Chapter 12

Question 1

Which of the following best describes a “total institution”?

Answer 1

An enclosed facility, separated socially and physically from society, where inhabitants share all facets of their day-to-day lives.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes “prison subculture”?

Answer 2

The values and behavioral patterns that characterize prison inmates

Question 3

Which of the following best describes “prisonization”?

Answer 3

The process of new prison inmates accepting prison lifestyles and criminal values

Question 4

Which of the following best describes “prison argot”?

Answer 4

The slang characteristic of prison subculture and prison life

Question 5

Which of the following does not describe a “security threat group”?

Answer 5

A single inmate withdrawn from the other members of the prison

Question 6

Which of following best describes the “hands-off doctrine”?

Answer 6

A policy of US courts’ nonintervention in prison management

Question 7

Which of the following best describes “civil death”?

Answer 7

Denial of opportunity to vote, hold office, marry, or enter into contracts because of status as an incarcerated felon

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the “balancing test”?

Answer 8

Attempting to weigh the Constitutional rights of an individual against the authority of states to make laws or otherwise restrict a person’s freedom in order to protect the state’s interests and its citizens

Question 9

Which of the following best describes how the balancing test was developed?

Answer 9

It was developed by the US courts and applied to the corrections arena by Pell v Procunier

Question 10

Which of the following best describes “deliberate indifference”?

Answer 10

Wanton disregard by correctional personnel for the well-being of inmates

Question 11

Deliberate indifference requires which of the following?

Answer 11

Actual knowledge that a harm is occurring and disregard of the risk of harm

Question 12

Under which Constitutional Amendment can prison officials be held liable for deliberate indifference?

Answer 12

Eighth

Question 13

What is required for a prison official to be held liable for deliberate indifference?

Answer 13

The official must know that inmates face a substantial risk of serious harm and disregard that risk by failing to take reasonable measures to abate it

Question 14

Which of the following best describes a “grievance procedure”?

Answer 14

A formal opportunity for institutionalized individuals to register complaints about the conditions of their confinement, usually involving a neutral hearing board

Question 15

When inmates adjust to prison by being violent, they may be referred to as which of the following?

Answer 15

The mean dude

Question 16

Which of the following takes advantage of the positive experiences prison has to offer?

Answer 16

The opportunist

Question 17

Which of the following describes inmates who view themselves as political prisoners?

Answer 17

The radical

Question 18

Which of the following refers to prisoners who think of prison as their home and do not look forward to leaving?

Answer 18

The colonizer

Question 19

In which landmark case did the Court hold that prison officials in Pennsylvania could not prohibit even the most violent inmates from receiving magazines, photographs, and newspapers sent to them in the mail?

Answer 19

Banks v. Beard

Question 20

In which landmark case did the Court uphold the right of an inmate to write vulgar letters to his girlfriend in which he made disparaging comments about the prison staff?

Answer 20

McNamara v Moody

Question 21

The US Supreme Court case Hudson v Palmer (1984) asserted that the need for prison officials to conduct thorough and unannounced searches is greater than inmates’ right to privacy in personal possessions.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Most males in prisons who are sexually aggressive toward other males consider themselves to be homosexual.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Prison authorities are permitted to open and censor a prisoner’s private mail from immediate family.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

The “hands-off doctrine” refers the use of force by corrections officers.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

“Prisons as total institutions” demonstrate that the US government is moving toward rehabilitation in addition to confinement.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Most states are now equipped with substantial capacity for the psychiatric treatment of mentally disturbed inmates.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Prison riots are generally unplanned and tend to occur spontaneously, resulting from a relatively minor precipitating event.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Inmates have the right to consult “jail house lawyers” for advice if the prison does not provide assistance by trained legal professionals.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

“Prison argot” is a secret language that prisoners use to communicate with one another and that only the prisoners know.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

The “chivalry factor” has led to a recent decline in the number of women being sentenced to prison, as more and more judges are reluctant to separate mothers from their children.

Answer 30

False

Question 31

The “balancing test” has become a generally applicable guideline for all prison operations.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

The “hands-off doctrine” was discontinued for several years but is showing some resurgence.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Cruz v Beto was a Court case that applied to inmates’ rights to pursue higher education in prison.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

The slang term for an inmate who uses force to obtain what he wants from others is “gorilla”.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

There is currently a “graying” of America’s prison population.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

In the US, there is an increasing crime rate among people who are more than 50 years old.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Inmates tend to adopt the values and morals of the nonprison population the longer they are incarcerated in prison.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

One element of the prison code that leads to prisonization is “don’t whine”.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Inmates who build their prison lifestyle around seeking whatever pleasures they can find within the confines of the prison are known as narcissists.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

The “balancing test” was derived from the Court case Pell v Procunier (1974).

Answer 40

True