Deck 14: Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate

Question 1

The conditions of parole are spelled out in which of the following?

A) parole sentencing
B) parole agreement
C) parole contract
D) parole release

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a problem in female correctional facilities?

A) drug and alcohol addiction
B) potential termination of parental rights on release
C) more services than male facilities
D) violent victimization

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The practice of separating inmates based on a certain characteristic, such as age, gender, type of crime committed, or race is called __________.

A) prisonization
B) prison segregation
C) relative deprivation
D) jailing

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In most localities, the correctional agent assigned the responsibility of supervising parolees is called a:

A) sheriff's deputy
B) probation officer
C) social worker
D) parole officer

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding the concept of the total institution?

A) the prisoner is able to go on furlough regularly
B) inmates are able to arrange every aspect of their daily lives
C) following the schedule is flexible
D) interaction with community members is not encouraged

Question 6

A group of inmates who band together within the corrections system to engage in social and criminal activities is known as a(n):

A) prison gang
B) prison riot
C) terrorist group
D) prison threat cell

Question 7

Prizonization is defined as the _________ process through which a new inmate learns the accepted norms and values of the prison population.

A) socialization
B) institutionalization
C) correctionalization
D) penalization

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a role of the parole board?

A) to decide which offenders should be placed on parole
B) to determine the conditions of parole and aid in the continuing supervision of the parolee
C) to discharge the offender when the conditions of parole have been met
D) to personally track down parole violators when violations occur

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the typical parole conditions expected of offenders?

A) complete a college degree
B) do not vote
C) meet with a therapist
D) find a job or volunteer service

Question 10

The process of withdrawing parole and returning the parolee to prison is called:

A) mandatory sentence expiration
B) probation revocation
C) parole revocation
D) reentry

Question 11

Approximately what percent of parolees return to incarceration?

A) 5
B) 24
C) 45
D) 68

Question 12

The release of an inmate into a community supervision program at the discretion of the parole board is called which of the following?

A) mandatory release
B) discretionary release
C) pardon
D) parole

Question 13

The hearing in which the parole board determines whether to grant parole is typically called:

A) the reentry hearing
B) the parole revocation hearing
C) the penal grant hearing
D) the parole grant hearing

Question 14

According to Lombardo which of the following correctional officers oversees the inmates who work in the cafeteria, the prison store, the laundry, and other areas?

A) industrial shop officers
B) yard officers
C) block officers
D) work detail supervisors

Question 15

In Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:

A) states must follow a uniform federal standard for granting parole.
B) states must use indeterminate sentencing to consider inmates for parole release.
C) inmates do not have a constitutionally protected right to expect parole.
D) inmates must "apply" for parole in order for it to be granted.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a reason for an officer to use force on an inmate?

A) acting in self-defense
B) acting to defend the safety of a third person
C) upholding the hierarchy of the institution
D) preventing an escape effort

Question 17

In recent years, the most significant demographic change in the prison population involves which of the following?

A) race
B) age
C) ethnicity
D) gender

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Bowker identified as a cause for violent behavior?

A) it provides a deterrent against being victimized
B) it enhances self-image in an environment that does not respect other attributes
C) it causes sexual frustration
D) it serves as a means of acquiring material goods through extortion or outright robbery

Question 19

According to Irwin, which of the following is NOT one of the patterns of inmate behavior that driven by the inmate's personality and values?

A) professional criminals adapt to prison by "doing time"
B) some convicts are more comfortable inside prison than outside
C) other inmates take advantage of prison resources to improve themselves
D) "organized" criminals exist on the fringes of prison society

Question 20

Which of the following terms is the release from prison that occurs when an offender has served the full length of his or her sentence, minus any adjustments for good time?

A) Mandatory release
B) Parole
C) Pardon
D) Discretionary release

Question 21

Under which sex offender notification model do authorities directly notify the community or community representatives, through bulletins or posters that are distributed and posted within a certain distance from the offender's home?

A) penal
B) mandatory
C) passive
D) active

Question 22

Tower officers supervise cell blocks containing as many as four hundred inmates, as well as the correctional officers on duty.

Question 23

A furlough is a temporary release from a prison.

Question 24

__________ is a secret language used by inmates to make their speech difficult
for outsiders to understand.

Question 25

The socialization process through which a new inmate learns the accepted norms and values of the prison population is called __________.

Question 26

The conditional release of an inmate before his or her sentence has expired is called __________.

Question 27

The deprivation model can be used to explain the high level of prison violence, because the stressful and oppressive conditions of prison life lead to aggressive behavior on the part of inmates.

Question 28

_______________ is the practice of separating inmates based on certain
characteristics, such as age, gender, race, gang affiliation, or type of crime
committed.

Question 29

A __________ is the temporary release of a convicted offender from prison for employment related purposes.

A) work release program
B) furlough
C) halfway house
D) reentry

Question 30

The majority of parolees successfully complete their parole.

Question 31

Many of the procedures and issues of parole supervision are similar to those of probation supervision.

Question 32

One study concluded that as many as one in ___ Americans leaving jail or prison is seriously mentally ill.

A) three
B) five
C) eight
D) ten

Question 33

If convicted offendersfollow the conditions of their parole until the maximum expiration date, or the date on which their sentence ends, then they are discharged from supervision.

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a condition paroled child molesters usually have following their release:

A) must have no contact with children under the age of sixteen
B) must be chemically castrated
C) must receive permission from the parole officers to change residence
D) must stay a certain distance from schools or parks where children are present

Question 35

Until the 1970s, prison culture emphasized "noninterference" and prison "elders" would themselves punish any of their peers.

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a barrier to reentry for parolees?

A) financial hardship
B) mental illness
C) strong community connects
D) adjustment to social changes

Question 37

A pardon is when the prisoner has no right to be given an early release, but the government has granted her or him that privilege.

Question 38

The parole revocation hearing is the process of withdrawing parole and returning
the parolee to prison.

Question 39

In Whitley v. Albers, the Supreme Court held that the use of force by prison officials violates an inmate's Eighth Amendment protections only if the force amounts to "the unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain."

Question 40

__________ guards spend their entire shifts in isolated, silent posts high above the grounds of the facility.

Question 41

Compare and contrast the differences between probation, parole, mandatory release, pardon, and furlough.

Question 42

Explain the concept of a total institution as it relates to correctional facilities.

Question 43

Describe at least three of the different job categories for correctional officers according to Lucien Lombardo.

Question 44

A ______________ program allows for the temporary release of convicted offeners from
prison for purposes of employment.

Question 45

A body of appointed citizens that decides whether or not a convicted offender should be granted conditional release before the end of his or her sentence is called a __________.

Question 46

A _________ is an act of executive clemency that overturns a conviction and removes any mention of the crime from the person's criminal record.

Question 47

Explain at least three of the barriers to reentry when an inmate is released from a correctional facility.

Question 48

A __________ is an agreement between the state and the offender that establishes the conditions under which the latter will be granted parole.

Question 49

Explain the process of parole revocation.

Question 50

A __________ is a community-based form of early release that places inmates in residential centers to allow the former inmates to reintegrate into society.