Chapter 10: Corrections - Exam 3

How many correctional administrators are there per state?

1

Who are the correctional administrators appointed by?

The governor

Correctional Administrators

Head of all correctional facilities in that state

Warden or Superintendent

Charged with managing custody and security and responsible for all staff including professional, administrative, and security

What are the functions of the secretary to the director of state correctional facility?

Public and media affairs, legislative liaison, legal advisors, and internal affairs

What are the three areas that prison staff organization are divided into?

Custody (includes uniformed security staff), treatment (programming/rehabilitation staff), and services (other essential staff)

What is the largest department of prison workers?

Custody and security

What are the functions of custody and security?

A uniformed paramilitary sector that supervises all areas of the prison inmate access

What is the security chain of command?

Deputy → major → captain → lieutenant → sergeant → corrections officer

Unit Management

Organizing a prison into smaller components by decentralizing the authority to manage the inmate population while making staff more accessible to inmates

What does unit management help do?

Enhance communication

Why are staff offices in the housing units?

Make them more accessible, monitor inmate activities, and observe inmate behavior

Who is the unit team directed by?

Unit manager

What does the unit team include?

Case managers, correctional counselors, housing unit officers, and may include education and/or mental health specialists, AOD specialists

What are the methods of controlling inmate behavior?

Clear policies and procedures, clear communication of policies, consistent implementation of policies, and comprehensive training of staff

Quality Assurance

Ensuring compliance with prison policies

What are some methods of ensuring compliance with prison policies?

Policy audit and ACAA

Policy Audit

Review of written policy and observation of staff performance

American Correctional Association Accreditation

A voluntary recognition that prison has met standards

What does inmate classification help control?

Prison security level, housing unit placement, good behavior motivator, and period reviews and reclassification may raise/lower security level

What are the factors of the inmate disciplinary system?

Written policy provided to all inmates, list of fair and equitable sanctions, rule violators are separated from general population, and policy provides ways to control threatening inmates

What is the basic process of the inmate disciplinary system?

Misconduct → Hearing with testimony → Finding → Penalty

What is the in-depth disciplinary process?

Warning/reprimand → cell restriction/property confiscation → loss of job, programming, or privileges → housing unit change → withholding of good time, poor parole review → disciplinary segregation, transfer, or placement in supermax prison