Exam 8: Ethics in Corrections: Guarding Ethically

Which court case dealt with inmates testifying that building tenders were given access to pipes,bats,and clubs to administer discipline on behalf of the regular guards?

Which of the following is not a norm in the typical informal prison guard code?

Brookes and other critics of American prisons contend that operating a humane prison system is almost impossible because correction has ______ as its dominant purpose/justification/ideology.

The first U.S.law addressing the issue of male prison rape was the ______.

A major policy and ethical debate in probation concerns the issue of ______ probation officers.

The ACA's view on the issuance of firearms to probation officers is that it is justified.

Webb and Morris (1980)found that officers perceived ______ as outsiders with political connections whose main focus was "looking good" and who did not possess the prison officers' knowledge of the institution and the inmate population.

In the U.S.,there is little systematic oversight of prisons; whistle-blowing acts as a very inadequate form of prison oversight.

In which U.S.Supreme Court case did the Court argue that deadly force to prevent inmate escape was valid under certain circumstances?

According to the prison guard code,which element covers a range of conduct and is noted by Kauffman (1988)that in practice,it is widely violated?

Crouch (1980)argues the quality of prison life for inmates has been affected by the increase in ______ and by judicial activism to the extent that inmates now have the ability to look outside the prison for the norms of prison life.)

______ relates to the need for prison officers to understand the informal rules and processes that shape daily prison interactions and how to avoid being manipulated by inmates.

In 2014,the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that PREA data found that in 2011 ______ allegations of sexual victimization (10%)were determined to have occurred following an investigation into the allegations.

Which of the following elements of the prison guard code permits conduct that might otherwise violate bureaucratic rules?

Which of Marquart's (1986)forms of coercion was employed in more serious rule breaches?

According to Deitch,an ideal form of corrections oversight would promote transparency to the public and hold prisons accountable for human rights infractions and abuses.

______ intended to degrade or dehumanize inmates is not authorized by the sanctions society has imposed on them.

The exercise of ______ by prison officers was not intended as a symbol of their power but was rather a reflection of their sense of vulnerability.

Although there are complex rules at most prisons,guards still have lots of discretion and this discretion can create ethical problems.

The central norms of what code inform an officer's daily performance of duty.