Exam 4: Institutional Corrections

Define the following terms: -pseudofamilies

Define the following terms: -yard officers

Who is in charge of every aspect of the prison from security to budgeting?

There is no reason to believe that elements of a unique prison subculture exist in less secure facilities.

Define the following terms: -industrial shop and school officers

Which of the following has not been utilized to address the problem of HIV/AIDS in prison?

Which of the following types of inmates are more prone to victimization in the prison?

For each of the following phrases, note whether what is described aligns more with the deprivation model or the importation model. -Lack of personal autonomy in prison environment

Define the following terms: -restrictive housing

What options are available to manage aging inmates?

Define the following terms: -Prisonsers' Rights Movement

Define the following terms: -perimeter security officers

In the mid-1970s, life within the prison walls began to look like life on the outside: racially, politically, and religiously divided.

For each of the following phrases, note whether what is described aligns more with the deprivation model or the importation model. -Values and norms found in the prison subculture are similar to the ones on the streets

This role type prefers to gain compliance from inmates by using interpersonal communication skills, but will use coercive tactics and force if necessary.

Correctional officers who have higher levels of job satisfaction and adopt a more punitive or custodial orientation toward inmates are more successful in gaining inmate compliance than officers demonstrating other interpersonal authority roles.

Define the following terms: -paramilitary model

Thanks to _________________ technology, the opportunity for drugs, weapons, and other contraband entering the prison is reduced.

Inmates can increase "good time credits" by participating in various prison programs.

Inmates organize into these quasi-family structures with women taking on roles as parents and children in order to compensate for the loss of emotional support, intimacy, and social ties they once had in free society.