What court case developed guidelines for jurors to consider before the court could impose the death penalty?
QUESTION 11
- GRIFFIN v. WISCONSIN, 483 U.S. 868 (1987) held?A.Probation officers may conduct searches of a probationer’s residence without a search warrant or probable cause.B.Expanded the search authority normally reserved for probation and parole officers to police officers under certain circumstances.C.Police officers may conduct searches of a probationer’s residence without a search warrant or probable cause.D.All the above
2 points
QUESTION 12
- Currently the Federal Government and ________ (how many) States allow Capital punishment as a punishment option?A.All 50 states have capital punishment.B.22 states have capital punishment.C.38 states have capital punishment.D.Only the Federal Government allows capital punishment.
2 points
QUESTION 13
- What court case put a moratorium on the death penalty statute on the basis it allowed a jury unguided discretion in the imposition of a capital sentence?A.Kemmler, 136 U. S. 436 (1890).B.Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972).C.Gregg v. Georgia 428 U.S. 153 (1976).D.Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002).
2 points
QUESTION 14
- What court case developed guidelines for jurors to consider before the court could impose the death penalty? In this decision, the court upheld the two-step procedural requirements for the application of the death penalty as a punishment.A.Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)B.Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986)C.Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005)D.Gregg v. Georgia 428 U.S. 153 (1976)
2 points
QUESTION 15
- Which prison era featured group workshops and silence enforced by whipping?A.Auburn Prison (also called the New York system).B.Pennsylvania System.C.Philadelphia Penitentiary.D.Industrial Age.
2 points
QUESTION 16
- The Wickersham Commission made three recommendations for prison reform:A.Prisons classify inmates by security risk.B.Prisons return to a program of rehabilitation, education, and vocational training.C.Prisons use Behavior therapy, Chemotherapy and Neurosurgery on prisoners.D.Proposed an expansion of the prison parole system.E.A, B, and D are correct
2 points
QUESTION 17
- Approximately how many state and federal prisons are there in the United States?A.115 State prisons and 1,325 Federal prisons.B.2,325 State prisons and 215 Federal prisons.C.1,325 State prisons and 115 Federal prisons.D.6,325 State prisons and 1,115 Federal prisons.
2 points
QUESTION 18
- ______________________ sentencing an offender according to the risk they pose to the community, is a strategy to reduce prison population?A.Directive incapacitationB.Selective incapacitationC.Permanent incapacitationD.All the above.
2 points
QUESTION 19
- Which of the following “Classification” processes determines which custody level an inmate is assigned?A.Offense historyB.Assessed dangerousnessC.Gang affiliationD.Perceived risk of escapeE.All the above
2 points
QUESTION 20
- In which of the following cities was the first Federal Prison opened?A.Leavenworth, Kansas.B.Atlanta, Georgia.C.Alderson, West Virginia.D.Springfield, Missouri.
2 points