corrections Flashcards
Passive systems
Respond only to inquires, most commonly an automated phone call.
Active systems
Sent continuous signals that are picked up by a receiver. Ankle bracelet.
Exclusion zone
where the offender cannot go (residence of identified victims, schools, parks, etc.)
inclusion zone
places where the offender should be (offender’s residence, workplace, etc.)
Home confinement
sentence whereby people serve a term of incarceration in their own home
AKA house arrest or home detention
What crimes may be especially incompatible for home confinement?
Domestic violence
Day reporting center (DRC)
Facility where people under pretrial release or probation can attend daylong intervention and treatment sessions. However, they have to be there all day, so you can’t hold a full time job. Have to put kids in daycare. Having a job is one of the most important factors to prevent reoffending.
Weekend confinement
confinement that is restricted to the weekends or other times when the person in custody is off from work
Work release program
facility that allows residents to work in the community during the day while residing in the center during nonworking hours
Two types of work release
Unsupervised and supervised work release (on a bus to and from work)
boot camp
form of shock incarceration that involves a military-style regimen designed to instill discipline in young offenders, aimed towards young first time offenders
prescription medication for alcohol abuse
antabuse
prescription medication for heroin/opiates
methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone
Risk of OD, makes you sick
what prison facility had the wheel/spokes design
Eastern state penitentiary
Pros of wheel and spoke
Multiple smaller rec areas
Can isolate it
Cons of wheel and spoke
can’t see everyone in dorms
Central heating is expensive
Hard to get to places in dorms
what design did Auburn and Sing Sing have
telephone pole
pros of telephone pole
Cost efficient
Very contained
Can shut down and easily contain
cons of telephone pole
Very loud
Illnesses
Very close together
Hard to control them all
Panopticon
Designed to allow security personnel to clearly observe all inmates without the inmates themselves being able to tell whether or not they were being watched. Idea was that inmates would regulate their own behavior because someone might be watching
Might reduce the need for many (or theoretically any) guards. Circular building
Bentham
Pros of panopticon
Could add tables and make a rec area
Potential self regulate
Could be cost effective, so many inmates in one area
cons of panopticon
So much space between guard tower and inmates
A lot of inmates in one area
Impact of Attica prison riot
Redesign of prisons for increased security
Stricter prison procedures
Established a grievance procedure for inmates
Started monthly meetings prison administration and inmates
direct supervision design
cells are organized on the outside of the square space, with shower facilities and recreation cells interspersed among the typical inmates living quarters, similar to podular design, easier access to phone and other privileges
pods
Sections in many modern prisons were inmates will usually have individual cells with doors controlled from a secure remote control situation
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA; 1990)
requires correctional agencies to make reasonable modifications to ensure accessibility for individuals with disabilities
perimeter security system
a collection of security components that spans the outside of the prison
blind spots
occur when areas of the prison are not easily viewed by security staff and/or surveillance equipment
Minimum-security facility
a prison designed and organized to permit residents and visitors as much freedom as is consistent with the concept of incarceration, campus/school design; lowest risk for recidivism
Medium security facility
a prison designed and organized to prevent escapes and violence, but in which restrictions on residents and visitors are less rigid than in maximum-security facilities, 1/3 of inmates are housed in medium security, most built in the past 4/5 decades are medium security
Maximum security facility
a prison designed and organized to minimize the possibility of escapes and violence; to that end, it imposes strict limitations on the freedom of residents and visitors
Highest risk for recidivism
