Exam 15: Incarceration and Prison Society.

In some states,it is not illegal for correctional officers to have sex with inmates.

More mentally ill persons are in state hospitals than in prisons and jails.

Warden Smith is in charge of a female prison that houses the women from her state. She has been working diligently to improve the conditions of the prison for the women she serves. Warden Smith has increased programs for the women, spending significant amounts on improving the educational system behind bars. She also received a grant that allowed the prison to have a full-time, around-the-clock medical staff person to care for the inmates. Warden Smith has also managed to incorporate programs to increase the mother-child bond. -What percentage of Warden Smith's inmates are pregnant when they enter prison or have given birth in the last year?​

What issues influence the difficulty of recruiting correctional officers?

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)enacted by Congress in 2004 establishes a zero-tolerance standard for the incidence of rape in prison.Even with the passage of this act,prison rapes continue in the nation's prisons.Can a prison warden truly overcome this type of violence?If so,what steps should the warden take in order to prevent this behavior?

The three lines of staff in a prison are

Officer Meeks has been assigned to the gang identifying unit within the prison he works for. His duties include establishing which inmates have gang ties upon their admission to the prison. Officer Meeks usually interviews the inmates and notes any identifying information such as tattoos and writings. Officer Meeks has been witnessing a huge increase in members of both the Mexican Mafia and the Texas Syndicate. -Officer Meeks is responsible for identifying gang information in order to _________ rival gangs by housing them in separate units.

Inmates with low intelligence who are afflicted with psychological or physical disabilities are referred to as​

The model of corrections that emphasizes maintaining the offender's ties to the family and community as a method of reform is called the _____ model.

Often described as the ________,these norms and values develop within the prison social system and help to define the inmate's image of the model prisoner.

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)enacted by Congress in 2004 establishes a zero-tolerance standard for the incidence of rape in prison.

Most inmates participate in a(n)____________ program.

Most members of the public believe that prisons are run in a(n)____________________ manner.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that most prisoners are​

Men's and women's prison cultures both result in inmates adopting roles as surrogate families for other inmates.

Those who break the inmate code are labeled ____________________.

Which of the following types of prison staff are the most numerous?

How can a good classification system help keep order in prisons?

_________ is the choice of those who cut themselves off from the outside and try to construct a life within the prison.

Warden Campbell is having a difficult time recruiting qualified correctional officers. He has also had a difficult time maintaining job satisfaction among his current employees. He is working with other wardens within the state to review possible incentives for all correctional staff. He has found that there is a huge shortage of staff members who would be considered minorities, including women. -As Warden Campbell tries to increase his pursuit of women and minorities,he needs to be aware that female correctional officers with low levels of job satisfaction will report greater