Exam 13: Institutional Management

How do you think power can be used to lead to a more secure and productive correctional setting? Be sure to fully explain your answer.

Less than 50 years ago, formal codes of institutional conduct either did not exist or were ignored.

are behaviors that blur, minimize, or disrupt the social distance between prison staff and prison residents, resulting in infractions of departmental policy.

A between prison administration and employees stipulates the rights and obligations of each side; thus, a warden cannot simply dictate working conditions.

The Supreme Court has mandated that fairness must accompany the process in which incarcerated individuals are punished.

When social distance breaks down, officers are more prone to commit violations.

Custodial employees make up the majority of a prison's personnel.

Chain of command is a management principle holding that a subordinate should report to only one supervisor.

Prison is the sound and firm management of prison residents and staff.

Officers assigned to the towers or along the walls have almost no contact with incarcerated people.

A management principle that holds that a supervisor can effectively oversee only a limited number of subordinates is known as .

are central to prison resident control because correctional officers cannot have total control over the incarcerated people.

personnel are directly concerned with furthering the institution's goals.

The warden is the chief executive officer of the institution.

If you were a prison warden, how would you address issues of boundary violations between staff and prison residents?

Well-governed prisons are impossible due to the nature of the clientele.

refers to obedience to an order or request

is the idea that it is most efficient for a subordinate to report to only one superior.

The warden's job security rests on her or his ability to .

Over the last 25 years, the correctional officer role has changed greatly.