Question 1

Research finds that mature coping in the prison system is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  absent 
B)  relatively rare 
C)  relatively common 
D)  very common 
A)  absent 
B)  relatively rare 
C)  relatively common 
D)  very common B

Question 2

Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  an interest in trying to rehabilitate violent offenders 
B)  a desire to seek longer sentences for offenders 
C)  a renewed interest in community corrections 
D)  an emphasis on private prisons 
A)  an interest in trying to rehabilitate violent offenders 
B)  a desire to seek longer sentences for offenders 
C)  a renewed interest in community corrections 
D)  an emphasis on private prisons B

Question 3

It costs approximately ______ a year to house someone in a supermax prison.

Accepted Answer

A)  $20,000 
B)  $30,000 
C)  $40,000 
D)  $50,000 
A)  $20,000 
B)  $30,000 
C)  $40,000 
D)  $50,000 D

Question 4

Groups of people with similar interests who socialize together and may engage in deviant or criminal activities are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gangs 
B)  similar subcultures 
C)  rioters 
D)  mature coping groups 
A)  gangs 
B)  similar subcultures 
C)  rioters 
D)  mature coping groups

Question 5

Inmate language is also known as inmate argent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An inmate who sexually pursues other inmates is called a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gorilla 
B)  wolf 
C)  shark 
D)  predator 
A)  gorilla 
B)  wolf 
C)  shark 
D)  predator

Question 7

There appears to be a greater acceptance of transgendered inmates in ______ prisons.

Accepted Answer

A)  men's 
B)  women's 
C)  private 
D)  military 
A)  men's 
B)  women's 
C)  private 
D)  military

Question 8

The first supermax prison in the United States was in Attica, New York.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The ______ was about overcrowding conditions and resulted in 33 inmates being killed by other inmates.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attica Prison riot 
B)  Stateville Prison riot 
C)  New Mexico Prison riot 
D)  San Quentin Prison riot 
A)  Attica Prison riot 
B)  Stateville Prison riot 
C)  New Mexico Prison riot 
D)  San Quentin Prison riot

Question 10

What factors influence rioting? Discuss strategies you believe can be used to prevent rioting.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that can influ

Question 11

Which population is increasing in prisons and jails at an exponential rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the elderly 
B)  the physically ill 
C)  the mentally ill 
D)  the homeless 
A)  the elderly 
B)  the physically ill 
C)  the mentally ill 
D)  the homeless

Question 12

Importation consists of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  people conducting themselves in a way that makes others see them positively 
B)  inmates bringing aspects of the larger culture into prison 
C)  prisoners adopting the inmate subculture 
D)  inmates suffering the loss of roles they occupied in the wider world 
A)  people conducting themselves in a way that makes others see them positively 
B)  inmates bringing aspects of the larger culture into prison 
C)  prisoners adopting the inmate subculture 
D)  inmates suffering the loss of roles they occupied in the wider world

Question 13

Expressive support is material and includes the exchange of goods and money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

______ occurs when an inmate suffers from the loss of the many roles he or she occupied in the wider world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Total institution 
B)  Prisonization 
C)  Mortification 
D)  Importation 
A)  Total institution 
B)  Prisonization 
C)  Mortification 
D)  Importation

Question 15

Incarceration in a supermax prison is expensive, at about $50,000 per year, as compared to $20,000 to $30,000 to incarcerate an adult male in a lower-security prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain what influences the degree to which the various "pains of imprisonment" are experienced by prisoners.

Accepted Answer

The degree to which the various "pains o

Question 17

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), about ______ of the state prison population is incarcerated for violent offenses.

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  90% 
A)  25% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  90%

Question 18

On average, prison inmates cost the federal government ______ a year.

Accepted Answer

A)  $20,000 
B)  $30,000 
C)  $40,000 
D)  $50,000 
A)  $20,000 
B)  $30,000 
C)  $40,000 
D)  $50,000

Question 19

There are ______ inmates held in military prisons.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,400 
B)  5,830 
C)  12,130 
D)  18,700 
A)  1,400 
B)  5,830 
C)  12,130 
D)  18,700

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an inmate role identified by Sykes and Messinger (1960)?

Accepted Answer

A)  the beast 
B)  the fish 
C)  the wolf 
D)  the gorilla 
A)  the beast 
B)  the fish 
C)  the wolf 
D)  the gorilla

Research finds that mature coping in the prison system is ______.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated ______.

It costs approximately ______ a year to house someone in a supermax prison.

Groups of people with similar interests who socialize together and may engage in deviant or criminal activities are known as ______.

Inmate language is also known as inmate argent.

An inmate who sexually pursues other inmates is called a ______.

There appears to be a greater acceptance of transgendered inmates in ______ prisons.

The first supermax prison in the United States was in Attica, New York.

The ______ was about overcrowding conditions and resulted in 33 inmates being killed by other inmates.

What factors influence rioting? Discuss strategies you believe can be used to prevent rioting.

Which population is increasing in prisons and jails at an exponential rate?

Importation consists of ______.

Expressive support is material and includes the exchange of goods and money.

______ occurs when an inmate suffers from the loss of the many roles he or she occupied in the wider world.

Incarceration in a supermax prison is expensive, at about $50,000 per year, as compared to $20,000 to $30,000 to incarcerate an adult male in a lower-security prison.

Explain what influences the degree to which the various "pains of imprisonment" are experienced by prisoners.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), about ______ of the state prison population is incarcerated for violent offenses.

On average, prison inmates cost the federal government ______ a year.

There are ______ inmates held in military prisons.

Which of the following is NOT an inmate role identified by Sykes and Messinger (1960)?

Introduction: What Is Corrections?

PART A: Correctional History

PART B: Correctional History

Ethics and Corrections

Sentencing

Jails and Detention Centers

Community Corrections

The Corrections Experience for Staff

Community Corrections: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Women and Corrections

Minorities and Corrections

Juveniles and Corrections

Legal Issues in Corrections

Correctional Programming and Treatment

The Death Penalty

Corrections in the 21st Century

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Exam 8: Prisons and the Correctional Client

Research finds that mature coping in the prison system is ______.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated ______.

It costs approximately ______ a year to house someone in a supermax prison.

Groups of people with similar interests who socialize together and may engage in deviant or criminal activities are known as ______.

Inmate language is also known as inmate argent.

An inmate who sexually pursues other inmates is called a ______.

There appears to be a greater acceptance of transgendered inmates in ______ prisons.

The first supermax prison in the United States was in Attica, New York.

The ______ was about overcrowding conditions and resulted in 33 inmates being killed by other inmates.

What factors influence rioting? Discuss strategies you believe can be used to prevent rioting.

Which population is increasing in prisons and jails at an exponential rate?

Importation consists of ______.

Expressive support is material and includes the exchange of goods and money.

______ occurs when an inmate suffers from the loss of the many roles he or she occupied in the wider world.

Incarceration in a supermax prison is expensive, at about $50,000 per year, as compared to $20,000 to $30,000 to incarcerate an adult male in a lower-security prison.

Explain what influences the degree to which the various "pains of imprisonment" are experienced by prisoners.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), about ______ of the state prison population is incarcerated for violent offenses.

On average, prison inmates cost the federal government ______ a year.

There are ______ inmates held in military prisons.

Which of the following is NOT an inmate role identified by Sykes and Messinger (1960)?

Introduction: What Is Corrections?

PART A: Correctional History

PART B: Correctional History

Ethics and Corrections

Sentencing

Jails and Detention Centers

Community Corrections

The Corrections Experience for Staff

Community Corrections: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Women and Corrections

Minorities and Corrections

Juveniles and Corrections

Legal Issues in Corrections

Correctional Programming and Treatment

The Death Penalty

Corrections in the 21st Century

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