The state and federal prison systems screen inmates for tuberculosis ________.
A) in the event of the inmate's showing symptoms of the disease
B) after a year into incarceration
C) at the time of the individual's admission to the prison
D) every month at regular intervals
(Question #2) Which condition has declined over the past few years, from 2.3 percent of the prison population in 1995 to 1.5 percent in 2010?
A) drug abuse
B) HIV/AIDS
C) Hepatitis C
D) tuberculosis
(Question #3) When treating a sex offender under civil commitment, which of the following is expected?
A) Other facility residents can be a mix of civil commitments and criminals.
B) Treatment need not be geared toward release of the resident.
C) Confinement is in a nonpunitive setting.
D) Comprehensive treatment programs are not essential.
(Question #4) For the purpose of treating a sex offender, how long can a state commit an offender to an institution?
A) six months
B) two years
C) indefinitely
D) three months
(Question #5) Which of the following is the first U.S. Supreme Court case to support the civil commitment of sexually violent predators as long as specific requirements were followed?
A)
Selling v. Young B)
Kansas v. Crane C)
Selling v. Hendricks D)
Kansas v. Hendricks
(Question #6) In order to protect the public, state legislatures have been passing laws defining a new type of mental disorder that allows diagnosis of sex offenders as ________.
A) serial predators
B) sexually violent predators
C) schizophrenic
D) mentally ill
(Question #7) Who are the primary victims of sexual assaults?
A) the mentally ill
B) females
C) juveniles
D) the elderly
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