Exam 6: Facility Design and Classification in Jails and Prisons

What is administrative segregation? Which inmates would be classified under administrative segregation?

What are the level of security and custody level and to what do they relate?

In what case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the highest security practices of USP Marion were constitutional?

What are pods and what purpose do pods have in modern prison designs?

What type of facility is not likely to have stone walls but will instead use corrugated chain-link fence that is often topped with razor wire, are lit by floodlights at night and may be electrified?

Define blind spots.

List some of the new processes regarding inmate identification that are being developed that greatly enhance institutional security and cost-effectiveness.

In California, Colorado, Missouri, and Alabama, innovations involving lethal forms of electric ______ have been effective in deterring escape attempts.

What did Redding (2004) note was integral to maintaining custody and control of the inmate correctional population?

What is a security-level status given to inmates who are deemed to be at risk of serious violence if not afforded protection?

Which famous mobster was held at Alcatraz?

The design and physical features of ______ State Penitentiary were quite novel and progressive when compared with other institutions of the era.

What are blind spots? What are the best means of avoiding them? Why are they dangerous in a correctional institution?

The use of technology in prisons is becoming widespread and has affected a number of operational aspects.

Even supermax facilities are not completely secure.

What are the goals of the classification system? What do these goals hinge on?

Which U.S. Supreme Court case's ruling attested to the importance of effective and appropriate classification systems?

What is related to the degree of staff supervision that is needed for a given inmate?

What is the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and how the legislation affects prisons around the United States? How does a prison modify designs to become ADA compliant?

Matching the client's profile to a treatment modality is less likely to achieve lasting success, which does not translate to the enhanced evaluation of program effectiveness.