Exam 13: Correctional Professionals: Misconduct and Responses

Excessive use of force, rape and sexual harassment, theft and destruction of personal property are all examples of which of the following types of prison abuse identified by Bomse?

A type of sexual harassment where sexual innuendos or joking makes the workplace so uncomfortable that the employee perceives it as harmful is referred to as a(n)____________________ .

A juvenile has been arrested for vandalizing a Burger King. He and his friends tore up some landscaping, threw rocks at the marquee (breaking glass panels), and spray-painted graffiti. As part of the diversion process, he has accepted the opportunity to meet with the restaurant's owner for a mediation session. The probation officer leading the meeting suggests a penalty that involves an apology and a schedule of work to be performed at the restaurant. In addition, the offender agrees to attend counseling to assist him with personal issues. All agree to the plan. Addressing the personal needs of the offender in this scenario is justified via which ethical system?

The person who helped set up the Abu Ghraib prison and had also served as head of the Texas, New Mexico, and Utah prison systems was:

Which of the following statements about restorative justice programs is false?

Norway's correctional system includes a maximum sentence of incarceration of 40 years.

Bomse classified the denial of medical care and the lack of responsiveness as ________________  abuse.

Souryal refers to acts that violate authority as:

Explain how Abu Ghraib can provide us with lessons for managing an ethical prison.

A study cited in the text determined that __________________________ was the strongest predictor (in a negative direction)for job stress among corrections officers.

The case of Brown v. Plata resulted in the release of numerous California inmates to relieve overcrowding.

The type of abuse inflicted by individual officers intentionally is called _________________  abuse.

"Hostile work environment" has to do with the unions objecting to management treatment of officers.

Discuss the findings of Zimbardo's prison experiment and the implications concerning the potential behavior of correctional officers.

A review by the Denver Post found that "fundamental errors" in supervision were present in 60 percent of the cases involving               supervision.

Making decisions by examining a problem with both one's head and one's heart is known as _____________________ .

There is a growing recognition that some misconduct of correctional officers may be due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

According to a study cited in the text, correctional managers attribute misconduct to:

Which of the following theories of ethical management argues that officers will treat inmates the way they perceive they are being treated by management?

Which of the following state prison systems is not one of the three largest in the country?