Exam 10: The Effects of Institutional Life

Use the options below to identify what model is being described in the following statements. -Supported by the experiment with students acting in the roles of "inmates" and "guards" within a mock prison.

Inmate Jones moves through the prison routine like a robot. He shows no initiative and avoids thinking about either the past or the future. He never causes any trouble and says that he is "just taking one day at a time." These are the signs of:

Compared to male prisons, those for females tend to provide _______ recreational facilities.

Prison gangs have been involved in:

In terms of their relationship to prison riots, identify the following statements as potentially reflecting: -Inmates feeling that they lack personal dignity.

In terms of their relationship to prison riots, identify the following statements as potentially reflecting: -Cultural differences between inmates and staff.

Women tend to adapt to the conditions of confinement by:

Compared to male prisons, those for females tend to have _________ traditional (vs. innovative) programs.

Indicate by True or False whether the following would be considered early warning signs of a prison riot. -Less contraband is found during cell searches.

According to the inmate code, those with the most status and prestige will be inmates who:

Supported by the experiment with students acting in the roles of "inmates" and "guards" within a mock prison. This statemenet describes:

Use the following answer options for the next items: Compared to male prisons, those for females tend to . . . -. . . have _______ traditional (versus innovative) programs.

The fact that inmates often refer to correctional officers as "screws" is a reflection of their:

Inmates feeling that they lack personal dignity. In relation to prison riots, this statement reflects:

The prison subculture provides inmates with a means of:

Use the following answer options for the next items: Compared to male prisons, those for females tend to . . . -. . . house _______ inmates.

The following is considered an early sign of a prison riot: Fewer inmates are complaining of illnesses.

Insensitive administrators. In relation to prison riots, this statement reflects:

Women tend to adapt to the conditions of confinement by:

A newly-arriving inmate is referred to as a "fish," told to watch out for "the man," and warned about the consequences of "snitching." These are best described as examples of: