Correctional Systems Chapter 7-8 study guide

True or False:
Due to both technological and educational advances, the bureaucratic style is no longer the prevailing model of prison management.

False

True or False:
Custody refers to the level of control exercised over offenders in correctional facilities.

True

True or False:
Inmates in death row are allowed in the general population.

False

True or False:
Prison conditions that exacerbate the impact of incarceration on inmates have a positive impact on correctional officers.

False

True or False:
Correctional officer degradation is a result of court rulings.

True

True or False:
As a result of unionization, correctional officers now may go on strike to gain leverage in negotiations with management.

False

True or False:
Prisonization can increase the effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation programs in prison.

False

True or False:
The main way to verify inmate location in correctional facilities today is the count.

True

True or False:
Increasing positive contacts between custody staff and inmates can reduce dangerous and violent behavior by inmates.

True

Union/management conflicts over budgets limitations frequently find that most correctional administrators want the few available funds to be used for

additional personnel

Because they maintain strict control over inmates' movement and activity, prisons are ________ institutions.

total

Which of the following statements about prisonization is true?

Prisonization impedes treatment efforts and works against rehabilitation goals.

Which of the following makes it difficult to run meaningful programs within prisons?

The need to count and recount inmates

Which type of inmate is most likely to violate prison rules?

An inmate who has a history of drug use prior to admission

In the effort to maximize correctional officers' potential, which of the following change regarding officer education is most common?

An increase in the amount of pre-service training

Which of the following is not a reason why it is necessary to control contraband in prisons?

To ensure retribution by depriving inmates of desired items

Which of the following terms refers to the search of a prison cell to detect contraband?

Shakedown

The majority of escapes from correctional facilities involve

walkaways from minimum-security or community programs.

The shift to unit management has led to an increased focus on hiring potential correctional officers for their ________ qualifications.

human skills

What is a key purpose of unit team management?

Avoid compartmentalization

True or False:
Prison gangs are now known as security threat groups.

True

True or False:
The One-Percenter OMG is a local street gang.

False

True or False:
Gang members encourage family members to work in the criminal justice system as a way to gather information.

True

True or False:
Secure housing units are used to isolate gang leaders from the general prison population.

True

True or False:
Correctional officers may engage in corruption to protect themselves and their families from gang violence.

True

True or False:
It is difficult to identify a gang member within a correctional facility.

False

True or False:
The Texas Syndicate is an African American STG.

False

True or False:
STGs have been described as domestic terrorist groups.

True

True or False:
The criminal activities of STGs within prison tend to be limited to non-violent acts.

False

True or False:
Interdiction can lead to gang suppression and inmate segregation.

True

In addition to the financial rewards, correctional officers may engage in corrupt acts such as drug smuggling because

it is a way to protect themselves from powerful institutional threat groups.

Many, but not all, gangs are ________ oriented.

racially or ethnically

Which of the following is not a Hispanic STG?

The Folk Nation

Which of the following is a Caucasian STG?

The Aryan Brotherhood

The criminal activities of STGs are intended to

ensure the gang's status.

________ includes any law enforcement practice designed to confront and stop the activities of members of an STG within a correctional facility

Interdiction

Which of the following is not a function of an institutional gang investigator?

Developing programming to prevent future gang involvement

Inmates who want to leave a gang may be allowed to participate in a(n) ________ program.

step-down

A shot caller is

a major gang leader.

Correctional staff who do not engage in corrupt acts to support STGs may be placed on the ________.

Bad news list