Exam 15: Incarceration and Prison Society

Describe the three prominent models of corrections that have been in effect since the 1940s.

In the past two decades,the number of persons in prison has

How did the U.S.Supreme Court's decision in Brown v.Plata impact the constitutional rights of prisoners?

Prisoners can receive federal funding to attend college.

How can prison programs prevent recidivism? How can the general public be persuaded to support programs that provide access to vocational or higher education for prisoners?

Approximately ________ of state prisoners have not completed their high school education.

The process of assigning an inmate to a category specifying the inmate's needs for security,education,and treatment is called ______.

The classification of inmates and the assignment of inmates to various prison programs are always tailored to serve the needs of each individual inmate.

Which is true about prison managers?

Most inmates serve their terms in isolation cells.

Imagine that you are a prison warden and it is your responsibility to hire and retain a competent correctional staff.What methods would you use to recruit new hires,and what incentives would you offer current employees to keep them on staff?

Discuss some of the challenges faced by correctional institutions in the recruitment of correctional officers.

Racial conflict is not a problem in most U.S.prisons.

In recent years,the number of goods that a prisoner can obtain through legal channels has increased in many prisons.

Which Western nation has the most prisoners serving long-term sentences?

Which is not a principle set forth by Warden Dennis Luther for his staff members?

Compare and contrast the Aryan Brotherhood and the Black Guerilla Family (BGF).Explain the challenges that correctional officers face in dealing with prison gangs,using these two gangs as a framework.

An inmate who has difficulty functioning in the prison society is called a ______ criminal.

Many states have prioritized the hiring of women and minorities as correctional officers.

You are a prison warden who has recently come under fire from the media over the reported maltreatment of prisoners.You have been invited to appear as a guest on a local talk show,where you plan to do some damage control by highlighting some of the programs that benefit prisoners in your institution.What programs will you describe,and how will you make them sound both realistic and appealing?