Exam 4: Institutional Corrections

Whether inmate or officer, the informal adjustments needed to navigate and adapt to a stressful, yet monotonous interpersonal environment creates a social system that is unique to the prison.

If a women's prison does not have equal access to a law library or legal assistance, what Amendment has been violated?

Define the following terms: -prisonization

For each of the following phrases, note whether what is described aligns more with the deprivation model or the importation model. -Constantly living in fear or victimization

How did the composition of the inmate population change the inmate subculture?

Define the following terms: -desintitutionalization

What are three insights the inmate subculture provides us about the prison environment?

Define the following terms: -gleaning

The relationship between correctional officers and inmates is often described as one of structured conflict. Why?

By 2030, what proportion of the U.S. prison population will fall under the label of elderly inmate?

______________ is when an inmate is first in a hospital setting, released, and then re-confined by the criminal justice system.

Define the following terms: -straight subculture

During what time were prisons more homogenous and every inmate suffered the same deprivations?

If an inmate grieves the censure of her mail, what Amendment may be violated?

Which of the following statements represent the reality of women as correctional officers?

Define the following terms: -housing unit officers

Which of the following are common methods utilized in prisons to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in prison?

Define the following terms: -importation model

Define the following terms: -thief subculture

Identify one prison issue and its effects.