American Corrections in Brief Exam
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Which of the following terms is best described as the ability to obtain
compliance by manipulating symbolic rewards? -ANSWER-normative
power
The ability to obtain compliance in exchange for material resources is
known as which of the following? -ANSWER-remunerative power
The purpose of the ________ model is to "punish offenders—fairly
and justly—through lengths of confinement proportionate to the gravity
of the offense." -ANSWER-imprisonment
According to the text, which of the following is not one of the missions
of the confinement model? -ANSWER-Keep them isolated.
A management principle holding that a subordinate should report to
only one supervisor is known as which of the following? -ANSWER-
unity of command
Employees who are directly concerned with furthering the institution's
goals and who have direct contact with clients are known as which of
the following? (These personnel include the custody force, industry
and agricultural supervisors, counselors, and medical technicians.) -
ANSWER-line personnel
,According to the text, correctional institutions are administered more
humanely today than they were in the past. Which of the following is
not one of the reasons for this change? -ANSWER-the general view of
the public that inmates should be given shorter sentences
The ____________ is a prison governance theory which states that
prison disorder results from unstable, divided, or otherwise weak
management. -ANSWER-administrative control theory
According to experts cited in the text, which of the following
distinguishes a well-run prison from a substandard prison? -ANSWER-
prison governance: the sound and firm management of inmates and
staff
Anything that enhances the inmates' creature comforts, such as good
food, clean bedding, and recreational opportunities, is known as what?
-ANSWER-an amenity
According to the text, there are four factors that make governing
prisons different from administering other public institutions. Which of
the following is not one of those factors? -ANSWER-the lack of
oversight by the judiciary
Which of the following is not an example of punishments available to
discipline unruly inmates? -ANSWER-physical torture
Which of the following is not one of the sanctions available to prison
officials or prison disciplinary committees for inmate violations of
institution rules? -ANSWER-extending the original sentence
According to the text, the most severe sanction that can be handed
out by a disciplinary committee to prisoners via the disciplinary
, process is which of the following? -ANSWER-confinement in
administrative segregation
According to the text, approximately how many inmates in the United
States are physically attacked by other inmates each year? -
ANSWER-28 per 1000
Research has shown that prisons infested with gangs tend to
experience ____________ of homicides. -ANSWER-the greatest
number
The law that calls for the gathering of national statistics on prison rape
is known as: -ANSWER-the Prison Rape Eliminations Act.
Which of the following is not true about the impact of prison gangs on
prison violence, according to the text? -ANSWER-The presence of
prison gangs actually helps keep order in prison and thus reduces
violence
Most prison violence is _______________ violence. -ANSWER-
prisoner-prisoner
______________ is a tactic for reducing prison violence by dividing
facilities into small, self-contained, semiautonomous "institutions." -
ANSWER-Unit management
The _____________ is a governance theory which states that, for a
prison system to operate effectively, officials must tolerate minor
infractions, relax security measures, and allow inmate leaders to keep
order. -ANSWER-inmate balance theory
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