Exam 7: Ethics in Corrections: the Nature of Corrections

As compared to earlier years,inmate control in prisons today is largely vested in younger inmates and gangs.

The justification for the creation of the costly supermax prison is clear.They were constructed to house "the worst of the worst".

According to Hepburn (1985),which type of power is based on inmate perceptions that prison officers have the capacity to punish prisoner disobedience?

According to Kauffman (1988),guards who show hostility toward inmates but identify closely with fellow prison officers are known as ______.

In many institutions,prison officers have engaged in "corruption of authority." This means that the prison officers,for a variety of reasons,have ______.

Valuable ______ such as drugs would engender more conflict.

According to Aviram (2015),the biggest private prison provider is ______.

Which of the following states houses the largest women's prison in the world?

According to Weber (1964),opposed to classical liberal philosophy is the view that the state has the sole right to use ______ power.

What is a major argument in favor of the supermax model?)

What is the nickname of the article that was published in 1974 and led to the downfall of rehabilitation?