Exam 7: Ethics in Corrections: the Nature of Corrections

Recruits unable to adapt to prison values and compete the process of socialization were subject to ostracism.

______ prisons adopt many of the practices found in maximum security,such as head counts and a high level of supervision and guarding.

About 33% of all inmates are serving sentences in medium-security prisons.True False

Lombardo (1989)developed a typography of prison officer authority comprising personal authority and ______ authority.

Correctional officers often engage in "corruption of authority," meaning they ______.

The most common occasion for such ______ violence was within an inmate's cell block at a time when he was about to be removed from segregation.

Give an example of a supermax prison.

When prison officer recruits as a whole were asked to respond to hypothetical dilemmas involving inmates,most approved of a prison officer acting in a ______ manner toward inmates.

The most common occasion for unprovoked violence in prison was out in the recreation yard during movements.

As a result of ______ activism and the social activism of the late 1960s,many inmates,especially minorities,were provided with a political rhetoric and ideology that radicalized prisons.

The ______ role calls for impersonal relationships,a controlling demeanor,and complete enforcement of prison rules.

As compared to most European nations,the U.S.has ______.

By 2008,all states other than ______ and ______ prohibited inmates from casting a vote while incarcerated for a felony.

Which of the following is not an ethical issue arising from privatization of prisons?

Because formal controls are effective at most prisons,prison officers rarely have to ignore minor rule violations in order to gain compliance with other rules.

Sykes (1958)does not think that the use of ______ offers an adequate basis for prison officers to enforce controls.

As is the case with police officer and many occupations,prison officers have ______.

In the prison environment,prison officers are often forced to tolerate minor rule violations,petty stealing,and making concessions to inmate leaders in order to ______.

As of December 31,2012,which of the following categories of crime was the highest percentage of women incarcerated for?

According to Hepburn (1985),which type of power derives from the prisoners' perception that prison officers have some special skill or expertise?