Exam 14: Issues in Corrections

Imogene Moyer's research on female inmates found that __________ and control were central to the institution's mission.

Which statement is most consistent with the research on education and the death penalty?

Restorative strategies focus on punishing the offender and shaming the victim.

The Supreme Court ruled in Farmer v. Brennan that the prison was responsible for the __________of a transsexual inmate who was housed in the general prison population.

Discuss the environmental, situational, biological, and work/home factors that make working in corrections an especially stressful job.

Sara is a female inmate at Bayside State Prison. Which occupation would she most likely be prepared for when she leaves prison?

The theory that the more informed individuals are about the death penalty, the less likely they will be to support the death penalty is referred to as the __________ Hypothesis.

The differences in inmate treatment over time largely stem from

Juvenile __________ typically house a lower number of children and are managed similar to a household.

Research shows that better prepared probation and parole officers experience lower levels of stress, and the ability to participate in workplace decision making also reduces stress.

Laws that allow officials to use drugs to control sex offenders' impulses are called __________ laws.

All of the following are principles of restorative justice EXCEPT

Michelle Alexander asserted that mass incarceration has the same consequences for minority populations as

What was the negative result of the Community Health Act?

It is well accepted in the research literature that many sex offenders were once victims themselves.

The more time that offenders have on their hands, the less likely they are to engage in dangerous or inappropriate activities.

Trish is a pregnant inmate. Which of the following will happen?

Which type of prison violence has been called one of America's older, darkest, and yet most open, secrets?

How do criminogenic sanctions relate to learning theory?

Inmates lose all of their rights when they are incarcerated.