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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.

In big house prisons days were

very structured, and guards enforced the rules

During the 1960’s and early 1970’s, when therehabilitation model was dominant, new prisons were converted into

“correctional institutions"

Custodial model emphasizes

security, discipline, and order

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.”

Courtyard Prison design has how many sides?

4

Classification of prisoners consist of

Maximum, Medium, and Minimum

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

Elderly prisoners consist of inmates that are

overthe age of 55, which has unique needs regarding housing, medical care, programsand release

Release Preparation for release of the elderly tocommunity supervision or to hospice service requires

time and special efforts by correctional staff

In 2010 there were 20,093 state and federalinmates with

HIV or AIDS

Community treatment works if patients take their

medication

Prison is a functioning community with it’s own

Values,roles, language, and customs.

In prison,__________ develop

inmate codes

In prison, inmates develop what are calledAdaptive Roles. They are

“doing time,” “gleaning,” “jailing,” andfunctioning as a “disorganized criminal.”

Prisoners are deprived of nearly everything but

bare necessities

How many inmates are physically attacked byother inmates each year?

34,000 inmates

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

Elizabeth Gurney Fry was

the first person to press for changed in thetreatment of sentenced women and children

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

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

The classification committee does which of thefollowing:

Makes decisions about an inmate’s program andcustody status.

Programs that address prisoners’ emotions andthoughts tend to use group therapy, in which offenders come together to discussmutual problems

True

Nearly 2/3 of prisoners have failed to graduatefrom high school; 2/5 do not even have a GED.

False

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