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Question 71

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The small size of women's prisons and the relatively small number of women prisoners has contributed to:

A) a lack of resources devoted to programs and rehabilitation.
B) a culture dominated by gangs.
C) a steady increase in prison violence.
D) the creation of "wall-less" prisons.
E) careful separation of violent and nonviolent offenders.

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Question 72

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Which of the following statements regarding the American prison population during the last 30 years is true?

A) There has been a decrease in the number of African Americans.
B) There has been a decrease in the number of Hispanics.
C) There has been no change in the number of Hispanics.
D) There has been an increase in the number of both African Americans and Hispanics.
E) ​There has been a shift in public opinion in favor of rehabilitation of prisoners.

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Any inmate who does not follow the rules could be placed in ______________.

Inmates who are ____________________ try to take advantage of prison programs.

Prisoners with emotional or addiction problems would prosper best under the ______ model.

The custodial model of incarceration emphasizes maintaining the offender's ties to family and community as a method of reform, recognizing that the offender will be returning to society.

The custodial model of incarceration emphasizes treatment programs to help prisoners address the personal problems and issues that led them to commit crimes.

Th e wor k o f a __________ i s boring , offer s lo w pay , an d minima l career advancement.

In which of the following situations is the use of force by a corrections officer against an inmate not allowed?

Jayson Myers is an inmate at a state correctional facility. He has been incarcerated for 5 years and has been known to be an exemplary inmate since day 1. He has been able to get a certificate in HVAC and works on the road crew. His release date is 2 years away. He is considered a leader within his cell block. ​ Since Jayson has the reputation of being a leader within the prison, there is a good chance that he probably has been granted access to:

Which of the following statements about prison managers is true?

What are the advantages and disadvantages to devoting entire prisons for geriatric inmates? Since the population of elderly inmates will continue to increase, should we make a change in sentencing before they are in prison? What role does health care have in this decision?

Jayson Myers is an inmate at a state correctional facility. He has been incarcerated for 5 years and has been known to be an exemplary inmate since day 1. He has been able to get a certificate in HVAC and works on the road crew. His release date is 2 years away. He is considered a leader within his cell block. ​ Jayson has taken on what adaptive role within the prison?

The model of corrections that emphasizes security, discipline, and order is the _____ model.

Correctional officers would use a system of _______ and ________ to gain the cooperation of prisoners.

​Ronald works as a correctional officer in a maximum security prison.  He is new to the job and faces a hostile reception whenever he appears on the cell block.

__________ prisoners are more sharing with one another, often creating pseudo-families.

According to John Dilulio , a good prison is one that "provides as much order, amenity, and ___________ as possible, given the human and financial resources " :

Prison wardens can select which inmates end up in their institution.

Should corrections officers work in conjunction with inmates/trustees to maintain control of the prison? What are the dangers of trusting inmates? What can occur if the relationship between inmate and officer is disrupted?