Exam 13: Correctional Professionals: Misconduct and Responses

The warden of a state prison has been receiving complaints from female correctional officers. Their complaints are not against the inmates but rather are against some of their male colleagues. The complaints allege that the male officers have engaged in continuing sexual harassment, including posting pornographic images in the locker room, using degrading language about them in front of the inmates, and using their hands more than necessary during training exercises. The warden considers covering up the situation, with the rationale that it is ethical to sacrifice the well-being of a few officers to protect the reputation of the entire institution. This would be an application of the ______________ viewpoint.

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

The warden of a state prison has been receiving complaints from female correctional officers. Their complaints are not against the inmates but rather are against some of their male colleagues. The complaints allege that the male officers have engaged in continuing sexual harassment, including posting pornographic images in the locker room, using degrading language about them in front of the inmates, and using their hands more than necessary during training exercises. The conditions described in the complaints constitute a:

Medical personnel sometimes adopt the ________________ philosophy of corrections and deprive inmates of services because of a belief that they don't deserve treatment.

Philip Zimbardo realized his role as the "warden" in his experiment had begun to corrupt him.

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

Souryal's corruption typology includes all of the following categories except:

The "trickle down" theory of ethical management is that correctional officers will treat inmates the way they perceive they are being treated by management.

Bomse considers sexual harassment:

According to Souryal, __________ has both a legal definition (the use of oppression or extralegal methods), and an ethical definition (the failure of officers to demonstrate compassion or keep a promise).

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

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

Ignoring a rule violation would meet Souryal's definition of:

To improve the ethical climate of an agency, Souryal advocates all except:

You are responsible for the prison system of a large state on the west coast, which is deeply immersed in a scandal. A prison warden who, you are chagrined to discover, was also a sex addict, allowed himself to be used by several inmates, who planned and successfully executed an escape. Now, there is a massive tunnel system to fill and an institutional corruption to address. What systems will you put in place to reform your prisons?

Discuss the different types of peacemaking corrections and evaluate their effectiveness.

List and briefly discuss/describe at least two of the explanations given by McCarthy and Souryal for the misconduct of correctional officers.

A group called __________________ was formed at Salinas Valley Prison when inmates who had injured officers in a disturbance were then beaten by the officers in turn.

Which is not a type of misuse of authority discussed by McCarthy and Souryal?

Use of isolation units, according to Bomse, is: