Chat with AIExam 9: Specialized Inmate Populations and Juvenile Correctional Systems
Why are marginal levels of mental health issues a major problem in jails and prisons?
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VerifiedNumerous inmates have only marginal levels of mental health problems but find these problems worsened by the conditions of incarceration, which causes them to deteriorate to a more severe state of mental illness. Due to this progressive deterioration, inmates with behavioral health needs tend to require additional resources because they are more likely to be involved in circumstances that require extra correctional management assistance.
The cost of incarcerating an inmate who is 60 years of age or older is around ______ a year.
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Provide several reasons to separate special needs inmates from the general population.
(39) VerifiedReasons for separating special needs inmates from the general population are as follows:
(1) Cost containment: It is generally more efficient and cost-effective if special needs offenders are kept in the same location (both the same facility and the same housing area in that facility), where they can be treated as a group;
(2) Managed care: More effective care can be focused on a specialized unit where specifically trained staff can strategically target their skills to populations most in need;
(3) Concentration of resources: Relevant staff and resources can be more concentrated if special needs inmates are housed in one central location.
Offenders who commit their first offense later in life are known as ______.
(32) How are first-time offenders different from habitual elderly offenders and offenders-turned-elderly-in-prison?
(38) A(n) ______ community is an environment that provides necessary behavior modifiers that allow offenders immediate feedback about their behavior and treatment progress.
(32) Which type of offenders have long histories in the system and are the least likely to be discipline problems?
(43) Older offenders who have a long history of crime and also have a prior record of imprisonment throughout their lifetime are known as ______.
(32) The legal requirements for adequate health care that also extend to mental health care established in the case of Ruiz v. Estelle (1980) are referred to as the ______.
(39) Which of the following disorders are particularly impacted by the inmate subculture, including the gang subculture?
(31) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) sets forth the guidelines in applying a specific diagnosis to a person presenting with a(n) ______
(31) What reason often given for separating special needs inmates from the general population argues that more effective care can be focused on a specialized unit where specifically trained staff can strategically target their skills to populations most in need?
(38) Older career criminals who have earned status through years of hard-won adherence to prison and criminological ideals are known as ______.
(45) Which of the following types of inmates are likely to be very vulnerable to exploitation by other inmates?
(26) Older, inmates that are not seen as weak throughout their life of crime or while serving prison time are known as ______.
(32) What type of prison construction design is ideal for agencies that wish to ensure that future construction efforts meet ADA and other standards of care?
(30) With regard to the inmate population, serious attention should be given to special needs offenders because they are likely to be very vulnerable to exploitation by other inmates.
(31) One primary concern of group members in sex offender treatment is often related to confidentiality, particularly regarding information divulged by ______.
(41) Disorders such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and dysthymic disorder are considered ______ disorders.
(31) Offenders with special needs included all of the following except ______.
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