Question 1

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Parole board members or their designees make decisions regarding release. 
B) Probation officers write presentence reports to help judges decide sentences. 
C) Probation and parole officers have the authority and power to recommend revocation. 
D) Parole officers generally deal with younger, less-serious offenders than probation officers.

Question 2

You are a psychiatrist on call with a state prison. You have been called in to examine an inmate who has been behaving erratically. Prison officials are concerned that he poses a danger to himself and others. They have confined him in a bare solitary cell to be sure he can't hurt himself, and have asked you to evaluate him. Immediately, you recognize an ethical dilemma. Your duty as a psychiatrist requires you to act in the best interests of your patient, but at the same time, you recognize that the prison setting brings with it certain duties that favor institutional security over patient rights.
Your session with the inmate has left you convinced that the inmate has the intention of attacking his cellmate. You are faced with a dilemma. As a professional, you are committed to patient confidentiality, and the inmate has not given you permission to share anything that he told you. At the same time, you recognize that the cellmate's safety is at risk. Your dilemma is resolved by the ____________ rule, which states that you would be liable if you fail to act and the cellmate is harmed.

Accepted Answer

A) Washington 
B) Tarasoff 
C) Harper 
D) Ruiz

Question 3

You are a psychiatrist on call with a state prison. You have been called in to examine an inmate who has been behaving erratically. Prison officials are concerned that he poses a danger to himself and others. They have confined him in a bare solitary cell to be sure he can't hurt himself, and have asked you to evaluate him. Immediately, you recognize an ethical dilemma. Your duty as a psychiatrist requires you to act in the best interests of your patient, but at the same time, you recognize that the prison setting brings with it certain duties that favor institutional security over patient rights.
After meeting with the inmate, you determine that he is in need of medication to control his psychosis. You are concerned that the inmate is unable to provide ________________ for the treatment, which challenges your professional ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) legal permission 
B) informed consent 
C) financial payment 
D) a compelling reason

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the ethical dilemmas of prison psychologists discussed by Haag?

Accepted Answer

A) Informed consent 
B) Assessment 
C) Confidentiality 
D) Anonymity

Question 5

Which is true of the prisoners' rights era?

Accepted Answer

A) It predominated in the 1980s. 
B) It was short-lived. 
C) It gave way to the "interference" era. 
D) It is the era we live in today.

Question 6

Discuss the definition of sexual harassment and abuse in the prison system; the form it takes, and the ethical and legal consequences.

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Question 7

Beatings of inmates who attack correctional officers could be justified under a(n)____________________ ethical system, if they serve the greater good by providing a warning to other inmates that they will receive similar treatment if they attack an officer.

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Question 8

What is the term Sykes gave to the system of debts and favors between inmates and officers?

Accepted Answer

A) Pluralistic ignorance 
B) Reciprocity 
C) Reimbursement 
D) Hostile loyalty

Question 9

The ethical issues of halfway houses are similar to those of community corrections and institutional corrections. Scandals in New Jersey revealed that non-profit companies such as the Kintock Group also had a for-profit business operating under the same corporate umbrella. As the Chief Strategist to the new Governor of New Jersey, you want to convince your boss to introduce systemic changes in how halfway houses are run, and who is allowed to benefit from them. Write a position paper to the Governor, elaborating your position in detail.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

What Supreme Court case linked release from prison to inadequate medical care?

Accepted Answer

A) Hudson v. McMillian 
B) Brown v. Plata 
C) Madrid v. Gomez 
D) Washington v. Harper.

Question 11

Antipsychotic drugs are often used for the purpose of ____________________ rather than treatment when administered to disruptive inmates.

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Question 12

In ethical terms, beatings of inmates who attack other correctional officers are ___________________.

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Question 13

Scandals in New Jersey and New York halfway houses involved:

Accepted Answer

A) payoffs to political cronies. 
B) entrapment by law enforcers. 
C) improper sexual relationships. 
D) falsified medical records.

Question 14

Evaluate and analyze the Narco Freedom scandal.

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Question 15

Faith-based treatment programs are:

Accepted Answer

A) unconstitutional and, therefore, not permitted. 
B) constitutional only if no state or federal money is used. 
C) active in many American prisons. 
D) only allowed if they are Christian in nature.

Question 16

Discuss the unique aspects of the jail environment that present ethical challenges for officers. Consider the nature of the population, the purpose of the facility, and the traits of the officers.

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Question 17

The ___________________________ mandated that every state keeps a record of prison rapes and allocated money to study the problem and develop solutions.

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Question 18

In the case of Hudson v. McMillan , the Supreme Court found that an injury inflicted upon an inmate only rises to the level of unconstitutionality if it can be considered a "serious" injury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which Supreme Court decision ruled that the gratuitousness of injuries, and not their severity, was the determining factor in constitutional violations?

Accepted Answer

A) Diaz v. Martinez 
B) Gomez v. Glenn 
C) Hamdin v. Grouch 
D) Hudson v. McMillian

Question 20

Probation officers whose on-the-job behavior is guided by a desire to always do his or her duty is exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A) ethics of care. 
B) egoism. 
C) utilitarianism. 
D) ethical formalism.

Exam 12: Discretion and Dilemmas in Corrections