Review Exam #3 Flashcards
Prisonization
Process by which the prisoner learns the customs and values of the prisons.
Inmate code
Set rules of conduct by the prisoners which define the model prisoners, tough, don’t snitch.
Cigarettes
Major form of currency in prison, money is not allowed.
Protective custody
When management tries to protect the safety of an inmate
Fish
Prison terminology for the new comer.
Purpose of gangs in prison
Camaraderie, protection, and extortion.
State raised youth
Person who been in prison their whole life. Prison is their life.
70%
Percentage of women in prison with children.
Less programming
Women’s institution have less programming in than male institutions.
Until 1870
Women were treated the same as men. Women’s prison association.
Historically
Female prisoners were taught to be difficult to reform because they went against their nature.
Formal organization
Structure that is put together to influence people’s behavior to achieve goals.
Coercive power
Threat or use of physical force to get someone to so something. Used in maximum security prisons.
Compliance
The way someone response to an order.
Well governed prisons
Three things:
Order
Amenities
Service
Exchange
Relationship between the staff and the inmates.
Line personnel
The correction officer who works directly with the inmate. Responsible for achieving the goals of the organization.
Primary Incentive For correction officer to take this job is…
civil service security.
Least eligibility
Inmates should receive the minimum required by law.
Reality therapy
Have to take accountability for your own behavior. People’s problem decline when they act more responsible.
Transactional therapy
Three ego states:
Parent
Child
Adult
Most important ingredient In keeping an institution safe and secure is to keep the inmates…
productively occupied.
What type of impact harsh security has on prison programs?
Negative
What is the attitude of the general public have on prison programs especially creative programs?
Hostile
Social therapy
Produce within the prison a pro-social environment.
Three types of prisons
Minimum
Medium
Maximum
Reform movement for women in prison
1844 improve treatment of female prisoners
Gleaning
Person who takes advantage of rehabilitation.
Violence in prisons
400 homicides a year
Institutional factors
Inadequate supervision
Easy access to weapons
High level of tensions
80%
Percentage of women who belong to a play family.
