It is difficult to identify a gang member within a correctional facility.
Which of the following is an example of a security threat group?
Juvenile offenders vulnerable to assault
Prison psychologists responsible for inmate evaluation
A prison gang
Armed corrections staff
Which of the following is not a function of an institutional gang investigator?
Proposing action to neutralize potential disruptive behavior
Gathering information on institutional STGs
developing programming to prevent future gang involvement
gathering information on STG members
____________ are organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises.
Neighborhood gangs
OMGs
Street gangs
Prison gangs
_________ includes any law enforcement practice designed to confront and stop the activities of members of an STG within a correctional facility
Step-downing
shot calling
classification
interdiction
The criminal activities of STGs are intended to
ensure the gang's status
give gang members something to do while in prison
ensure members' loyalty while behind bars
generate cash and assets
STGs have been described as domestic terrorist groups.
The primary purpose of many neighborhood gangs is
selling and distributing drugs
organizing prostitution rings
violence
producing and selling pornographic materials
A(n) __________ is a criminal organization that originated within the penal system and operates within correctional facilities throughout the U.S.
bad news list
domestic terrorist group
security threat group
political prisoner
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
they have been inducted into an STG and support its goals and aims
they disagree with the way the prison administration deals with STG members
they disagree with the rules prohibiting drug use in prison
Correctional treatment leads to lower rates of recidivism, resulting in
increased social justice
the fulfillment of a moral obligation
a more humane correctional system
enhanced public safety
What are the two major strategic processes of corrections?
Education and behavior modification
Reintegration and reentry
Custody and treatment
Classification and security
Nationally, treatment services amount to approximately ______ percent of institutional staff expenditure?
20
25
5
10
What type of prison labor system uses the prison population to produce items that will be sold on the open market?
public account
piece-price
state-use
contract labor
Most immediate health care in prisons is provided by
medical students
nursing students
licensed physicians
nurses
Teaching inmates to increase self-control and use coping mechanisms are common components of what type of program?
therapeutic communities
Cognitive behavioral intervention
anger management
gradualism
Which of the following is not one of the three main themes that run through correctional management?
correctional administrators' perception of offenders as inferior
a paramilitary approach to correctional administration
a gradualism approach to program development and change
the syndrome of isolationism and withdrawal
What type of prison labor system entailed renting out parts of the prison population to private businesses or business people?
Which type of program focuses on helping offenders change the thoughts, beliefs, and actions that create the potential for criminal behavior and contribute to actual criminal activity?
cognitive behavioral intervention
At what stage would the determination be made regarding whether to send an inmate to a maximum-, medium-, or low-security correctional facility?
reclassification
external classification
sentencing
internal classification
Which of the following is not one of the major correctional institutions in the state systems?
Supermax prisons
close prisons
Weekend confinement prisons
medium security prisons
What law provides for the principal means of allowing inmate complaints into the federal court system?
International Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations Convention against Torture
Civil Rights Law of 1871
Civil Rights Law of 1964
Which group comprises the fastest-growing segment of the state prison population?
Asians
African-Americans
Hispanics
Caucasians
Which type of correctional facility is most expensive to construct and operate?
A minimum-security prison
a maximum-security prison
a medium-security prison
a supermax prison
The majority of correctional facilities in the U.S. are under the control of state agencies.
Adult male offenders comprise the vast majority of state prison inmates.
A consent decree gives a correctional institution permission to
continue operating until a problem has been fixed within a specific time frime
transfer an inmate to another facility against the inmate's wish
allow inmates to participate in work-release programs
move a problematic inmate into solitary confinement
This Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
Fourth
First
Sixth
Eighth
Realistically, offenders are assigned to programs based on
personal interest
institutional needs
rehabilitation potential
criminal history reports
Agricultural prisons began in
the Midwest
the southern states
the western frontier
the northeast
What is the main reason for the growth in the need for more community corrections?
economic recession
lack of federal attention to crime
increased crime in suburban areas
overcrowded jails and prisons
Private-sector involvement in corrections is a new concept in the U.S.
What is the main advantage of private service providers?
they are more cost effective
they are more humane
they can expand and contract quickly when needs change
they are able to offer more rehabilitation services to inmates
A ________ is a powerful politician within a government jurisdiction that has enough influence to secure the approval of a private-sector proposal.
rainmaker
gatekeeper
hot-button
cherry-picker
Which of the following is considered a "hot-button" item for both adult and juvenile inmates?
food
contraband
recreational programming
religious services
Which of the following is not an option for direct private-sector involvement in corrections that was created by the development of intermediate sanctions?
treatment programs
technologies for surveillance
supermax facilities
supervised release
Which of the following offenders would not be housed in a privately operated prison?
Inmates for the U.S. Marshall's Service
Inmates detained pre-trial
Federal inmates
State inmates
What effect has the recent recession had on the private prison industry?
the industry grew as states increased their use of private facilities instead of state-run prisons
the recession did not significantly affect the private prison industry
many private prisons have closed as states reduced their prison populations
the increase in crime during the recession contributed to a need for more private prisons
In which decade did privatization of correctional facilities begin in the U.S.?
the 1990s
the 1980s
the 1970s
the 1960s
Which of the following is not a claim made by private-sector providers?
private-sector providers an service offenders at all levels of security
private sector providers are more effective than state providers
private-sector providers can reduce corruption
private-sector providers an do the same tasks at less cost to the state
