Chapter 12-Final Exam Flashcards
U.S. highest incarceration of all industrialized countries
-broad term for facilities that confine inmates; applies also to their rules, policies and practices
Institutional corrections
less secure institutions
halfway houses or transition homes
intermediate sanctions
community based facilities
high security
violent inmates
24 hour isolation
supermax prisons
highly organized/centralized penitentiaries correctional institutions halfway houses detention centers continuum of 5 security levels
federal bureau of prisons
prisons are likely to offer rehabilitation/treatment programs
short stay of jail
lack of funds for local jails
jails operated by law enforcement not trained to work with offenders
psychologist involvement
What are the assessments and treatments needed in jails?
competency and suicide
What are the legal rights of inmates?
right to treatment Estelle vs. Gamble inmates have right to receive adequate treatment for physical and psychological disorders right to refuse treatment no right to rehab
What are the rights of inmates regarding transferring?
no rights regarding facility transfer, except transfer to mental health facility
What are the rights of inmates regarding mental disorders?
forced medication
competence to be executed
segregation of inmates
What are the rights of inmates regarding privacy?
cell searches and body searches
What are the rights of inmates regarding confidentiality?
medical records and psychological records
What are the rights of inmates regarding solitary confinement?
disciplinary segregation
protective custody
administrative segregation
conditions monitored more closely than duration
principles identified by Andrews and Bonta, widely believed and documented to be associated with effective psychological treatment
Risk/needs/responsivity (RNR)
the dynamic risk factors that have been empirically found to be related to criminal behavior, such as substance abuse or misogynistic attitudes
criminogenic needs
needs that are subject to change but have been found to have little influence on an offenders criminal behavior. Psychological states such as depression, anxiety, or low self esteem are examples used by some researchers
noncriminogenic needs