Deck 10: The Management of Prisons

Question 1

What is the central organization that oversees state and federal prisons often called?

A) the capitol
B) the headquarters
C) the home office
D) the rehabilitation center

Answer 1

the headquarters

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE of the Adult Internal Management System?

A) It is the most widely used internal classification system.
B) It was developed by Sanford Bates.
C) It classifies inmates solely on likelihood of victimization in prison.
D) It ensures that inmates are assigned housing based on clinical judgments.

Answer 2

It is the most widely used internal classification system.

Question 3

Which of the following is a type of issue dealt with by correctional agency legal offices?

A) prosecuting inmates who commit crimes while in prison
B) firing of correctional staff who violate rules
C) reviewing policy for potential effectiveness
D) responding to inmate lawsuits

Answer 3

responding to inmate lawsuits

Question 4

Which administrative function is a typical responsibility of the central organization of a correctional agency?

A) operation of training academy
B) labor contract negotiation
C) budget development
D) hiring staff

Question 5

Administrators of state correctional agencies are responsible for which of the following?

A) providing punitive punishments to inmates
B) overseeing the operation of prisons
C) creating a community-wide supported agenda
D) publishing standards for correctional practices

Question 6

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

A) in the department of corrections
B) in the governor's office
C) in the local sheriff's departments
D) in the division of business administration

Question 7

What is the chief executive officer of a prison usually called?

A) chief
B) captain
C) warden
D) director

Question 8

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

A) correctional services
B) treatment
C) correctional administration
D) unit management

Question 9

What are correctional services departments sometimes called?

A) uniformed staff
B) unit management
C) treatment
D) custody

Question 10

What is the title of the highest ranking uniformed officer?

A) sergeant
B) lieutenant
C) major
D) captain

Question 11

Who is responsible for an area of the prison, such as recreation or the SHU?

A) non-ranked staff
B) majors
C) captains
D) lieutenants

Question 12

What are staff that provide rehabilitative activities sometimes called?

A) sergeants
B) uniformed staff
C) psychologists
D) professional staff

Question 13

Which of the following reports to the unit manager?

A) legal aides
B) the warden
C) education advisors
D) parole officers

Question 14

Which of the following is a condition necessary for prison policies and procedures to effectively contribute to the overall prison mission?

A) Policies must be consistent with standards of the American Bar Association.
B) Policies must control behavior (over the long term) through threats, intimidation, and physical dominance.
C) Policies and procedures must be clearly communicated to staff and inmates.
D) Policies implemented inconsistently across parts of the prison.

Question 15

What is the largest professional organization for corrections in the United States?

A) Correctional Peace Officers Foundation
B) American Jail Association
C) National Correctional Industries Association
D) American Correctional Association

Question 16

What is the process to promote and recognize improvement in the management of correctional agencies through the administration of voluntary standards?

A) policy implementation audit
B) prison accreditation
C) policy audit
D) ACA accreditation

Question 17

Which of the following is a part of the usual inmate disciplinary system?

A) a verbal policy documenting prohibited behavior
B) provisions for long-term separation for inmates who continuously threaten institutional security
C) a fair and equitable set of corresponding sanctions decreasing with the severity of the rule violation
D) a way to rehabilitate inmates accused of rule violations

Question 18

Which of the following types of sanction used for inmate discipline by most correctional systems is the least severe?

A) warning
B) restriction to quarters
C) disciplinary transfer
D) loss of privileges

Question 19

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

A) supermax
B) greatest
C) minimal
D) low

Question 20

What kind of application process is used to determine whether correctional job candidates have issues that could put them in a compromising situation or make them more likely to accept a bribe?

A) policy audit
B) integrity interview
C) general interview
D) internal classification system

Question 21

Most states do not have a unionized correctional work force.

Question 22

In all states, jail standards are left up to local jurisdictions.

Question 23

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

Question 24

All prisons provide mental health programs.

Question 25

Most states have decided against implementing unit management.

Question 26

Unit management enhances staff and inmate communication.

Question 27

Inmates stay at the prison to which they were originally assigned throughout their entire term of incarceration.

Question 28

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.

Question 29

For disciplinary processes, the inmate appeal cannot dispute a finding of fact, but is limited to procedural and due process rights.

Question 30

Most state correctional agencies have a history of collective bargaining that goes back to the late 1800s.

Question 31

Integrity interviews are used to determine whether candidates for correctional employment have issues such as financial problems, past employment problems, current drug or alcohol abuse, or other conditions that could put them in a compromising situation or make them more likely to accept a bribe to show favored treatment to an inmate.

Question 32

ACA accreditation is a review to identify whether the procedures prescribed by policy are consistently being carried out by staff members in their daily duties.

Question 33

Good oral and written interpersonal skills are necessary for a successful career as a correctional worker.

Question 34

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

Question 35

There have never been any illegal strikes by correctional officers.

Question 36

The chief executive of a state or federal department of corrections is called a(n) ________.

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

The rehabilitative functions in a prison, including counseling, religious services, substance abuse programs, and education are called ________.

Question 40

________ are the functions required to operate a prison, such as budget and finance, human resources, and work programs.

Question 41

________ management is organizing a prison into smaller components by decentralizing the authority to manage the inmate population, while making staff more accessible to inmates.

Question 42

A(n) ________ interview is used to determine if candidates for a correctional career have issues or conditions that could put them in a compromising situation.

Question 43

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

Question 44

Former correctional officers who work with inmates on prison issues, such as getting a prison job assignment, are ________ counselors.

Question 45

A(n) ________ audit is a review to determine whether broad agency policy is in place at a prison.

Question 46

The American ________ Association is the largest professional organization for corrections in the United States.

Question 47

Instruments used to assign inmates to housing or programs after they are placed in a particular prison are internal ________ systems.

Question 48

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

Question 49

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.

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

-Counseling

A) Treatment
B) Services
C) Custody

Question 52

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

-Correctional supervisor

A) Treatment
B) Services
C) Custody

Question 53

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

-Commissary

A) Treatment
B) Services
C) Custody

Question 54

What are some benefits of unit management in prisons?

Question 55

Discuss the various staff roles seen in unit management.

Question 56

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?

Question 57

Explain how the inmate disciplinary process imitates due process used by our court system.