NC Correctional officer Final Exam Questions Answered & Graded
Course
Officer
Institution
Officer
teamwork - Correct Answer 2 or more individuals working towards a common goal
Stewardship - Correct Answer When you love someone/something you take care of and protect it. Taking good care of something you value
Two social structures that exist in a prison: - Correct Answer Formal/offic...
Subculture - Correct Answer Group within a society that has its own set of customs, attitudes, and
values often accompanied by jargon and slang.
Deprivation Model of Prison Subculture - Correct Answer Prisoners adapt to a new way of life due to
deprivations faced in prison
Importation Model of Prison Subculture - Correct Answer Offenders bring values, roles, and behaviors
with them from the outside world when they enter prison
Elements of prison code - Correct Answer Don't interfere, don't whine, don't rat, don't break your word,
don't be a sucker
How many roles do offenders adapt to while in prison subculture according to the State of NC? - Correct
Answer 10
,Mean dude (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Doesn't care about rules, getting status with
peers is the goal
Pleasure seeker (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Contraband is everything; "the
candyman"
Opportunist (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Takes advantage of life in prison (trade
programs etc.)
Retreatist (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Psychologically retreats; abuses drugs and
alcohol often leading to depression
Legalist (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer "Prison lawyer"; inmate who knows policy and
helps inmates with legal advice
Radical (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Society is the oppressor; political prisoners
Realist (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Do the crime pay the fine
Colonist (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Prison is home
Religious (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Born again, naive
gang banger (offender prison subculture) - Correct Answer Part of a gang for service and protection
How many roles do officers tend to take on in order to socialize - Correct Answer 6
Turn key (officer prison subculture) - Correct Answer Little care, interested in retiring
Climber (officer prison subculture) - Correct Answer Opportunist;interested in advancement
Reformer (officer prison subculture) - Correct Answer Naive, religious
Techniques involved in a 'setup' of a staff member - Correct Answer Body language, listening, verbal,
and action observation
Three categories of staff targeted for manipulation - Correct Answer Hard- strict in rules, excessive
Soft- empathetic, grants leeway
Mellow- knows when to soft/hard least likely to be manipulated
Ways the human mind can be manipulated - Correct Answer Fatigue, threat, isolation, hunger, sleep
deprivation, Fear
Tools offenders use to set up staff - Correct Answer The support system- praises promoting
understanding
Nonverbal- makes your job easy
Verbal- compliments, loyal, offers help
Empathy- same feelings, common experiences
Sympathy- seek pity, you/me situation
Rehabilitation- I need your help, request confidentially
We/they syndrome- attempt to separate
Offers protection- trust, stage an event, create grateful victim
Allusions to sex- create false image
Touch system- handshaking, pat on back, touch shoulder
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