal immigrants can be held against their will.

A.   True

B.   False

15: Volunteering at a charity organization is an example of ______.

A.   Home confinement

B.   Diversion

C.   Community service

D.   Probation

16: Curfew refers to when offenders must be home at certain times, but otherwise are generally free.

A.   True

B.   False

17: Most child sexual predators target family members or others whom they have developed a trusted relationship with.

A.   True

B.   False

18: Residency restrictions for sex offenders include which of the following?

A.   Not owning a home

B.   Not living near schools

C.   Not living in the same state as the child they offended

D.   Not living in a suburban area

19: The indirect harms that imprisonment causes for the people who surround the offender are referred to as ______.

A.   Collateral consequences

B.   Restorative justice

C.   Truth in sentencing

D.   Diversions

20: The number of female prisoners has been steadily increasing at the ______ level.

A.   Local

B.   State

C.   Federal

D.   All of these