Exam 15: Incarceration and Prison Society

Which is true concerning the differences between men's and women's prisons?

There has been a major increase in the number of African American prisoners during the past 30 years.

According to John DiIulio,what three elements are characteristic of the quality of prisoners' lives in a good prison?

Prison staff in the ________ group serve inmates and their institutional needs.

Racist attitudes,common in the larger society,have become part of the ____________,or implicit rules of life in prison.

You are a prison warden in a large facility in the Midwest.You are receiving a delegation of prison officials from Europe.Walk them through your prison and describe how it is organized.Compare your system and its inmates with theirs,describing what makes the American system unique,for better or worse.

_______ employees are the most numerous type of employees in prisons.

Services offered through a full-time staff of nurses,augmented by contractual physician services,are a part of a prison's _______ program.

Prison management refers to keeping,using,and serving inmates.

_________ refers to the choice of some prisoners to cut themselves off from the outside and try to construct a life within the prison.

The convict world has its own norms and values,often described as the "cone of silence."

Compared to prisoners of the past,contemporary prisoners are more likely to have come from urban areas and to have been convicted of drug offenses.

The model of corrections that emphasizes maintaining the offender's ties to family and community as a method of reform is called the _____ model.

Which type of prison staff is the most numerous?

The most popular programs in prison are related to _________ .

Warden Campbell is having a difficult time recruiting qualified correctional officers and maintaining job satisfaction among his current employees.He is working with other wardens in the state to review possible incentives for all correctional staff.He has found that there is a shortage of female and minority staff members.Which is likely not a reason why Warden Campbell is having a difficult time recruiting qualified staff?

Warden Smith,who is in charge of a women's state prison,was able to receive grant funding for medical care of her inmates.This is important because female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to suffer from

Which is true concerning the history of American correctional institutions?

Currently,___________ female inmates entering prison have received a high school diploma or GED.

Warden Campbell is having a difficult time recruiting qualified correctional officers and maintaining job satisfaction among his current employees.He is working with other wardens in the state to review possible incentives for all correctional staff.He has found that there is a shortage of female and minority staff members.If Warden Campbell's prison is typical of other prisons in the U.S.,minorities represent about ______ of his staff.