Exam 12: Prisons and Jails: Structure and Function

The ______ organization type of correctional organization emphasizes the caretaker functions of controlling and observing inmates.

Why are prisons concerned with the potential of inmates gaining possession of cell phones within the facility?

Which of the following is usually the largest department in a prison?

What is an outcome of correctional institutions transitioning to a video visitation system as opposed to an in-person visitation system?

Analyze the controversies surrounding supermax prisons involving the impact on prisoners and their constitutionality.

The Safe Prisons Communications Act, which was signed into law in 2009, allows prisons to jam wireless telephone communication signals in an effort to combat inmate use of cell phones.

An inmate's program classification determines where the inmate should be placed for work, treatment, and training programs.

The largest department in a prison is the correctional security department.

Compared to most prisons, local jails consider rehabilitation programs to be ______.

Supermax prisons do not offer vocational programs, educational opportunities, or even social activity of any kind. Based on what you've learned in this chapter, which type of organizational philosophy do supermax prisons exemplify?

Contrast the major differences between jails and prisons.

Which of the following institutions is primarily responsible for to holding accused law violators who are awaiting trial and to hold those persons convicted of lesser offenses?

Which features would reflect the design of "new-generation" jails?

Sheldon is incarcerated in a small, minimum-security satellite camp located outside of a larger medium-security institution. Which of the following terms describes the place where Sheldon is incarcerated?

What is an inmate's security and treatment plan based on his/her security, social, vocational, psychological, and educational needs while incarcerated?

Discuss the evolution of prisons in the United States, including major reform efforts.

For some, incarceration is not a punishment; instead, it can be considered a lifestyle improvement.

Identify arguments for and against the privatization of prisons.

Experts suggest that incarceration works as a punishment under two conditions. The first condition is if incarceration makes the inmate fear that they will be excluded from their social group. What is the second condition?

Steve was sentenced to 6 months incarceration for a misdemeanor drunk driving offense. In which type of facility would he be housed?