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A prison is a described as a total institution because |
| | A) | a large number of like-situated individuals live together |
| | B) | the residents are cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time |
| | C) | the residents lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The values and norms of the convict code usually include the principle that |
| | A) | inmates should mind their own business |
| | B) | inmates should not inform the staff about the illicit activities of other prisoners |
| | C) | inmates should be indifferent to the staff and loyal to other convicts |
| | D) | all of the above |
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A theory about the origin of inmate society that states that inmate society develops in response to the painful conditions of confinement is known as |
| | A) | deprivation model |
| | B) | prisonization |
| | C) | importation model |
| | D) | convict response model |
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Which of the following is not a factor that has led to a more fragmented, disorganized, and unstable inmate society in men's prisons? |
| | A) | increasing racial heterogeneity |
| | B) | racial polarization of modern prisoners |
| | C) | increased development of pseudofamilies |
| | D) | the rise and fall of rehabilitation |
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There is more physical violence by inmates today in men's prisons, partly because |
| | A) | there has been an increase in gambling inside institutions |
| | B) | there are high levels of overcrowding |
| | C) | prisons are housing male and female inmates together |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Economic, psychological, and social victimization inside prisons |
| | A) | is only perpetrated by inmates against other inmates |
| | B) | is only perpetrated by staff against inmates |
| | C) | is perpetrated by inmates against staff or other inmates |
| | D) | is not as common as physical victimization |
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According to Erving Goffman, inmates experience the loss of personal freedom and material goods in prison, which often leads to |
| | A) | self-mortification, or a subduing or deadening of self-identity and self-determination |
| | B) | increased self-reliance |
| | C) | religious awakening |
| | D) | decrease of dependence on authority |
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Which of the following is not a key difference between life in men's prisons and women's prisons? |
| | A) | women's prisons have a lower level of violence |
| | B) | female prisoners do not experience deprivation and depersonalization |
| | C) | women's prisons do not normally have a high level of antistaff mentality |
| | D) | the environment of women's prisons tends to be less oppressive |
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Most prison correctional officers are |
| | A) | white |
| | B) | male |
| | C) | employed by state agencies |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Prison correctional officers often experience role ambiguity and role strain because |
| | A) | they are asked to restrain inmates who would prefer to have their freedom |
| | B) | they must insert themselves in the personal lives of inmates |
| | C) | they are asked to supervise and discipline inmates, and at the same time counsel and help them |
| | D) | they are asked to guard inmates and are forbidden from helping inmates, even when the inmates clearly need help |
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Correctional officers often respond to their work environment by |
| | A) | withdrawing, sometimes literally, by quitting |
| | B) | becoming authoritarian and confrontational |
| | C) | becoming corrupt and selling drugs to inmates |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Until the middle of the 20th century, the policy of the courts toward prison matters was |
| | A) | a hands-off policy |
| | B) | maintain basic rights, but allow prison officials wide discretion in handling inmate affairs |
| | C) | ensure that prisoners retained all civil rights |
| | D) | protect prisoners from abuses by correctional officers |
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The Supreme Court has held that inmates have a right to |
| | A) | access to the federal courts only under habeas corpus petitions |
| | B) | the assistance of jailhouse lawyers |
| | C) | full due process rights in all proceedings against them in prison |
| | D) | challenge the fact of their confinement, but not the conditions of that confinement |
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The conditional release of prisonsers before they have served their full sentences is known as |
| | A) | commutation |
| | B) | mandatory release |
| | C) | parole |
| | D) | good time |
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Studies have found that recidivism is related to |
| | A) | gender, men are more likely to recidivate than women |
| | B) | the amount of time served in prison |
| | C) | the number of years since release, offenders are more likely to recidivate the longer they have been released |
| | D) | race, blacks and Hispanics had higher recidivism rates |
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