Exam 15: Incarceration and Prison Society

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The factors of total power,rewards and punishments,exchange relationships,and inmate leadership

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The power of officers is unlimited.

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During the 1960s and early 1970s,the ________ model of corrections was predominant.

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The _________ model emphasizes maintaining the offender's ties to family and community as a method of reform.

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The prison culture for both men and women is violent.

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The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA),enacted by Congress in 2004,establishes a zero-tolerance standard for the incidence of rape in prison.

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The model of corrections that emphasizes treatment programs is called the _____ model.

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Which is true regarding the change in the prison population over the last 30 years?

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Approximately ________ of correctional officers are members of minority groups.

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In some states,it is legal for correctional officers to have sex with inmates.

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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.As Warden Campbell tries to prioritize hiring of women and minorities,he needs to be aware that female correctional officers with low levels of job satisfaction will also report greater

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Retribution is an aspect of the _______ model of incarceration.

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It is illegal in modern prisons to separate inmates by race,ethnicity,age,and gang affiliation.

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Prisoners who are _______ view their prison terms as brief,inevitable breaks in their criminal careers.

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_____ separates inmates who are being victimized from the general prison population.

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The _______ criminal finds that functioning in the prison society is difficult.

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Prisons were affected when mental institutions began closing in the 1960s.

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Often a primary motivation for becoming a corrections officer is the desire to

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Female correctional officers can only work with female inmates.

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Prison managers

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