Exam 12: The Prison Experience and Prisoner Reentry

A prisoner today is much more likely to have been incarcerated on a drug charge or immigration violation than was the case in the 1980s.

Case 12-2 Officer Hernandez has been working for the correctional system for 5 years. As a custodial officer he has performed almost every job inside the prison walls. He is well respected by the inmates and his fellow officers. Officer Hernandez found out that there is an opportunity to be promoted. He studies for the exam and reviews all the policies and duties for the employees at the correctional institution. -Officer Hernandez is applying to be promoted to sergeant. If he gets the promotion what will his main duties consist of?

By definition, a total institution is an institution that provides all of the necessities for existence to those who live within its boundaries.

Officers who work the prison yard usually have the least seniority, befitting the assignment's reputation as dangerous and stressful.

Who are the officers who are responsible for staying alert for breaches in prison discipline or regulations in the relatively unstructured environment of the prison yard?

A________- is a group of inmates who band together within the corrections system to engage in social and criminal activities.

Case 12-2 Officer Hernandez has been working for the correctional system for 5 years. As a custodial officer he has performed almost every job inside the prison walls. He is well respected by the inmates and his fellow officers. Officer Hernandez found out that there is an opportunity to be promoted. He studies for the exam and reviews all the policies and duties for the employees at the correctional institution. -One of Sergeant Hernandez's responsibilities is to censor inmate mail in order to maintain prison security. Which constitutional amendment is related to the issue of censoring inmate mail?

A _____________ is an identifiable group of three or more individuals who pose a threat to the safety of other inmates or members of the corrections community.

Case 12-1 Matthew is the newest inmate to a maximum-security institution. He was sentenced to serve 20 years for the crime of armed robbery and attempted manslaughter. Matthew is anxious about going to prison. This is the first time he will serve time in prison. In the past he has only served short jail terms. -Once he arrives at the prison, Matthew is given a handbook that explains all the regulations and guidelines. He also speaks with some of the inmates who explain to him that he will go through a socialization process where he will learn the accepted norms and values of the prison culture that are not included in a handbook. These are more the rules of the prison created by the inmates. What is this process called?

Female correctional officers are less effective than their male counterparts in maintaining discipline in men's prisons.

Prisoners nearing the end of their sentences are given permission to work at paid employment in the community as part of:

______is the socialization process through which a new inmate learns the accepted norms and values of the prison culture.

Which rank of custodial staff is responsible for overseeing platoons of officers in specific parts of the prison, such as various cell blocks or work spaces?