CJUS 320 Ch. 10-16
The most important action that prison staff can take to control gangs is to ignore gang activity till it reaches a flashpoint
False
Which of the following is a necessary condition for Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program to allow for the sale of prison goods on the open market?
Funds for victim assistance programs should be collected
What is the custody and security component within a prison often called?
correctional services
Federal courts have always been involved in correctional management issues
false
inmates lose all of their citizenship rights once they enter prison
false
inmates stay at the prison to which they were originally assigned throughout their entire term of incarceration
false
male and female offenders have always been housed separately in the US, even in the earliest jails
false
most states have decided against implementing unit management
false
Both male and female inmates are equally hesitant to talk to staff
false
Most staff in prison interact extensively with other staff, to a much greater proportion than they do with other inmates
false
Positive recognition and good pay have often been the incentives that motivated people to take jobs as correctional officers
false
Prison staff are trained to monitor inmates only intermittently as not to interfere with their privacy
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
Rehabilitation, by definition, mean "to take up a new form"
false
Wardens cannot be the substantive experts on everything that goes into a prison
true
Which is the primary alternative provided by prison administrations that want to restrict weight lifting?
"dip" bars
Most inmates are reuired to work for approximately how many hours per day and days per week?
6 hours per day, 5 days a week
Approximately what percentage of females inmates are mothers?
65%
Residential treatment is a part of which of the following prison programs?
??
which of the following is true of transnational leaders in a prison?
??
In which of the following programs do private companies hire inmates to produce good inside the prison?
PIE programs
how do most male inmates adjust to incarceration
by isolating themselves and trying to do their time independently
Which of the following is a less formal count conducted at program and work assignments by the staff responsible for supervising inmates?
census count
what position is most critical to the day-to-day management of a prison?
correctional officer
Which of the following refers to the activities within a prison that control inmate behavior and maintain order?
custody
Disciplinary segregation is a nonpunititve 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
In Baze el al. v. Ress the Supreme Court stated that the lethal injection drug protocol for executions was unconstitutional
false
Minorities are on death row at a rate well below their representation in the US population
false
Most prisons provide full due process right for handling inmates discipline.
false
Religious programs are prohibited in state and federal prisons due to the separation of church and state
false
The Violent Crime Control Act of 1994 halted inmate lawsuits
false
The challenge of balancing custody and security with treatment and rehabilitation is easily accomplished by the prison management
false
There is no place for humor in prison
false
Women's prisons have nothing in common with men's prisons
false
a pass system schedules all the appointments and required moves for a day, including the name and expected times of the moves.
false
in the past, wardens had many demands on them to be external managers because correction was of great interest to elected officials, the courts, or the media
false
wardens report directly to the security supervisors, the chief executive officers responsible for day-to-day actvities.
false
Which does NOT contribute to the security and custody functions within a prison?
free and unrestricted inmate movement
Whichi department do service staff work in?
health services
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
What kind of application process is used to determine whether correctional job candidates have issues that could put the in a compromising situation or make them more likely to accept a bribe?
integrity interview
Which of the following actions is NOT recommended by the National Major Gang Task Force to monitor gang members
isolate gang members for long periods of solitary confinement
which of the following is NOT true of of the Adult Internal Management System?
it ensures that inmates are assigned housing bases on clinical judgments
Which administrative function is NOT a typical responsibility of the central organization of a correctional agency?
labor contract negotiation
Who is responsible for an area of the prison, such as recreation or the SHU
lieutenants
which officers are usually assigned to some of the most sensitive and explosive areas of the prison?
lieutenants
which of the following is a measure to control prison gangs?
observing inmates' routine to identify association with gang members
Which of the following are assets to prison operations, provide funds to operate, and reduce recidivism?
prison industry programs?
which of the following requires the collection of the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within correctional facilities and development of national standards for the reduction of sexual violence in prison
prison rape elimination act
What are staff that provide rehabilitative activities sometimes called?
professional staff
Which of the following is NOT a type of issue dealt with by correctional agency legal offices
prosecuting inmates who commit crime while in prison
Which is NOT one of the activities of the bureaucratic warden?
punishing staff and inmates who break the rules
Which of the following is done at any time, freezing inmates at whatever location they are in?
random count
Which of the following is considered a good deterrent to and source of data about use of narcotics by prison inmates
random drug testing
Which of the following is considered as the most controversial area of prison programming?
recreation programs
Few prisons have extensive post secondary education programs, even though several thousand inmates took college classes and earned college degrees in the past
true
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
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 by definition means "to return to a previous form"
rehabilitation
Which of the following is true regarding religious programs in prison?
religious services are often coordinated by one or two full-time chaplains who provide religious guidance for prisoners.
In a chain of command, who might a correctional officer report directly to?
security supervisor
Which of the following is a light-colored background with the outline of the tool pained 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
For states that still use indeterminate sentence and parole for release decisions, where are the parole board and post-release supervision usually located?
the department of corrections
What is a common serious concern regarding continuing the death penalty?
the potential for judicial error
Which of the following is NOT an inmate due process right in the area of prison disciplinary hearings?
the right to a jury trial
Which of the following does NOT report to the unit manager?
the warden
prisons use special housing units to perform which of the following activities?
to separate unruly inmate or inmates at risk
which of the following refers to the process of creating an environment and providing rehabilitative programs that encourage inmates to accept responsibility and to address personal disorders?
treatment
All prisons have a rule against any type of sexual behavior between inmates
true
Both overclassifying and underclassifying inmates can cause problems, because housing high-security facility inceases the potential for escape or violence
true
Inmates are not allowed to solicit other inmates to join an inmate union and have union meetings
true
Investigations of inmate riots and disturbances have discovered that most are not planned or precisely initiated by inmate leaders
true
Most prisons have military chain of command
true
Open prison systems do not permit autonomous wardens who run their prisons as they desire and answer to no one
true
Prison work and program assignments are an important part of the normal routine of the prison day
true
Substance abuse treatment programs are critical activities within prison because such a high proportion of inmates have a history of drug or alcohol abuse.
true
The most feared event at a prison is an inmate riot or disturbance
true
The need for drug treatment in prisons far exceeds the provision of drug treatment programs
true
conflict exists between some medical groups that oppose the use of licensed medical personnel to administer life-ending drugs and state requirements that such medical personnel oversee executions
true
many state legislatures, county governments, and Congress have recently passed legislation limiting weight lifting in prisons and jails.
true
once an offender is sentenced to prison, a reception and classification process begins
true
prisons and jails have different missions, but there is little difference in the role that correctional officers play in the two types of facilities
true
the Hawes-Cooper Act in 1929 required that prison products be subject to the laws of any state to which they were shipped.
true
the Prison Rape Elimination Act requires the collection of information on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within correctional facilities
true
the number of inmates filling suits against correctional agencies or prison staff has dropped in the last decade
true
the public interest in and expectations for corrections have risen in the recent years
true
What are correctional services departments sometimes called?
uniformed staff
Which of the following is a specific training in a trade area to prepare students to work in that trade?
vocational training
Which of the following prison officers manages resources, acts as a role model for staff, and defines professional expectations?
warden
Which of the following types of sanction used for inmates discipline by most correctional systems is the least severe?
warning
Which of the following is the most controversial recreational activity?
weight lifting
Which of the following is the time when inmates move to their assigned jobs or programs assignments?
work call
treatment is the creation of an environment and provision of rehabilitative programs that encourage inmates to accept responsibility
true
Which of the following elements is NOT from Irwin and Cressey's list of good inmate behavior
trust the guards
In which 1972 case did the Supreme court hold that inmates be given a "reasonable opportunity" to practice their religion?
Cruz v. beto
prison gangs are declining in the US prisons
False
Which of the following sets of experts suggest the "three-culture'' model for prisons?
Farkas and Manning
which of the following is NOT a typical consequence of understaffing?
It helps officers focus on "doing their jobs right."
Which prison gang is also known as the Texas Mexican Mafia?
Mexikanemi
Which 1948 Supreme Court decision supported the hands-off doctrine?
Price v. Johnston
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Goffman's total institution that results in isolation and inability to act for oneself?
Prison inmates construct a culture with unique values, roles, and customs
Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that have led to the recent reduction in the number of inmate lawsuits?
Declining law school enrollments have led to fewer attorneys being available to take on inmates cases.
which of the following is NOT an emergency response team?
SHU
In which 1977 case did the Supreme Court disagree to adding steak and wine of the prison menu for inmates who practiced the new religion of the Church of the New Song (CONS)
Theriault v. Silber
Rederal Bureau of Prisons policy requires that validated gang members (not associates or suspects) be assigned to a maximum-security prison
True
using female guards to supervise female prisoners was one of the requests made by Elizabeth Fry
True
In which 1974 case did the Supreme Court set forth that inmates had some due process rights when facing a prison disciplinary hearing?
Wolff v. McDonnell
Which of the following is NOT a part of the usual inmate disciplinary system?
a way to rehabilitate inmates accused of rule violations
Which Supreme Court decision effectively ended the hands-off doctrine?
Cooper v. Pate??
What is the process to promote and recognize improvement in the management of correctional agencies through the administration of voluntary standards?
ACA accreditation
What is the largest professional organization for corrections in the United States
American Correctional Association
in which 1979 case did the Supreme Court hold that there is no one-person , one-cell guarantee within a prison?
Bell v. Wolfish
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that a bona fide occupational qualification prohibiting female correctional officers was allowable becuase of deplorable prison conditions and the presence of predatory male sex offenders as inmates?
Dothard v. Rawlinson
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
False
Furman v. Georgia effectively constituted a ban on capital punishment in the US
False
Most state correctional agencies have a history of collective bargaining that goes back to the late 1800s
False
Neither the mission nor the organizational structure of prisons has changed much over the past 50 years
False
The early North American colonies and England used capital punishment as a penalty only for murder.
False
