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Test Ch. 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A set of rules of conduct that reflect the values and norms of the prison social system and help define for inmates the image of the model prisoner | Inmate code |
| The process by which a new inmate absorbs the customs of prison society and learns to adapt to the environment | Prisonization |
| Sykes argued that the subculture arises in response to the pains of what? | Imprisonment |
| Most male inmates use what four basic role orientations to adapt to prison? | Doing time, gleaning, jailing, disorganized criminal |
| Which type of inmate tends to adjust poorly to prison life? | Disorganized criminal |
| Prisoners can meet some of their needs by purchasing goods at the prison ______ . | Store or commissary |
| T\F: To meet consumer demand, an informal underground economy exists in many prisons. | T |
| As more prisons adopt nonsmoking policies, cans of what have emerged as the form or currency? | Tuna |
| Women prisoners who have received little attention from CJ scholars | "Forgotten offenders" |
| T\F: Women prisoners often receive shorter maximum sentences than do men. | T |
| Female inmate relationships in which they adopt various roles and interact as a unit | Pseudofamilies |
| T\F: The vast majority of inmates want to avoid "the mix" behavior that can bring trouble and conflict with staff and other prisoners. | T |
| Who are mostly serving time for violent offenses? | Men |
| Men's or women's prisons are less violent? | Women's |
| Women or men are more responsive to prison? | Women |
| T\F: Men's prisons are divided by security levels, but most women serve time in facilities where the entire population is mixed. | T |
| Men or women are more likely to segregate themselves by race? | Men |
| Sexual misconduct by male correctional officers has _______ . | Escalated |
| Any behavior that is sexual in nature that is directed toward an inmate by employee, official visitor, or agency rep. | Sexual misconduct |
| T\F: Some correctional administrators say that part of the problem of sexual misconduct in prisons is the large number of men guarding women. | T |
| In most states, babies born in prison must be placed with a family member or social agency within how many weeks of birth? | 3 weeks |
| Any formal, structured activity that takes prisoners out of their cells and lets them perform personal tasks | Prison programs |
| A process by which prisoners are assigned to types of custody and treatment | Classification |
| The most controversial type of prison program | Rehab |
| No matter how beneficial a program, it must not conflict with what? | Security |
| T\F: Prison procedures are used to classify inmates with respect to security and programs. | T |
| In most correctional systems, all prison-bound inmates pass through a reception and _______ center where, over 3-6 weeks, they are evaluated and classified. | Orientation |
| Models designed to distinguish inmates with respect to risk of escape, potential misconduct in the institution, and future criminal behavior | Predictive models |
| Models that use only a few explicitly defined legal variables reflecting current and previous criminal characteristics | Equity-based models |
| Programs which provide basic reading, English, math skills, and GED | Educational programs |
| Four approaches to organize inmate labor | Piece price system, public account system, state-use system, public works and ways system |
| T\F: With the rise of labor movement, state legislatures passed laws restricting the sale of prisoner-made goods so as not to compete with free workers. | T |
| All forms of "treatment of the mind" or treatment that is coercive in nature | Psychotherapy |
| Drug treatments designed to lessen the severity of symptoms of psychological illness | Psychotropic medications |
| Treatment that emphasizes personal responsibility for actions and their consequences | Reality therapy |
| A treatment technique, usually done in a group, that vividly brings the offender face to face with the crime's consequences for the vic and society | Confrontation therapy |
| Treatment that focuses on patterns of interaction with others, especially patterns that indicate personal problems | Transactional analysis |
| A form of behavior therapy that focuses on changing the thinking and reasoning patterns that accompany criminal behavior | Cognitive skill building |
| A disease of the liver that reduces the effectiveness of the body's system of removing toxins | Hepatitis C |
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