Question 1

A prison gang is considered a security threat group when it meets certain criteria. Identify these criteria.

Accepted Answer

Prison and street affiliation is based on race, ethnicity, geography, ideology, or other similar factors.Members seek protection from other gang members inside and outside the prison, as well as insulation from law enforcement detection.Members will mutually take care of one another's family members, at least minimally, while the member is locked up.Lastly, the group's mission integrates an economic objective and uses some form of illicit industry to fulfill the economic necessities to carry forward other stated objectives.The use or threat of violence is a common tool in meeting these objectives.

Question 2

Prior to the 1980s, snitches were rare and were afforded no respect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

There are many psychological aspects of controlling gang activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following categories is not identified by Sykes (1958) as a particular challenge to those who serve time in correctional facilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The loss of liberty 
B)  The loss of autonomy 
C)  The loss of personal security 
D)  The loss of freedom of speech 
A)  The loss of liberty 
B)  The loss of autonomy 
C)  The loss of personal security 
D)  The loss of freedom of speech

Question 5

The issues that confront women who work in corrections tend to be distinct from the issues that confront men who work in corrections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which is the first known major prison gang to develop in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crips 
B)  Aryan Brotherhood 
C)  Black Guerrilla Family 
D)  The Mexican Mafia 
A)  Crips 
B)  Aryan Brotherhood 
C)  Black Guerrilla Family 
D)  The Mexican Mafia

Question 7

The majority of the transgendered population within the custodial environment is female-to-male.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Women have had a long history of conducting prison work. Which is not historically a typical position for women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clerical positions 
B)  Teaching roles 
C)  Direct supervision of male offenders 
D)  Direct supervision of female offenders 
A)  Clerical positions 
B)  Teaching roles 
C)  Direct supervision of male offenders 
D)  Direct supervision of female offenders

Question 9

Because correctional staff interacts with inmates on a daily basis, a sense of understanding develops among correctional staff but not between the staff and the inmate population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What type of offenders are at highest risk for being forced into being a prison "punk"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drug offenders 
B)  Sexual offenders 
C)  Murderers 
D)  Property offenders 
A)  Drug offenders 
B)  Sexual offenders 
C)  Murderers 
D)  Property offenders

Question 11

Which of the following is prison slang for psychotropic medications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insect repellent 
B)  Bug juice 
C)  Bug zapper 
D)  Pest control 
A)  Insect repellent 
B)  Bug juice 
C)  Bug zapper 
D)  Pest control

Question 12

Most correctional officers and most inmates know the background of other inmates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

__________ is a term that is used to imply that a person is using others for some type of gain or benefit, manipulating others into doing work, or fulfilling obligations on their own behalf.

Accepted Answer

A)  Snitching 
B)  Hogging 
C)  Hustling 
D)  Punking 
A)  Snitching 
B)  Hogging 
C)  Hustling 
D)  Punking

Question 14

The term __________ refers to any action that is designed to deceive, manipulate, or take advantage of another person.

Accepted Answer

A)  snitch 
B)  mule 
C)  hog 
D)  hustle 
A)  snitch 
B)  mule 
C)  hog 
D)  hustle

Question 15

Identify the three characteristics that are common to prison gangs but not necessarily common to those gangs based primarily on the street.

Accepted Answer

Prison gangs tend to have highly formal

Question 16

Define the convict code.

Accepted Answer

A)  A label given to an inmate who reveals the activity of another inmate to authorities. 
B)  An inmate's sense of masculine standing within the prison culture. 
C)  A set of standards attributed to the true convict. 
D)  The process of being socialized into the prison culture. 
A)  A label given to an inmate who reveals the activity of another inmate to authorities. 
B)  An inmate's sense of masculine standing within the prison culture. 
C)  A set of standards attributed to the true convict. 
D)  The process of being socialized into the prison culture.

Question 17

What is the key tenet of importation theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refers to the standards in behavior attributed to inmates who earn respect by proving themselves worthy of that title. 
B)  Refers to the various inconveniences and deprivations that occur as a result of incarceration. 
C)  Refers to assertion that certain social group reactions serve to make certain behaviors deviant, regardless of the individual context in which they occur. 
D)  Refers to the idea that the subculture within prisons is brought in from outside the walls by offenders who have developed their beliefs and norms while on the streets. 
A)  Refers to the standards in behavior attributed to inmates who earn respect by proving themselves worthy of that title. 
B)  Refers to the various inconveniences and deprivations that occur as a result of incarceration. 
C)  Refers to assertion that certain social group reactions serve to make certain behaviors deviant, regardless of the individual context in which they occur. 
D)  Refers to the idea that the subculture within prisons is brought in from outside the walls by offenders who have developed their beliefs and norms while on the streets.

Question 18

Define the term respect as it is relevant to prison culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  A set of standards attributed to the true convict. 
B)  An inmate's sense of masculine standing within the prison culture. 
C)  A label given to an inmate who reveals the activity of another inmate to authorities. 
D)  The various inconveniences and deprivations that occur as a result of incarceration. 
A)  A set of standards attributed to the true convict. 
B)  An inmate's sense of masculine standing within the prison culture. 
C)  A label given to an inmate who reveals the activity of another inmate to authorities. 
D)  The various inconveniences and deprivations that occur as a result of incarceration.

Question 19

What is the largest basis for gang affiliation within prison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hometown 
B)  Racial allegiance 
C)  Offenses for which the inmates are convicted 
D)  Religious affiliation 
A)  Hometown 
B)  Racial allegiance 
C)  Offenses for which the inmates are convicted 
D)  Religious affiliation

Question 20

Inmates are considered superior to those labeled "convicts."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A prison gang is considered a security threat group when it meets certain criteria. Identify these criteria.

Prior to the 1980s, snitches were rare and were afforded no respect.

There are many psychological aspects of controlling gang activity.

Which of the following categories is not identified by Sykes (1958) as a particular challenge to those who serve time in correctional facilities?

The issues that confront women who work in corrections tend to be distinct from the issues that confront men who work in corrections.

Which is the first known major prison gang to develop in the United States?

The majority of the transgendered population within the custodial environment is female-to-male.

Women have had a long history of conducting prison work. Which is not historically a typical position for women?

Because correctional staff interacts with inmates on a daily basis, a sense of understanding develops among correctional staff but not between the staff and the inmate population.

What type of offenders are at highest risk for being forced into being a prison "punk"?

Which of the following is prison slang for psychotropic medications?

Most correctional officers and most inmates know the background of other inmates.

__________ is a term that is used to imply that a person is using others for some type of gain or benefit, manipulating others into doing work, or fulfilling obligations on their own behalf.

The term __________ refers to any action that is designed to deceive, manipulate, or take advantage of another person.

Identify the three characteristics that are common to prison gangs but not necessarily common to those gangs based primarily on the street.

Define the convict code.

What is the key tenet of importation theory?

Define the term respect as it is relevant to prison culture.

What is the largest basis for gang affiliation within prison?

Inmates are considered superior to those labeled "convicts."

Early History of Punishment and the Development of Prisons in the United States

Ideological and Theoretical Underpinnings to Corrections

Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities

Jail and Detention Facilities

Probation

Intermediate Sanctions

Correctional Facilities

Classification and Custody Levels

Female Offenders in Correctional Systems

Specialized Inmate Populations

Juvenile Correctional Systems

Correctional Administration

Prison Programming

Parole and Reintegration

The Death Penalty

Program Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections

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Exam 9: Prison Subculture and Prison Gang Influence

A prison gang is considered a security threat group when it meets certain criteria. Identify these criteria.

Prior to the 1980s, snitches were rare and were afforded no respect.

There are many psychological aspects of controlling gang activity.

Which of the following categories is not identified by Sykes (1958) as a particular challenge to those who serve time in correctional facilities?

The issues that confront women who work in corrections tend to be distinct from the issues that confront men who work in corrections.

Which is the first known major prison gang to develop in the United States?

The majority of the transgendered population within the custodial environment is female-to-male.

Women have had a long history of conducting prison work. Which is not historically a typical position for women?

Because correctional staff interacts with inmates on a daily basis, a sense of understanding develops among correctional staff but not between the staff and the inmate population.

What type of offenders are at highest risk for being forced into being a prison "punk"?

Which of the following is prison slang for psychotropic medications?

Most correctional officers and most inmates know the background of other inmates.

__________ is a term that is used to imply that a person is using others for some type of gain or benefit, manipulating others into doing work, or fulfilling obligations on their own behalf.

The term __________ refers to any action that is designed to deceive, manipulate, or take advantage of another person.

Identify the three characteristics that are common to prison gangs but not necessarily common to those gangs based primarily on the street.

Define the convict code.

What is the key tenet of importation theory?

Define the term respect as it is relevant to prison culture.

What is the largest basis for gang affiliation within prison?

Inmates are considered superior to those labeled "convicts."

Early History of Punishment and the Development of Prisons in the United States

Ideological and Theoretical Underpinnings to Corrections

Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities

Jail and Detention Facilities

Probation

Intermediate Sanctions

Correctional Facilities

Classification and Custody Levels

Female Offenders in Correctional Systems

Specialized Inmate Populations

Juvenile Correctional Systems

Correctional Administration

Prison Programming

Parole and Reintegration

The Death Penalty

Program Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections

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