Question 1

How is coercive power used in the correctional system? What are the major issues that constrain the use of coercive power by prison officials?

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Question 2

Over the past 40 years, federal courts, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and affirmative action programs have dramatically changed the composition of the correctional officer force.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological and emotional 
B)  geographic 
C)  age and size 
D)  racial and gender

Question 3

Staff at a prison handle accounting, training, and purchasing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Characteristics of populations of incarcerated people in many prisons began to change in the .

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A)  Mid-1990s 
B)  Early 1950s 
C)  Mid-1960s 
D)  Mid-1940s

Question 5

Correctional officers have total power over incarcerated people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Compliance by threat
b. Compliance for material resources
c. Compliance through manipulation of symbolic rewards
d. Ensures that a supervisor can oversee limited subordinates effectively
e. Management principle in which each subordinate reports to only one superior
f. Toleration of minor prison resident infractions to maintain order
g. Behavior violation of department policy
-Unity of command

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Question 7

The form of power that stresses the application or threat of physical force is known as power.

Accepted Answer

A)  coercive 
B)  normative 
C)  physical 
D)  remunerative

Question 8

A majority of correctional officers are .

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A)  from urban settings 
B)  minority group members 
C)  from rural settings 
D)  college educated

Question 9

Most prison resident rule violations are handled by .

Accepted Answer

A)  the warden 
B)  the line personnel 
C)  work detail supervisors 
D)  an institutional disciplinary committee

Question 10

Would you become a correctional officer? Why or why not? Be sure to address the drawbacks, distinct challenges, and positive features of such work. Explain the type of job assignment you would prefer, and which you would want to avoid.

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Question 11

For the most part, working in a correctional facility is relatively stress-free.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

are employees who are directly concerned with furthering the institution's goals and are in direct contact with clients.

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A)  Staff personnel 
B)  Line personnel 
C)  Case workers 
D)  Administrators

Question 13

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Compliance by threat
b. Compliance for material resources
c. Compliance through manipulation of symbolic rewards
d. Ensures that a supervisor can oversee limited subordinates effectively
e. Management principle in which each subordinate reports to only one superior
f. Toleration of minor prison resident infractions to maintain order
g. Behavior violation of department policy
-Boundary violations

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Question 14

Unionization of correctional officers has brought .

Accepted Answer

A)  better pay for the services they provide 
B)  better levels of service 
C)  an increase in demand for prison jobs 
D)  All of these are correct

Question 15

If a shakedown were to occur in a prison, who would give the directive?

Accepted Answer

A)  The warden 
B)  The tier officer 
C)  The captain of the guard 
D)  The shift lieutenant

Question 16

A series of organizational positions in order of authority, with each person receiving orders from the one immediately above and issuing orders to the one immediately below is known as the .

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Question 17

The way someone behaves in accordance with an order or directive given by another person is .

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A)  normative power 
B)  remunerative power 
C)  coercive power 
D)  compliance

Question 18

officers have the most contact with incarcerated individuals and the greatest potential for assisting them to change their behavior.

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The answer of officers have the most contact with incarcerated...

Question 19

Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Compliance by threat
b. Compliance for material resources
c. Compliance through manipulation of symbolic rewards
d. Ensures that a supervisor can oversee limited subordinates effectively
e. Management principle in which each subordinate reports to only one superior
f. Toleration of minor prison resident infractions to maintain order
g. Behavior violation of department policy
-Span of control

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Question 20

officers act like police officers with regard to most prison rule violations.

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Exam 13: Institutional Management

How is coercive power used in the correctional system? What are the major issues that constrain the use of coercive power by prison officials?

Over the past 40 years, federal courts, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and affirmative action programs have dramatically changed the composition of the correctional officer force.

Staff at a prison handle accounting, training, and purchasing.

Characteristics of populations of incarcerated people in many prisons began to change in the .

Correctional officers have total power over incarcerated people.

The form of power that stresses the application or threat of physical force is known as power.

A majority of correctional officers are .

Most prison resident rule violations are handled by .

Would you become a correctional officer? Why or why not? Be sure to address the drawbacks, distinct challenges, and positive features of such work. Explain the type of job assignment you would prefer, and which you would want to avoid.

For the most part, working in a correctional facility is relatively stress-free.

are employees who are directly concerned with furthering the institution's goals and are in direct contact with clients.

Unionization of correctional officers has brought .

If a shakedown were to occur in a prison, who would give the directive?

A series of organizational positions in order of authority, with each person receiving orders from the one immediately above and issuing orders to the one immediately below is known as the .

The way someone behaves in accordance with an order or directive given by another person is .

officers have the most contact with incarcerated individuals and the greatest potential for assisting them to change their behavior.

officers act like police officers with regard to most prison rule violations.