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The big house of the 1940’s and 1950’s was awalled prison with large |
tieredcell blocks, a yard, shops, and industries. |
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In big house prisons days were |
very structured, and guards enforced the rules |
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During the 1960’s and early 1970’s, when therehabilitation model was dominant, new prisons were converted into |
“correctional institutions" |
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Custodial model emphasizes |
security, discipline, and order |
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Established in the 1930’s, Congress created the FederalBureau of Prisons within the Department of Justice. Their responsibilities are |
“thesafekeeping, care, protection, instruction, and discipline of all personscharged or convicted of offenses against the United States.” |
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Courtyard Prison design has how many sides? |
4 |
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Classification of prisoners consist of |
Maximum, Medium, and Minimum |
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Maximum security prisons consist of |
imposing structures surrounded by high stonewalls studded with guard towers. Also the purpose of these facilities iscustody and discipline, and embraces a military-style approach to order |
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Elderly prisoners consist of inmates that are |
overthe age of 55, which has unique needs regarding housing, medical care, programsand release |
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Release Preparation for release of the elderly tocommunity supervision or to hospice service requires |
time and special efforts by correctional staff |
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In 2010 there were 20,093 state and federalinmates with |
HIV or AIDS |
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Community treatment works if patients take their |
medication |
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Prison is a functioning community with it’s own |
Values,roles, language, and customs. |
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In prison,__________ develop |
inmate codes |
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In prison, inmates develop what are calledAdaptive Roles. They are |
“doing time,” “gleaning,” “jailing,” andfunctioning as a “disorganized criminal.” |
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Prisoners are deprived of nearly everything but |
bare necessities |
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How many inmates are physically attacked byother inmates each year? |
34,000 inmates |
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Studies have found that victims of prisonassault tend to have one or more of the following characteristics: |
First-time, nonviolent offenders, thoseconvicted of a crime against a minor, inmates who are physically weak,prisoners who are viewed as effeminate, offenders who are not affiliated with agang, those who are believed to have “snitched” on other prisoners |
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Elizabeth Gurney Fry was |
the first person to press for changed in thetreatment of sentenced women and children |
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Under the Reformatory Movement, there are 3principles that guide female prison reform. They are: |
separation of women prisoners from men,provision of differential care, and management of women’s prisons by femalestaff |
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How many situations are there that make itlegally acceptable for officer’s to use force? |
Self-defense, Defense of third persons,Upholding prison rules, Prevention of a crime, Prevention of escapes |
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The classification committee does which of thefollowing: |
Makes decisions about an inmate’s program andcustody status. |
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Programs that address prisoners’ emotions andthoughts tend to use group therapy, in which offenders come together to discussmutual problems |
True |
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Nearly 2/3 of prisoners have failed to graduatefrom high school; 2/5 do not even have a GED. |
False |
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Under the principle of least eligibilityprisoners, having convicted of wrongful behavior, should be the least eligibleof all citizens for social benefits beyond the bare minimum required by law. |
True |