CJUS 320 Ch 13 Quiz

Which of the following counts is the most formal count of the day and occurs at 4:00 PM every day?

Stand-up

A precipitating event is often thought of as the "spark in the haystack" that sets off an inmate riot.

True

What is the scheduled counting of inmates in their housing units to ensure that they are in the prison and have not escaped?

Regular count

Which of the following is a schedule of all the appointments and required moves for a day, including the name and expected times of the moves?

call out

Which of the following is a less formal count conducted at program and work assignments by the staff responsible for supervising inmates?

census count

Which of the following is an item that inmates are not allowed to possess, including items that can assist in an escape, are dangerous, can undermine prison physical security, or are nuisance items?

contraband

Which of the following refers to the activities within a prison that control inmate behavior and maintain order?

custody

Which of the following teams has the principal role of opening lines of communication between staff and hostage-takers?

hostage negotiation team

Which of the following refers to the staff's ability to locate and identify inmates at any point in time within a prison?

inmate accountability

Which of the following is done at any time, freezing inmates at whatever location they are in?

random count

Which of the following is NOT one of the eight main types of activities that contribute to the security and custody functions within a prison?

reduction of muscle-building exercise, particularly weightlifting

Which of the following is a light-colored background with the outline of the tool painted on it, allowing for a missing tool or knife to be quickly noticed?

shadow board

Which of the following emergency teams is trained in the use of lethal force when all else fails to resolve an emergency situation?

special emergency response team

Prisons use special housing units to perform which of the following activities?

to separate unruly inmates or inmates at risk

Which of the following is the time when inmates move to their assigned jobs or programs assignments?

work call

Which of the following is NOT an emergency response team?

SHU

A safe prison is one in which staff and inmates are relatively safe from assaults or other violent acts.

True

Correctional officers assigned to housing units have post order requirements to search a certain number of cells every day, and teams of staff may be assigned to an area for a complete search.

True

Inmates who need a separation of longer than 12 months from a prison's inmate population are either transferred to another prison or placed in a supermax facility.

True

Investigations of inmate riots and disturbances have discovered that most are not planned or precisely initiated by inmate leaders.

True

The most feared event at a prison is an inmate riot or disturbance.

True

The task of controlling behavior and maintaining order envisions a picture of total and absolute control by correctional officers and an environment in which inmate rights and individual characteristics must be secondary to security.

True

A pass system schedules all the appointments and required moves for a day, including the name and expected times of the moves.

False

American Correctional Association standards require a minimum of five scheduled counts per twenty-four-hour period.

False

Disciplinary segregation is a nonpunitive confinement in SHU used to house inmates whose continued presence in the general population may pose a serious threat to the security or orderly running of the prison.

False

Inmates are in their cells most of the day and are rarely allowed to move across the prison compound.

False

Prison staff do not waste a lot of time searching areas of the prison or shaking down inmates to find contraband and deter its possession.

False