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In the process of prisonization, ______.


A) people conduct themselves in a way that makes others see them positively
B) inmates bring aspects of the larger culture into prison
C) prisoners adopt the inmate subculture
D) inmates suffer the loss of roles they occupied in the wider world

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The pains of imprisonment identified by Sykes inflict physical rather than psychological destruction upon prisoners.

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As of 2005 there were ______ state and federal prisons in the United States.


A) 789
B) 1,133
C) 1,406
D) 1,821

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Dealing with life's problems like a responsive and responsible human being is one aspect of ______.


A) mature coping
B) autonomy
C) responsibility
D) liberty

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Deprivation of ______ involves not being able to decide when to eat, sleep, and work.


A) goods and services
B) autonomy
C) liberty
D) heterosexual relationships

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Explain how maximum-security prisons differ from supermax prisons.

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According to the BJS, more than 10% of prison inmates reported experiencing sexual victimization in 2011-2012.

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The bloodiest prison riot in American history was the ______.


A) Attica Prison riot
B) Stateville Prison riot
C) New Mexico Prison riot
D) San Quentin Prison riot

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As of 2012, the combined incarceration rate for U.S. jails and prisons was the highest in the Western world, at 712 per 100,000 U.S. residents.

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Supermax facilities have the greatest internal and external security controls.

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Pretrial detainees are generally held in prisons while awaiting their trial.

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Deprivation of ______ involves surrendering all of an inmate's personal property upon entering prison.


A) goods and services
B) autonomy
C) liberty
D) security

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Define the term importation and explain how it applies to prisons.

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Importation is when each perso...

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One of the most notorious incidences of prison rioting occurred in Mobile, Alabama, in 1971.

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Deprivation of ______ involves not being able to have contact with whomever an offender wants to whenever he or she wishes.


A) goods and services
B) autonomy
C) liberty
D) heterosexual relationships

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The first supermax prison in the United States was in ______.


A) Marion, Illinois
B) Attica, New York
C) Alcatraz, California
D) Florence, Colorado

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An inmate who has just arrived at prison and is not yet adjusted to the ways of the prison is called a ______.


A) punk
B) square john
C) fish
D) weakling

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Identify, describe, and provide an example of five inmate roles identified by Sykes and Messinger.

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Transgender female prisoners are much more likely to report being sexually assaulted than other inmates.

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______ is endemic to prisons.


A) Mature coping
B) Rioting
C) Violence
D) Sexual assault

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