Deck 7: The Prison Experience: Males and Females

Question 1

Which of the following does NOT occur during initial internal classification?

A) reclassification
B) housing assignment
C) program assignment
D) work assignment

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A fortress-like prison emphasizing security and control was known as the:

A) Big Place.
B) Big Chronicle.
C) Big House.
D) Big Hack.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to your text, which of the following is NOT an advantage of classification?

A) Can reduce institutional tension by placing inmates in the prison in which they can function  more effectively.
B) Can aim to place inmates in more secure and expensive housing than they really need.
C) Can better ensure a safe environment for both staff and inmates.
D) Can separate rival gang members from each other.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT occur during an inmate's external classification?

A) custody assessment
B) program needs assessment
C) housing assignment
D) facility designation

Question 5

Unauthorized materials possessed by prisoners is often referred to as:

A) contraband
B) argot supplies
C) freedom
D) social equalizers

Question 6

Prison gangs usually specialize in:

A) economic victimization.
B) fighting.
C) attacking corrections officers.
D) tattoos.

Question 7

The process by which inmates learn and internalize the customs and culture of prisons is:

A) orientation.
B) adjustment.
C) prisonization.
D) deprivation.

Question 8

A model that suggests the influences that prisoners bring into prison affect their process of imprisonment is the:

A) deprivation model.
B) importation model.
C) situational model.
D) administrative control model.

Question 9

Institutions that control all aspects of those confined within their walls are referred to as a(an):

A) absolute institution.
B) complete institution.
C) isolation institution.
D) total institution.

Question 10

Inmates who endured the rigors of confinement with dignity were known as:

A) merchants.
B) real men.
C) toughs.
D) hipsters.

Question 11

A model that contends that the management style of prison has influence over what takes place in inmate culture is the:

A) deprivation model.
B) importation model.
C) situational model.
D) administrative control model.

Question 12

A model suggests that prison culture is influenced by situations rather than constants and can vary over time and place is the:

A) deprivation model.
B) importation model.
C) situational model.
D) administrative model.

Question 13

In a study done on Texas inmates, Trulson and Marquart found that violence among integrated inmates is ______ than violence between segregated inmates.

A) higher
B) lower
C) more increased
D) more socially based

Question 14

Argot is a term used to describe:

A) prison slang.
B) the main goal of incarceration.
C) movement of prisoners.
D) inmate work assignments.

Question 15

Within prisons, gangs run which of the following activities?

A) illegal sex trade.
B) gambling.
C) drug trafficking.
D) all of these choices.

Question 16

The model that views losses by an inmate during incarceration as one of the costs of imprisonment is known as the:

A) deprivation model.
B) importation model.
C) situational model.
D) administrative control model.

Question 17

Prison gangs are also called:

A) rival groups.
B) violent groups.
C) security threat groups.
D) troubled groups.

Question 18

Which is NOT considered to be one of the major tenets of the inmate code?

A) Never rat on a con.
B) Don't exploit fellow inmates.
C) Back down from a fight you will not win.
D) Don't trust the guards.

Question 19

Prison gangs originated with the arrests and convictions of street gang members in the:

A) 1940s.
B) 1990s.
C) 1980s.
D) 1960s.

Question 20

To control inmate populations, prisons now use which of the following?

A) tasers.
B) shockwave denial.
C) Less-than-lethal weapons.
D) all of these choices.

Question 21

Gender neutral sentences have resulted in which of the following?

A) placed more women behind bars.
B) allowed women to get away with crimes that males are typically charged with.
C) had no effect on women.
D) all of these.

Question 22

How many female prisoners in state prisons have children under the age of 18?

A) one-third
B) one-half
C) three-fifths
D) three-fourths

Question 23

A type of prison socialization in which women deal with incarceration by becoming part of a make-believe family is known as which of the following?

A) pretend family.
B) kinship network.
C) family structure network.
D) none of these.

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT considered contraband?

A) weapons
B) drugs
C) clothing
D) all of these can be considered contraband

Question 25

Some at-risk inmates are segregated into:

A) protective custody.
B) solitary confinement.
C) other prisons.
D) hospital ward.

Question 26

The belief that collective violence occurs when prison officials go too far in asserting authority is referred to as:

A) Administrative-control theory.
B) Inmate-balance theory.
C) Dispute-mechanism theory.
D) Prison-mismanagement theory.

Question 27

The incarceration of so many women with a history of drug abuse and prostitution puts them at a high risk for which of the following?

A) HIV and AIDS.
B) re-offending.
C) life-sentences.
D) none of these choices.

Question 28

In an attempt to eliminate sexual victimization in prison, the ________ was passed by Congress in 2003.

A) BOP Act
B) STG Act
C) PRE Act
D) ECD Act

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT one of the major reasons that women are confined to administrative segregation?

A) assaults on staff
B) drug-related offenses
C) fighting
D) sexual relationships

Question 30

According to the text, in some prisons the female role in a homosexual prison relationship is referred to as:

A) femme.
B) butch.
C) mother.
D) grandmother.

Question 31

A grouping of unrelated individuals who have assumed the traditional family roles of mother, father, and grandparents is known as a:

A) false family.
B) fake family.
C) fictive family.
D) play family.

Question 32

Which model of coping with prison life has women associating with other prisoners and enjoying their associations while having few problems with correctional officers?

A) adopted style
B) convict style
C) isolate style
D) integrated style

Question 33

Which researcher(s) found that women in prison cope by establishing homosexual relationships?

A) Giallombardo
B) Gresham and Sykes
C) Hefferman
D) Ward and Kassebaum

Question 34

Almost half of the women in prison today under mandatory sentencing laws have been convicted of:

A) murder.
B) theft.
C) kidnapping.
D) conspiracy.

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the prison love affairs that are established in female prisons?

A) They are unstable.
B) They are long term.
C) They are explosive.
D) There is a strict differentiation between the male and female role.

Question 36

What is the term used to describe any behavior that can bring trouble or conflict with staff and other prisoners?

A) the flow
B) the heat
C) the mix
D) the game

Question 37

Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of:

A) a nonviolent crime.
B) murder.
C) rape.
D) kidnapping.

Question 38

According to the text, in some prisons the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is known as:

A) femme.
B) butch.
C) dad.
D) grandfather.

Question 39

Inmate disturbances can take the form of:

A) a riot.
B) assaults on staff.
C) sit-down strikes.
D) all of these choices.

Question 40

As juveniles, many incarcerated women experienced which of the following?

A) physical abuse.
B) sexual abuse.
C) harsh discipline.
D) all of these choices.

Question 41

Most inmates do not bring major psychological and emotional problems to prison; they are developed as a direct result of the incarceration process.

Question 42

Inmate disturbances can be nonviolent or violent in nature.

Question 43

Internal classification determines the level of security and control needed for the incoming prison population.

Question 44

Female inmates have higher rates of mental health problems than do male inmates.

Question 45

" Equality with a vengeance" is a term used to describe an equality of punishment meted out to women who violate the law.

Question 46

Blood-related relatives are called fictive families in the prison environment.

Question 47

Adult females are more likely than adult males to attempt suicide while incarcerated.

Question 48

Prison gangs specialize in economic victimization as one of their criminal enterprises.

Question 49

The _________ model has been used for security in most U.S. correctional institutions.

A) authoritarian
B) inmate dispute resolution
C) paramilitary
D) disciplinary

Question 50

Total institution is a term describing an institution that has total control over all aspects of those within it.

Question 51

Female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to cope with their issues:

A) through groups.
B) with therapy.
C) through destructive acts.
D) by working.

Question 52

No-frills policies mean that there can be no alterations to a prisoner's uniform.

Question 53

Corrections officers have a dual role: maintainers of order and security and advocates of:

A) treatment and rehabilitation.
B) reintegration.
C) segregated units.
D) punishment and harshness.

Question 54

Corrections officers are in constant need of which of the following?

A) problem-solving skills.
B) to provide fair inmate treatment.
C) training for the job.
D) all of these.

Question 55

Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of a nonviolent crime and be incarcerated for a low-level involvement in drug offenses.

Question 56

The inmate social code is an unwritten, informal understanding of how the prison "works," including how the new inmates will adjust.

Question 57

Race tends to be emphasized much more in female prison culture than in male prison culture.

Question 58

While their mothers are incarcerated, which relative do the children most frequently stay with?

A) aunts and uncles
B) maternal grandmothers
C) fathers
D) paternal grandmothers

Question 59

Security threat groups include prison gangs.

Question 60

Rats and center men are terms for inmate leaders.

Question 61

Prison gangs are also called ____________________groups.

Question 62

Make-believe families are known as____________________.

Question 63

Inmates use a unique language or __________ , which is a particular form of slang.

Question 64

Every female prison provides a nursery where babies up to 18 months old can live with their mothers in prison.

Question 65

Female offenders are more likely than males to be convicted of a(n) ____________________ crime.

Question 66

The values, norms, and attitudes that inmates form in order to survive in prison is(are) _____________ ________________.

Question 67

Institutions that have implemented a(an) _____________________ have stripped prisons of weight rooms, do not provide cable television, and serve mediocre food.

Question 68

_________________ theory is based on the belief that collective disorders occur when prison officials go too far in asserting their authority.

Question 69

Unauthorized goods possessed by inmates, such as weapons and drugs, are known as____________________.

Question 70

It is fairly unusual to find women working as correctional officers in men's prisons.

Question 71

____________________ is a method of assessing inmate risks and needs that balances the security concerns of the institution with treatment needs of the individuals.

Question 72

In order to combat sexual victimization in prison, the _________________________Act was passed by Congress in 2003.

Question 73

The process by which inmates learn and internalize the customs and culture of prison is known as____________________.

Question 74

There is a lack of qualified personnel and resources to meet the physical and mental health needs of female inmates.

Question 75

According to the text, the docile, or female, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is called ____________________.

Question 76

A term commonly used referring to the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is____________________.

Question 77

The _____________ ____________ refers to an unwritten but powerful set of rules regulating inmates' behavior with each other and with staff.

Question 78

In contemporary prisons, female inmates are prone to mistrust their friendships with other women prisoners and refrain from forming close relationships.

Question 79

An inmate who is treated fairly and with respect is much less likely to become a security problem than a prisoner who feels humiliated and abused by staff.

Question 80

More than half of all incarcerated women are parents to children under the age of 18.