classification and programming

Question 1

Special housing unit (SHU) syndrome

Answer 1

the negative mental health effects of extended isolation

Question 2

8th amendment

Answer 2

no cruel and unusual punishment

Question 3

Madrid v Gomez

Answer 3

Court found evidence of 8th amendment violations.
Ruled that the prison needed to provide better medical care and to transfer mentally ill inmates to other facilities for care and treatment

Question 4

False overpredictions

Answer 4

predictions of dangerousness that end up not being true

Question 5

Classification is used as a ____

Answer 5

principal management tool for maximizing the use of resources while also minimizing risk

Question 6

economic advantages of efficient classification

Answer 6

redistribution of resources for best results and management, reduce false overpredictions

Question 7

other benefits of classification

Answer 7

helps govern staffing levels, security levels, programming

Question 8

issues of false overpredictions

Answer 8

excessive expenses for those who don’t need it

Question 9

Past forms of classification were ____, _____ forms are now more widely used

Answer 9

Subjective; objective

Question 10

______ have been used more frequently in research

Answer 10

evidence based practices

Question 11

EBPs and assessment instrument research focus on

Answer 11

effectiveness of EBPs and instruments
staff perceptions of EBPs and instruments
department implementation of instruments

Question 12

what does RNR stand for

Answer 12

Risk/needs/responsivity model

Question 13

primary goal of classification

Answer 13

Protect the public
- determine likelihood of reoffending and recidivism
- external classification is most important (prison vs. probation)

Question 14

goals of classification

Answer 14

protect the public, protect inmates, control inmate behavior, provide planning accountability

Question 15

Goal of classification: Protect inmates

Answer 15

• identify factors that may lead to prison violence
• identification of vulnerable inmates and predatory inmates (PREA)

Question 16

Goal of classification: control inmate behavior

Answer 16

• rewards/punishments for actions
• Reclassification of inmates who are repetitive rule violators to more secure areas with less access to privileges

Question 17

goal of classification: provide planning accountability

Answer 17

Classification allows agencies to allocate resources where needed most
- Can help predict bed space or prison construction based on classification
- Can help save money through reduction in overclassification
- Can help predict staffing needs for facilities

Question 18

Level of security

Answer 18

The type of physical barriers that are utilized to prevent inmates’ escape and are related to public safety concerns

Question 19

Custody level

Answer 19

Related to the degree of staff supervision that is needed for a given inmate within the prison itself.
Policies, surveillance, training of staff

Question 20

Two phases of security classification

Answer 20

Initial classification & later points of reclassification

Question 21

Initial classification

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Initial occurs before inmates arrives at facility
Initial assignment is based on
- Level of security and supervision an inmate requires and institution can provide
- Inmate’s program needs

Question 22

Later points of reclassification

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Continual process that follows inmates throughout their sentence

Question 23

Protective custody

Answer 23

a security-level status given to inmates who are deemed to be at risk of serious violence if not afforded protection

Question 24

PREA (prison rape elimination act)

Answer 24

Aimed at reducing prison rape
Applies to
- Prisons
- Jails
- Lockups (24/48 hr)
- Juvenile correctional facilities
- Immigration services/ICE detention facilities

Question 25

Special housing unit (SHU)

Answer 25

Nonpunitive classification that requires the separation of an inmate from the general population for the safety of other inmates and prison staff. Receive bare minimum. Those with mental disorders are not screened out of SHU (they can still go to SHU with mental disorder)

Question 26

External classification

Answer 26

before prison, classification used outside of facilities Determines placement of inmates going into prison facilities and/or community supervision

Question 27

Internal classification

Answer 27

classification used within prison facilities Determines housing plans and program interventions for inmates within the prison Where in the prison you need to go to

Question 28

Two purposes of screening

Answer 28

Identify if someone needs specific treatment Decide if client is a match for available treatment

Question 29

Work/education reform view

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claims that society saves money when recidivism is reduced because inmates can obtain employment and/or education

Question 30

Minimal services view

Answer 30

contends that inmates are entitled to no more than the bare minimum that is required by law

Question 31

Principle of less eligibility

Answer 31

treatment/programming provided to inmates should not be superior to that provided a member of the lowest significant social class in free world

Question 32

therapeutic recreation

Answer 32

programs designed to meet the needs of individuals with a variety of disabilities, impairments, or illnesses by providing specific services

Question 33

prison food loaf

Answer 33

a food product that contains all the typical ingredients of a well-balanced meal mixed together and baked as a single life-like product that is served to inmates