Admin of Corrections Exam 2

UCO Fall 2025 Administration of Correctional Facilities Exam 2 Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 11.

Historically, what is the sentencing type used for women?

Indeterminate

What are the reasons for someone to be put in Special Housing Unit (SHU)?

• Protection (important)

• Disciplinary (important)

• Investigation

• Reclassification for higher security

What is the number one tenet of the prison guard subculture?

Always go to other staffs aid

Who is in charge of the reclassification team?

Unit manager

What is the difference between external and internal security?

Internal security ensures the safety inside the walls of the prison, external security secures outside of the walls and in any outdoor areas.

What are some of the items scored in RECLASSIFICATION of an inmate?

• Behavior

• Incident reports

• Program participation

• Time served

• Family/community connections

• Life skills

What are blind spots?

Spots where cameras and staff can’t see

What kind of prisons have blind spots?

All of them

What areas have prison systems faced pressure to improve their classification systems in?

• Program needs

• Custody needs

• Work needs

What was the first true supermax UNIT?

Marion

What was the first full supermax PRISON?

Florence

What was the first major prison gang?

California Mexican Mafia, AKA Eme

What is the tool used to record the assessments of prisoner’s as well as the magnitude of these problems?

Risk Assessment Tool

What are the 11 SCORED items of the external classification tool?

• Voluntary surrender

• Severity of offense

• Criminal history

• History of violence

• History of escape attempts

• Detainer

• Age

• Education

• Substance abuse

• (Couldnt find other 2)

What is the number 1 reason for being put in SHU?

Gang activity

What are the three most significant challenging cases to prison management?

• Gang related activities

• Medical issues

• Long term segregation cases

Who cares for children when mothers are in prison?

Maternal grandmother

What is the definition of importation theory?

Things brought into the prison from the outside that become part of the prison subculture like the way they try to wear their uniforms.

What is the definition of prisonization?

Act of being socialized into prison

What are the four goals of the classification system?

• Protect the public

• Protect the offender

• Control inmate behavior

• Allocation of resources

What does ADA stand for?

Americans with Disabilities Act

What group was the riot in New Mexico in 1980 over?

Snitches

What is the definition of deprivation theory?

Subculture and norms developed while in prison

What is the most important goal of the classification system?

Protect the public

What is meant by blood in - blood out?

You have to shed blood to get into a gang and you either have to die or shed a significant amount of blood to get out of a gang

What is the classification system trying to determine what when trying to find an institution for an offender?

• Level of security needed

• Level of supervision necessary

• Program needs

What are the required members of the classification team?

• Unit manager

• Case manager

• Counselor

• Education advisor

• Psychology Services Representative

When are inmates more likely to adopt prison subculture?

When they are more invested in the prison economy

What is the incarceration rate of nonwhite females doing?

Decline

What did PREA mandate?

All reports of sexual assault must be investigated

TRUE OR FALSE: Most female offenders have been convicted of violent crimes

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Oklahoma is one of the top states for incarcerating women

True

What are some of the elements for validating gang members in prison?

• Tattoos

• Self report

• Photos investigation

• Gang signs

What percentage of incarcerated women in Oklahoma are convicted for drug charges?

50%

What is the concept pseudo families?

Female offenders form family structures with a familial hierarchy (dad and siblings and nieces and etc.) in order to cope with doing time.

What are the five classifications of prisons?

• Minimum

• Low

• Medium

• High

• Administrative

What is the definition of chivalry hypothesis?

Females are getting lesser sentences because they are females if the crime is gender appropriate crime, but longer sentences for things like violent crimes

How does chivalry hypothesis impact incarceration rates?

The overcorrection is causing severe overcrowding

Why do we need supermaxes?

In order to protect staff, inmates, and the public from super dangerous people

How does someone get the label of snitch?

They cooperate with staff against someone

What happens when someone is labeled as a snitch?

They are going to get beat up and maybe even put into SHU for protection

What makes a disruptive group and disruptive group?

• Ability to adversely affect entire prison systems

• Historically have interfered with institution operations

• The ability to continue their criminal enterprise regardless of who is incarcerated

What is the primary criticism of supermax prisons?

Mental health of inmates because they are on 23 hour lock down

What are ways inmates make money outside of their jobs?

• Gambling

• Stealing

• Contraband

• Services