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20 Cards in this Set
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T/F: Good oral and written interpersonal skills are not really necessary for a successful career as a correctional officer. |
False |
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Which of the following types of sanction used for inmate discipline by most correctional systems is the least severe? |
Warning |
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Which of the following is not a type of issue dealt with by correctional agency legal offices? |
Prosecuting inmates who commit crimes while in prison |
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T/F: Unit management enhances staff and inmate communication |
True |
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T/F: Inmates stay at the prison to which they were originally assigned throughout their entire term of incarceration |
False |
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What is the relationship that exists when two inmates become jealous and fight over another inmate? |
Sexual triangle |
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Which of the following accurately describes square johns? |
Square johns are first-time offenders in prison who have more identification with noncriminals. |
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Which category of violent inmate is predatory, calculating, and usually acts violently for no good reason? |
Psychopathic offenders |
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T/F: Federal bureau of Prisons policy requires that validated gang members (not associates or suspects) be assigned to a maximum-security prison. |
True |
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Which of the following steps was NOT taken by Zebulon Brockway while introducing reforms for female prisoners? |
Getting electronic detection devices installed to reduce escape attempts. |
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Which of the following provide for the management and secure control of inmates designated as violent or seriously disruptive in other prisons? |
Supermax prisons |
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T/F: Antipsychotic drugs provided a humane alternative to the deleterious placement of patients in the old state mental hospitals, where patients often had little to do and received minimal treatment |
True |
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What is the dominant feature of the supermax prison? |
Security |
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Who are the primary victims of sexual assaults? |
Females |
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T/F: According to US government statistics, illegal drug use has been in general decline since 1979. |
True |
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court set forth that juveniles must have "the essentials of due process?" |
Kent v. United States |
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T/F: Gangs have no organizational structure.
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False |
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T/F: Neither rehabilitation nor juvenile accountability alone has been effective in dealing with juvenile drug crime. |
True |
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court uphold the use of preventive detention pending trial for juveniles? |
Schall v. Martin |
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Which of the following is the process during which officials determine whether a juvenile case should be dismissed, handled informally, or referred to the juvenile court? |
Intake |