Deck 8: Prison Management

Question 1

Administrative control theory is prison governance theory that states that, for a prison system to operate effectively, officials must tolerate minor infractions, relax security measures, and allow inmate leaders to keep order.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Prison disorder, including riots, staff murders, escapes, and inmate homicides, is proportionately rarer today than in
past.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Correctional institutions are more humanely administered today than they were forty years ago.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following terms is BEST described as the ability to obtain compliance by manipulating symbolic rewards?

A) normative power
B) coercive power
C) formal power
D) remunerative power

Question 5

In the prison setting, line personnel have direct contact with the inmates.

Question 6

Use of force is the most effective way for officers to get prisoners to comply with prison rules and regulations.

Question 7

Correctional officers often rely on rewards and punishments to gain cooperation.

Question 8

Most states do not require correctional officer cadets to complete any training program.

Question 9

The organizational structure of correctional institutions has changed very little over time.

Question 10

A correctional officer is an example of staff personnel.

Question 11

Line personnel directly support staff personnel.

Question 12

The warden normally reports to the governor.

Question 13

Because state prisons are filled with predatory, violent offenders who are deprived of heterosexual relationships, sexual violence happens with great regularity.

Question 14

Correctional administrators who successfully govern their institutions do not rely on inmate leadership to control the population, but rather apply sound management principles to prison operations.

Question 15

The relationship between prison crowding and violence has been clearly established and even recognized by the
courts.

Question 16

Correctional officers enforce rules and regulations of the institution.

Question 17

Obedience to an order or request is known as compliance.

Question 18

Physical coercion is never used to control prisoners.

Question 19

On entering a prison, a new inmate receives no instruction on what is expected of him or her.

Question 20

Program personnel work outside the custodial hierarchy.

Question 21

What category of personnel comprises the majority of an institution's employees?

A) program
B) custodial
C) professional
D) support

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT one of the warden's duties?

A) supervising inmates
B) administering safety and security operations
C) managing human resources
D) managing the budget

Question 23

Who is ultimately responsible for the operation of the institution?

A) warden
B) captain
C) deputy warden
D) program manager

Question 24

In most institutions, the custodial force has graded ranks similar to

A) the military
B) the private sector
C) hospital management
D) academic institutions

Question 25

The purpose of _________ is to "punish offenders-fairly and justly-through lengths of confinement proportionate to the gravity of the offense."

A) warehouse
B) imprisonment
C) security
D) retribution

Question 26

is a management principle holding that a subordinate should report to only one supervisor.

A) Unity of command
B) Span of control
C) Chain of command
D) Hierarchical command

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT one of the principles that help explain how prisons function?

A) unity of command
B) chain of command
C) span of control
D) referral of control

Question 28

Human service activities undertaken by officers include all of the following, EXCEPT _________.

A) managing the budget
B) providing goods and services
C) acting as referral agents or advocates
D) helping with institutional adjustment problems

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT one of the main reasons that correctional institutions are administered more humanely today than they were in the past?

A) presence of rehabilitative personnel and programs
B) increased training and professionalism of correctional personnel
C) hands-off approach of the courts
D) growth of citizen groups that monitor prison operations

Question 30

According to the text, a bachelor's degree and 3-year experience is required to work as a correctional officer in ___________.

A) a federal prison
B) any prison
C) all jails
D) bootcamps

Question 31

According to the text, which of the following is NOT part of a cadet's preservice training?

A) field training
B) inmate manipulation
C) report writing
D) communicable diseases

Question 32

According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the missions of imprisonment?

A) keep them safe
B) keep them in line
C) keep them busy
D) keep them isolated

Question 33

power stresses the application or threat of physical force in order to gain compliance.

A) Normative
B) Coercive
C) Formal
D) Remunerative

Question 34

power is a way of gaining compliance in exchange for material resources.

A) Normative
B) Coercive
C) Formal
D) Remunerative

Question 35

refers to a series of organizational positions in order of authority, with each person receiving orders from the immediately above and issuing orders to the one immediately below.

A) Unity of command
B) Span of control
C) Chain of command
D) Hierarchical command

Question 36

are central to prisoner management as correctional officers cannot have total control over the inmates.

A) Sanctions
B) Regulations
C) Negotiations
D) Custodial policies

Question 37

is a management principle holding that a supervisor can effectively oversee only a limited number of subordinates.

A) Unity of command
B) Span of control
C) Chain of command
D) Hierarchical command

Question 38

_________ are directly concerned with furthering the institution's goals. They have direct contact with the prisoners; such personnel include the custody force, industry and agricultural supervisors, counselors, and medical technicians.

A) Professional staff
B) Line personnel
C) Prison consultants
D) Administrative staff

Question 39

_____________________ usually work under the deputy warden for management, handling accounting, training, purchasing, and so on.

A) Professional staff
B) Union officers
C) Prison consultants
D) Staff personnel

Question 40

A structure established for the purpose of influencing behavior in order to achieve particular ends is known as a(n) organization.

A) closed
B) formal
C) self-contained
D) informal

Question 41

Which of the following is something prison managers CAN do?

A) extend a client's sentence
B) select their clients
C) release clients
D) discipline clients

Question 42

According to the text, the most severe sanction that can be handed out by a disciplinary committee is the _________.

A) revocation of accumulated good time.
B) confinement in administrative segregation.
C) addition of more prison time.
D) revocation of parole.

Question 43

theory states that prison disorder results from unstable, divided, or otherwise weak management.

A) Administrative control
B) Officer balance
C) Prisoner control
D) Inmate balance

Question 44

What was Sue Smith's first job at the prison?

A) correctional officer
B) warden
C) deputy warden
D) teacher

Question 45

The most common form of prison violence in America is violence.

A) prisoner-prisoner
B) prisoner-officer
C) officer-prisoner
D) officer-officer

Question 46

theory states that for a prison system to operate effectively, officials must tolerate minor infractions, relax security measures, and allow inmate leaders to keep order.

A) Administrative control
B) Officer balance
C) Prisoner control
D) Inmate balance

Question 47

Which of the following is a tactic for reducing prison violence by dividing facilities into small, self-contained, semiautonomous "institutions"?

A) unit management
B) pod management
C) small group management
D) institution management

Question 48

When Sue Smith was working as a training officer, she was considered what?

A) staff personnel
B) warden
C) commissioner
D) correctional officer

Question 49

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of victims of rape in prison?

A) prisoners who are viewed as effeminate
B) offenders who are not affiliated with a gang
C) those who are believed to have "snitched" on other prisoners
D) first-time, violent offenders

Question 50

Aside from physical injury, an attack by an inmate on an officer can later compromise an officer's _____________.

A) reliability
B) integrity
C) authority
D) power

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT one of the major sources of prison violence?

A) prisoner-prisoner
B) prisoner-officer
C) officer-prisoner
D) officer-officer

Question 52

When Sue Smith was overseeing the education program for the prison, what position was she in?

A) deputy warden
B) correctional officer
C) commissioner
D) line staff

Question 53

Correctional officers often rely on and to gain cooperation.

A) promises; fear
B) confinement; force
C) rewards; punishments
D) fear; confinement

Question 54

What is Sue Smith's current position?

A) warden
B) governor
C) correctional officer
D) chief

Question 55

Serious violations can earn prisoners a "_________," a disciplinary report forwarded to a higher authority for action.

A) reprimand
B) warning
C) ticket
D) receipt

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT one of the measures suggested to reduce violence in prison?

A) Augment the punishment system to increase the pains of imprisonment.
B) Improve classification so that violence­prone inmates are separated from the general population.
C) For inmates fearful of being victimized, create opportunities to seek assistance.
D) Redesign facilities so that all areas can be put under surveillance; there should be no "blind spots."

Question 57

What philosophy does Warden James exercise?

A) inmate balance theory
B) inmate control theory
C) officer control theory
D) officer balance theory

Question 58

Prison gangs are also referred to as _______.

A) security threat groups
B) trouble-making groups
C) violent groups
D) organized inmate groups

Question 59

For many victims of prison violence, is the only way to escape further abuse.

A) fighting back
B) death
C) joining a gang
D) protective custody

Question 60

According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the four factors that make managing prisons different from administering other public institutions?

A) the limited rewards and punishments
B) the strength of inmate leadership
C) the issue of safety
D) the defects of total power

Question 61

is the way someone behaves in accordance with an order or directive given by another person.

Question 62

Today, _________-based training plays a significant role in developing correctional leaders' knowledge and skills.

Question 63

Receiving a verbal reprimand as a consequence for breaking an institution rule is an example of a(n) ________.

A) minor violation
B) major violation
C) poor choice by the correctional officer
D) abuse of correctional officer power

Question 64

Managing the budget, human resources, and critical incidents are primary duties and tasks of a prison
________________.

Question 65

Sanctioning Chris to the "hole" indicates he committed what type of rule infraction?

A) major violation
B) minor violation
C) no violation
D) unethical violation

Question 66

The is the prison's main contact with the outside world.

Question 67

Researchers, such as Gresham Sykes, have emphasized that is limited because correctional officers rely on the cooperation of inmates.

Question 68

A series of organizational positions in order of authority, with each person receiving orders from the one immediately above and issuing orders to the one immediately below, is known as the ________________.

Question 69

The ability to obtain compliance by the application or threat of physical force is known as power.

Question 70

After his release from the "hole", Chris was placed where?

A) protective custody
B) administrative segregation
C) minimum security
D) bootcamp

Question 71

The warden's job security still rests on his or her ability to run the institution and efficiently.

Question 72

What technique are the correctional officers using?

A) rewards and punishment
B) blood in, blood out
C) turn the other way
D) see no evil, hear no evil

Question 73

The span of refers to the extent of supervision by one person.

Question 74

personnel support line personnel.

Question 75

The "hole" is a nickname for which of the following?

A) administrative segregation
B) protective custody
C) minimum security
D) recreation

Question 76

In the traditional prison of the big-house era, administrators enlisted the assistance of to help maintain order.

Question 77

A governance theory that states that for a prison system to operate effectively, officials must tolerate minor infractions is known as the _____________________ theory.

Question 78

Custodial officers act like __________ with regard to most prison rules.

Question 79

________ personnel are directly concerned with furthering custody goals of the prison.

Question 80

The ability to obtain compliance by manipulating symbolic rewards is known as power.