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was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison (1868), and
a federal prison from 1933 until 1963.this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A
2 Alexander Maconochie - was a Scottish naval officer, geographer, and penal reformer. He is
known as the Father of Parole.this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
3Auburn Prison - Constructed in 1816, (opened 1819) it was the second state prison in New York,
the site of the first execution by electric chair in 1890. It uses the silent or congregate system this
statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
4 Banishment a punishment originating in ancient times, that required offenders to leave the
community and live elsewhere, commonly in the wilderness. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
5 BJMP - (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) government agency mandated by law (RA
6975) to take operational and administrative control over all city, district and municipal jails. this
statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
6 Borstal - a custodial institution for young offenders. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
6 Borstal System - rehabilitation method formerly used in Great Britain for delinquent boys aged
16 to 21. The idea originated (1895) with the Gladstone Committee as an attempt to reform
young offenders. The first institution was established (1902) at Borstal Prison, Kent, England.this
statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
8 Bridewell Prison and Workhouse was the first correctional institution in England and was a
precursor of the modern prison. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
9 Bridewell Prison and Hospital - was established in a former royal palace in 1553 with two
purposes: the punishment of the disorderly poor and housing of homeless children in the City of
London. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
10 Bureau of Corrections - has for its principal task the rehabilitation of national prisoners, or
those sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of more than three years. this statement is true
or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
11 Burning at Stake a form of ancient punishment by tying the victim in a vertical post and
burning him/her this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
12 Cesare Beccaria - an Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher and politician best known for his
treaties On Crimes and Punishments (1764), which condemned torture and the death penalty,
and was a founding work in the field of penology and the Classical School of criminology this
statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
14 Code of Justinian - formally Corpus Juris Civilis ("Body of Civil Law"), Justinian I the collections
of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor
Justinian I from AD 529 to 565. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
16 Correctional Administration - the study and practice of a system of managing jails and prisons
and other institutions concerned with the custody, treatment and rehabilitation of criminal
offenders. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
18 Death Row - refers to incarcerated persons who have been sentenced to death and are
awaiting execution. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
20 District Jail - is a cluster of small jails, each having a monthly average population of ten or less
inmates, and is located in the vicinity of the court this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
21 Draco - was the first legislator of ancient Athens, Greece, 7th century BCHe replaced the
prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court this
statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
22 Ducking Stool - a chair fastened to the end of a pole, used formerly to plunge offenders into a
pond or river as a punishment this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
23 Dungeon - a dark cell, usually underground where prisoners are confined. this statement is
true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
24 Elmira Reformatory - located in new York, was originally a prison opened to contain
Confederate prisoners of war during the Civil War. It became known as a "death camp" because
of the squalid conditions and high death rate in its few years of operation. Established 1876. this
statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
25 Elmira System - An American penal system named after Elmira Reformatory, in New YorkIn
1876 Zebulon R. Brockway became an innovator in the reformatory movement by establishing
Elmira Reformatory for young felons. The Elmira system classified and separated various types of
prisoners this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
26 Ergastulum - is a Roman prison used to confine slaves. They were attached to work benches
and forced to do hard labor in period of imprisonment. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
27 Exemplarity - the criminal is punished to serve as an example to others to deter further
commission of crime. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
29 First Women's Prison - opened in Indiana 1873. Based on the reformatory model. this
statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
30 Flogging- (Flog) beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment this statement is true or
false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
31 Fred T. Wilkinson - last warden of the Alcatraz prison. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
32 Galley - a low, flat ship with one or more sails and up to three banks of oars, chiefly used for
warfare or piracy and often manned by slaves or criminals. this statement is true or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
33 Guillotine - an ancient form of capital punishment by cutting the head. this statement is true
or false?
A True
B False
C Maybe True
D Maybe false
Ans.A-
an inmate visiting an
immediate family member
that
has been seriously injured
and received emergency
medical care or a family
member that is suffering
from a serious illness who is
under the care of a
physician, or a family
member who has a terminal
illness and death is
imminent.
34 Bedside Visit- The act of an inmate visiting an immediate family member that has been
seriously injured and received emergency medical care or a family member that is suffering from
a serious illness who is under the care of a physician, or a family member who has a terminal
illness and death is imminent.This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
35 Class A Contraband- Items, which constitute substantial threat to the security of the
institution, staff, youth or visitors.This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
37 Class B Contraband- Items, which have a high potential, if, used in improper ways, to threaten
the security of the institution, staff, youth, or visitors. This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
38 Class B contraband includes those items, which may be used in the institution for legitimate
purposes, but must be strictly controlled and restricted from unsupervised youth access.This
statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
39 Class B contraband are hacksaw blades, bolt cutters, various knives, ice picks, and drug
paraphernalia.This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
40 Class I Visit- A visit conducted in a visiting room or designated visiting area of an adult DOC
facility during which limited physical contact is allowed between the inmate and the visitor. This
statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
41 Class II Visit- A visit which is conducted with the inmate physically separated from the visitor in
a glassed off area located within the visiting room. This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
42 Class II visits. Classification- An offender is classified for a particular security level and housed
in an appropriate facility based on assessment of their crime, security risk and prison
behavior.This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
43 Community Corrections Specialist- A DOC staff designated to manage the DOC Foster Care
Program, recruit and train foster care parents, monitor the quality of care provided to foster care
youth, and serve as a liaison between the DOC Foster Care Program and Juvenile Community
Corrections.This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
46 Community Risk- A level of risk established by the Community Risk assessment which is used
to predict the risk of an individual parolee’s supervision failure. This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
47 Community Service- A program that allows inmates to work in the community and that
provides low cost labor to state agencies, federal and local governments (county, township, city),
and non-profit organizations, pursuant to SDCL § 24-4-7. This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
48 Special consideration may be given to short-term projects for private property owners who are
elderly or disabled. This statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
49 Community Transition Program (CTP)- A DOC program to assist with community transition for
adult offenders and provide a transition link between the DOC and the community by providing
programming and case management assistance in developing community transition plans.This
statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
50 Community Transition Program (CTP) Absconder- A CTP offender Phase 1 who is restricted to
the grounds of the facility who leaves the grounds without staff authorization.This statement is
true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
51 Community Transition Program (CTP) Case Plan- A defined set of requirements, expectations
and goals for the offender to complete. statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
52 Community Transition Program (CTP) Offender- A CTP offender is any parolee placed in the
custody of a DOC facility by a parole agent to participate in CTP. statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
53 Companion Watcher- A paid volunteer offender that is selected and trained by staff to observe
an offender housed in a DOC institution that is considered suicidal and serves as a supplement to
fifteen (15) minute cell front checks by a staff member. statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
54 Comprehensive Offender Management System (COMS)- A DOC database for staff use in the
management, storage and collection of informational and statistical data.statement is true or
false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
57 Conditions of Confinement- Lawsuits that allege in their initial pleadings that an agent,
employee or officer of the South Dakota DOC is holding the inmate-plaintiff under circumstances
or conditions that violate rights under the US Constitution.statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
58 Constant Direct Supervision- Staff members remain with the inmate constantly and maintain
direct visual observation of the inmate at all times. statement is true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
59 Contraband- Any item(s) introduced or found in the facility, including improperly possessed
drugs (whether illegal or legal) and weapons that are expressly prohibited by those legally
charged with the responsibility for the administration and/or operation of the facility.statement is
true or false?
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
A True
B false
C maybe true
D maybe false
Ans.A-
A cardo
B David
C correctional officer
D N/A
A criminal
B people
C crim
D N/A
Ans.A-criminal
63 Criminogenic Risks/Needs- Offender need areas, which are related to criminal conduct and
which, when addressed in correctional treatment, can be impacted to reduce the overall or
specific risk for recidivism.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
64 Custody Classification Risk: The risk levels of Maximum, High Medium, Low Medium and
Minimum that are used to predict an offender’s risk of institutional escape and violence.This
statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
65 Dead Time- A period during a sentence in which an inmate ceases to receive credit for the
time he/she normally would be serving.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
66 Direct Care Staff- Direct care staff is any person whose job duties involve regular personal
contact with offenders. This includes any person employed by the DOC, full or part time, and
includes anyone under contract who is assigned to the DOC; a staff member of another state
agency assigned to the DOC, student interns and authorized level one individuals who have
regular personal contact with offenders.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
67 Director of Security- A DOC staff member appointed by and under the supervision of the
Director of Prison Operations, who is responsible for directing an adult facility security audit
program.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
68 Disaster Management Team- DOC staff responsible to handle all aspects of an inmate
deployment to and at a natural disaster.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
69 Disciplinary Hearing Officer (DHO)- A staff member who responsible for conducting the final
institutional disciplinary hearing.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
70 Disciplinary Segregation- Punitive separation from the general population for inmates who
have committed serious violations of DOC Prohibited Acts. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
71 Discretionary Release Date- The next parole eligibility date for an offender. This statement isn’t
correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
72 Dispositional Meeting- An informal meeting between a parolee and the Executive Director of
Parole or designee to assist the parolee in determining the options available in proceeding with
the matter of his/her parole and/or suspended sentence revocation.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
73 DOC Policy- A written policy for the Department of Corrections (DOC) that applies to one (1) or
more of the units and outlines the general uniform procedures. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
74 Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS)- The EPICS model assists with the
development and implementation of case management plans to target the criminogenic needs of
higher risk offenders.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
75 Emergency Medical Care- Emergency medical, mental health, and dental care is defined as
care for an acute illness or an unexpected health need that cannot be deferred until the next
scheduled sick call or clinic.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
77 Detainee- A detainee whose detention has been authorized by the Executive Director of the
Board of Pardons and Paroles for a period of up to sixty (60) days. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
78 Flat- Reaching the end of the court-imposed sentence.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
79 Foster Care Parent- An adult under contract with the DOC to nurture, provide parental care
and a safe environment for a youth placed in their home. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
80 Furlough- The authorized absence of an inmate from DOC custody for an approved reason.
This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
81 Global Position System (GPS)- A worldwide radio-navigation system that uses satellites and
ground stations as reference points to calculate positions accurate to a matter of meters. This
statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
82 Good Time- A length of time credited to a sentence which reduces the actual time an inmate
must serve. Good time shall be applied to qualifying inmate sentences in accordance with SDCL §
24-5-1 and is applicable to old parole system inmate sentences only.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
83 Guardian- A person appointed by a court to be responsible for the personal affairs of a
juvenile.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
84 Health Screening- A system of structured inquiry and observation to (1) prevent newly arrived
inmates who pose a health or safety threat to themselves or others from being admitted to
general population; (2) identify inmates who require immediate medical attention.This statement
isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
85 High Risk of Violence Inmate- Inmates identified as Level 2 or Level 3 system risk as a result of
placement in administrative restrictive housing, institutional disciplinary behavior, criminal
typology, sex offender typology/evaluation/assessment, or through a psychopathy/violence
evaluation. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
87 Host Agency- An agency providing work and/or housing supervision for inmates participating
in the Community Service Program. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
88 Hunger Strike- If an inmate refuses sufficient nutrition and/or hydration for nine (9)
consecutive meals, the inmate is considered to be on hunger strike. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
89 Immediate Family- An inmate’s spouse, legal children, biological parents, biological sister
(including half-sister), biological brother (including half-brother), step-children, step-parents,
step-sisters, step-brothers, grandparents, great-grandparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-
in-law and brother-in-law (spouse of inmate’s brother or sister). Incident This statement isn’t
correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
90 Command System- A standard, on-scene, best practices operating procedure employed by the
South Dakota Department of Corrections to consistently establish command in a correctional
setting and to provide a system for the effective management of personnel and resources
responding to an incident.This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
91 Indigent Commissary- Commissary services for inmates with no funds in their spend
subaccount or a source of income. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
93 Individual Transition Plan (ITP)- A plan that lists specific behavior guidelines and/or program
requirements tailored for each offender participating in the Community Transition Program. This
statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
94 Behavior guidelines include but are not limited to curfew hours, financial management and
residence information. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
95 Infectious Disease- Any disease caused by the growth of pathogenic microorganisms in the
body which may or may not be contagious. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
96 Infectious Disease- Any disease caused by the growth of pathogenic microorganisms in the
body which may or may not be contagious. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
97 Initial Directive- A case plan created in the Comprehensive Offender Management System
(COMS) when an inmate enters the DOC serving a new system sentence or begins serving a new
system sentence. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
99 Inmate Health Plan- A manual outlining the plan for providing medical services to inmates.
The plan will be developed by the DOC health care provider, approved by the DOC and updated
as needed. This statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes
100 In-Service Training- Any training obtained during course of employment that provides the
employee with additional knowledge or skills relevant to the performance of their duties This
statement isn’t correct?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D N/A
Ans.A Yes