Exam 13: Women in Corrections

Mary Belle Harris changed life for inmates at Alderson by creating a cottage architectural design.

The history of providing rehabilitative services was part of which movement in juvenile justice?

Women currently employed in the men's correctional system do not serve in the capacity of probation officers.

The history of providing rehabilitative services was part of the parens patriae movement in juvenile justice.

The receptivity of women to work in jails and prisons can be traced to demands by outside activists for the hiring of women as prison _______(term used for female correctional officers).

Explain what the research shows with regards to job satisfaction among women who work as correctional officers.

According to the text, sexual harassment by male coworkers was negatively related to women's sense of job satisfaction.

One reason women seek jobs in corrections is the good pay and benefits.

Many women seek jobs in corrections for many of the same reasons women want to be police officers.

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Parole officer

According to the text, the correctional counselor has _____ status within the prison institution, and he or she is considered too soft regarding discipline.

Probation received its start from the innovations of women trained as _______ workers.

The U.S. Supreme Court case Dothard v. Rawlinson helped women secure careers in men's prisons.

According to the text, sexual harassment by male coworkers was _________ related to the women's sense of job satisfaction.

The decision in Gunther v. Iowa defined that job requirements to strip search male inmates or witness them in showers constituted an attempt to prevent women from working as correctional officers.

The emphasis in adult probation and parole began to change to the "get tough" approach in the 1960s.

Eliza Farnham was replaced as women's warden in 1848 because:

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Correctional counselor

The U.S. Department of Justice research shows the majority of perpetrators of sexual misconduct in male prisons are female.

The correctional counselor has relatively high status as a professional.