Exam 14: Prison Life

The process whereby newly institutionalized offenders come to accept prison lifestyles and criminal values is known as _____________________.

The abbreviation for the legislative effort to restrict inmate filings to worthwhile cases and to reduce the number of suits brought by state prisoners in federal courts is ___________________.

Disciplinary actions by prison authorities may require a formalized hearing process,especially when staff members bring charges of rule violations against inmates that might result in some form of punishment being imposed on them.

Civil death refers to:

Gender responsiveness means understanding and taking account of the differences in characteristics and life experiences that women and men bring to the criminal justice system,and adjusting strategies and practices in ways that appropriately respond to those conditions.

Confining offenders over the age of 50 is less expensive than confining inmates under 50 years of age.

According to a 2013 study women accounted for less than 5% of all inmates in state and federal prisons.

The ten years between 1970 and 1980 have been called the ________ of prison riots.

Correctional personnel have a role to play in preventing terrorist attacks on America by:

List and define the three different lifestyles researcher Esther Heffernan found as indicative of lifestyle adaptation in female prisons.

Which refers to the values and behavioral patterns characteristic of prison inmates?

__________ indifference is a wanton disregard by corrections personnel for the well-being of inmates that requires both actual knowledge that a harm is occurring and disregard of the risk of harm.

Prison staffers are most concerned with two main areas in working with inmates on a day-to-day basis: custody and ________________.

Brown v.Plata was a 2011 landmark case from California that dealt with:

The inmate who thinks of prison as his home is called:

Prison staff members are most concerned with custody and control of the inmates within the prison walls.

Prison staffers are concerned with two main issues:

List and define the four different types of prison lifestyles researchers describe as adaptations to prison life for male inmates.Do you agree with the terminology? Cite reasons for or against these defined lifestyles.

Emerging technologies will soon be central elements of technocorrections.Describe and define technocorrections and discuss the three central elements that it contains.In your opinion,is this a good thing or a bad thing? Explain and support your opinion with facts.

Hudson v.Palmer held that: