Exam 10: The Management of Prisons

Both overclassifying and underclassifying inmates can cause problems, because housing high-security inmates in a low- or minimum-security facility increases the potential for escape or violence.

Neither the mission nor the organizational structure of prisons has changed much over the past 50 years.

Internal classification systems are instruments used to assign inmates to housing or programs after they are placed in a particular prison.

________ bargaining is the formal recognition of employee organizations and their right to negotiate with management regarding workplace issues.

What is the title of the highest ranking uniformed officer?

A(n) ________ is a person in a department of corrections who investigates allegations by inmates against staff.

The functions within a prison that come under security, including all uniformed employees, are called ________.

An informal process for inmates to appeal a disciplinary sanction or to seek remedy of any injustice they feel they have received from correctional officials is called the ________ appeals process.

The ________ manager is responsible for developing the program of work and rehabilitation for inmates.

For states that still use indeterminate sentence and parole for release decisions, where are the parole board and post-release supervision usually located?

The process required to find that an inmate committed a prohibited act is the inmate ________ system.

Unit management enhances staff and inmate communication.

What are correctional services departments sometimes called?

What is the custody and security component within a prison often called?

The Bureau of Prisons policy lists four categories of prohibited acts, which of the following is one of them?

The classification process for inmates is not a one-time occurrence, but instead can occur multiple times during an inmate's stay. Why is this beneficial to the inmate?

Match the job duty with the appropriate category of prison staff. -Counseling