Chapt. 11-12

Question 1

Are correctional facilities required by law to provide treatment to mentally ill inmates

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Does the correctional system in the American colonies differ very little from that of England

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Is there parole in the federal prison system

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Do inmates have the same guaranteed rights as other americans

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Do correctional officers have to use the threat of violence or actual violence to instill discipline and keep order in the highly regulated oppressive environment of prison

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Where was the first penitentiary built

Answer 6

England 1791

Question 7

Prior to the 1970s did the courts apply the hands off doctrine to issues regarding prisoner rights

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What level are most united states inmates housed today

Answer 8

Low security federal correctional institutions

Question 9

What is used by inmates to establish the prison hierarchy

Answer 9

Violence

Question 10

What is jailing

Answer 10

The socialization process through which a new inmate learns the accepted norms and values of the prison population

Question 12

Has the number of women incarcerated in prisons begun to slowly decline over the past few decades

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

What is the most significant demographic change in the prison population in recent years

Answer 13

Age

Question 14

What type of prison design is typical for minimum security prisons

Answer 14

Campus style

Question 15

What is gleaning

Answer 15

Refers to the behavior of inmates who take advantage of the rehabilitation educational and vocational opportunites available in prison to improve themselves and prepare for reintegration into society

Question 16

What is immersion

Answer 16

Refers to the experience of individuals incarcerated in correctional facilities

Question 17

What is institutionalism

Answer 17

Losing the privilege of doing things on their own accord and must follow the laws set forth in such an instituton

Question 18

What is a large part of the reason incarceration rates have increased dramatically

Answer 18

The war on drugs

Question 20

Who is responsible for the organization and operation of state corrections systems

Answer 20

Governors

Question 21

What relevant information does Megans law require to provide to communities as a condition of receiving federal anticrime funds

Answer 21

Sexual offenders

Question 22

What gender and age are most jail inmates

Answer 22

Young male adults

Question 23

What is deliberate indifference

Answer 23

Refers to conscious or reckless disregard of consequences of ones acts omissions

Question 24

What are high rates of incarceration likely to lead to

Answer 24

Increased delinquent behavior among the children of the incarcerated

Question 25

What are yard officers

Answer 25

Officers who are responsible for staying alert for breaches in prison discipline of regulations in the relatively unstructured environment of the prison yard

Question 26

How are jails different from prisons

Answer 26

Jails are operated by county and city governments

Question 27

What is a disorganized criminal

Answer 27

an inmate who exists on the fringes of prison society due to their mental impairments or low levels of intelligence and finds it impossible to adapt to prison culture on any level

Question 28

What supreme court case ruled that minor injuries suffered by a convict at the hands of a correctional officer following an argument did violate the inmates rights because there was no security concern at the time of the incident

Answer 28

Hudson v. McMillan

Question 29

What is the main purpose of the supermax prison

Answer 29

To strictly control the inmates movemnets

Question 30

What is the incentive to privatize primarily to do

Answer 30

Decrease the cost of incarceration