Module 11 Study Guide Review
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- Q1
A ____is an institutional setting in which people are cut off from the wider society and are expected to live according to institutional rules and procedures.
total institution
furlough programs
jail
medium-security prison
30s - Q2
The ____ model holds that the inmate society is shaped by factors external to the prison environment—specifically, the pre-prison experiences and socialization patterns that inmates bring with them when they enter prison.
indigenous origins
prisonization
importation
deprivation
30s - Q3
Entering the ____ of the prison means finding in the diverse environment of the institution a niche that will accommodate the inmate's unique combination of needs.
private culture
sub-rosa economy
public domain
indigenous origins model
30s - Q4
Inmates who adopt the ____ lifestyle are primarily concerned with getting out of prison as soon as possible and avoiding hard time in the process.
public domain
doing time
gleaning
jailing
30s - Q5
Women's prisons are usually not characterized by the ____ found in men's institutions.
interracial tension
anti-staff mentality
violence
all of the above
30s - Q6
A distinguishing feature of the inmate society in many women's prisons is the presence of:
interracial tension
all of the above
pseudofamilies
interpersonal conflict
30s - Q7
In women's prisons, the ____ role is occupied by sophisticated professional criminals, who try to do easy time by manipulating other inmates and the staff to their own advantage.
square
right guy
life
cool
30s - Q8
Researchers have observed that the work of correctional officers is characterized by both:
high pay and stimulus overload
boredom and stimulus overload
low turnover and boredom
high turnover and high pay
30s - Q9
Until the middle of the 20th century, the courts followed a ____ philosophy toward prison matters.
rights of access
hands-off
inmates' rights
collective bargaining
30s - Q10
Inmates skilled in legal matters are known as:
square johns
snitches
jailhouse lawyers
lifers
30s - Q11
Ironically, the Eighth Amendment has done little to protect inmates from staff brutality because:
brutality is hard to prove without an adequate number of witnesses
inmates are not allowed full constitutional rights in regard to the Eighth Amendment
brutality is normally construed as a tort rather than a constitutional issue
acts of brutality are frequently conducted in places where video cameras and other surveillance equipment are not present
30s - Q12
The equal-protection clause under the ____ Amendment has led the Supreme Court to forbid racial discrimination and has led state courts to target gender discrimination.
Fourteenth
Fifth
Eighth
First
30s - Q13
A high percentage of lawsuits filed by inmates are judged:
frivolous and are lost in the trial stage
frivolous and are therefore dismissed
valid and are therefore won in the trial stage
valid, but not taken to trial due to lack of funding
30s - Q14
The term parole can
a way of being released from prison before the entire sentence has been served
both of the above
none of the above
a type of sentence in which the offender must submit to intensive supervision in lieu of imprisonment
30s - Q15
Mandatory release is similar to ____ in that people let out under either arrangement ordinarily receive a period of community supervision.
determinate sentencing
maxing out
commutation
parole
30s