Exam 14: The Corrections Experience for Staff

Police officers at both the state and local level are paid almost ______ more per year than correctional officers.

Which of the following individuals is more likely to earn less than the others?

In 2005, what percentage of men worked in federal facilities?

The abuse of power is more likely to occur in environments where staff behavior is not supervised closely enough by administrators.

The Abu Ghraib military prison is located in which of the following countries?

When a college degree is required for a job in corrections, it is specifically a criminal justice degree.

Name four individual level factors that influence the correctional work place.

The typical correctional job has lesser requirements for formal training or structured experience.

_____, who are almost as likely to be female, are paid the least.

What was the Abu Ghraib scandal?

A profession is typified by which of the following characteristics?

The Abu Ghraib scandal took place in:

The typical correctional job ______ requirements for formal training or structured experience than other professions.

Correctional agencies do not typically have an upper age limit for hiring.

Police departments usually train new recruits from an average of 19 weeks.

The Stanford prison experiment took place in:

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed and modified in 1976 to include gender.

From 1980s to 2008, there was almost what percentage increase in direct expenditures for corrections agencies?

By far most employees of state and local governments are employed in ______.

A profession is typified by two characteristics.