Exam 12: The Prison Experience and Prisoner Reentry

Which pattern of inmate behavior includes following rules and generally doing whatever is necessary to speed up their release so they can continue their chosen careers?

_____spend their entire shifts in isolated, silent posts high above the grounds of the facility using walkie-talkies to communicate.

The majority of inmates are under the age of 25.

Describe the hands­off doctrine of prisoner law and the two standards used to determine if prisoners' rights have been violated.

In women's prisons the inmates form_____ , where they play specific roles, with the more experienced convicts acting as "mothers" to younger inmates.

Inmates who are ______are establishing themselves in the power structure of the prison culture.

Situations in which a number of prisoners are beyond institutional control are _________.

The goal of reentry is to promote______ , or continued abstinence from offending.

A number of prison experts have noted that group violence often occurs in response to_____ at corrections facilities.

Federal and state laws restrict public housing options for ex-convicts.

Identify five issues that prisoners face when they reenter society.

Websites that provide sex offender registry information are considered a form of passive notification.

About 40% of women in federal prisons report some form of past abuse.

A(n)______ is the release of an inmate from prison at the end of his or her sentence without any further correctional supervision.

Identify six issues that relate to female inmates.

Which amendment states that inmates do not have the same guaranteed rights as other Americans?

What are the requirements to become a correctional officer?

The single factor that most distinguishes female prisoners from their male counterparts is:

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that minor injuries suffered by a convict at the hands of a correctional officer following an argument did violate the inmate's rights, because there was no security concern at the time of the incident?

In ______, the Supreme Court ruled that overcrowding, excessive noise, inadequate heating, and unsanitary bathrooms were not cruel and unusual.