Deck 10: The Inmate World: Living Behind Bars

Question 1

According to John Irwin's classification of prisoners,_____ are inmates who are unfamiliar with criminal subcultures.

A)thieves
B)convicts
C)dope fiends
D)square johns

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The belief that inmate subcultures develop in response to the scarcities in prison life is called the _____ theory.

A)adaptation
B)learning
C)deprivation
D)importation

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The pains of imprisonment are described in the book _____.

A)Asylums
B)The Prison Community
C)The Society of Captives
D)The Green Mile

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The belief that inmate subcultures are brought into prisons from the outside world is called the _____ theory.

A)adaptation
B)learning
C)deprivation
D)importation

Question 5

Which among the following is an issue faced by new prison inmates?

A)They experience an increase in self-doubts.
B)They experience an increase in self-esteem.
C)They experience an increase in personal autonomy.
D)They experience an increase in personal security.

Question 6

Which among the following is a classic work of Erving Goffman?

A)Soul on Ice
B)The Prison Community
C)Asylums
D)Living Inside Prison Walls

Question 7

Argot is a French word meaning _____.

A)slang
B)confrontation
C)speech
D)code

Question 8

Donald Clemmer coined the term _____.

A)deprivation
B)imitation
C)prisonization
D)copying

Question 9

Who among the following used the phrase total institution to describe a place where the same people work,eat,sleep,and engage in recreation together day after day?

A)William J.Sabol
B)Erving Goffman
C)Eldridge Cleaver
D)Gresham Sykes

Question 10

An inmate who is in a gang in the real world starts a gang inside the prison world;this is an example of the _____ theory.

A)adaptation
B)learning
C)deprivation
D)importation

Question 11

A combination of importation theory and deprivation theory is called the _____.

A)adapting theory
B)integration model
C)learning theory
D)exportation model

Question 12

Which of the following is a book written by Victoria R.Derosia?

A)Soul on Ice
B)The Prison Community
C)Asylums
D)Living Inside Prison Walls

Question 13

Who among the following noted that "prisons are 24-hour-a-day,year-in-and-year-out environments in which people are sequestered with little outside contact?"

A)Gresham Sykes
B)Eldridge Cleaver
C)William J.Sabol
D)Hans Toch

Question 14

The special language of the inmate subculture is called _____.

A)prison speak
B)prison lingo
C)prison argot
D)prison code

Question 15

Who among the following stated that the inmate society compensates for the losses caused by imprisonment,and it offers varying degrees of comfort to those who successfully adjust to it?

A)Victoria R.Derosia
B)Gresham Sykes
C)Erving Goffman
D)Donald Clemmer

Question 16

Which among the following is a book written by Gresham Sykes?

A)Asylums
B)The Prison Community
C)The Society of Captives
D)The Green Mile

Question 17

An inmate starts a gang in the prison in order to procure more goods and services;this is an example of the _____ theory.

A)adaptation
B)learning
C)deprivation
D)importation

Question 18

Which of the following statements is one of the five elements of the inmate code as defined by Sykes and Messinger?

A)Don't quarrel with other inmates.
B)Interfere with the interests of other inmates.
C)Trust the guards or prison staff.
D)Don't be tough,whine often.

Question 19

The set of norms and values among prison inmates is called a(n)_____.

A)inmate community
B)prison code
C)prison argot
D)code of honor

Question 20

The process by which inmates adapt to jail society and take on the ways,mores,customs,and general culture of the penitentiary is known as _____.

A)deprivation
B)importation
C)prisonization
D)integration

Question 21

Inmates who are unable to cope with the realities of prison life and withdraw psychologically from the world around them are called _____.

A)opportunists
B)retreatists
C)legalists
D)radicals

Question 22

Pseudofamilies are to women's prisons what _____ are to men's prisons.

A)gangs
B)families
C)friends
D)victims

Question 23

In prison argot,a male inmate who assumes an aggressive role during homosexual relations is called a _____.

A)homeboy
B)wolf
C)dog
D)fish

Question 24

According to John Irwin's classification of prisoners,_____ are drug-involved inmates.

A)dope fiends
B)thieves
C)convicts
D)square johns

Question 25

A place where the same people work,play,eat,sleep,and recreate together on a continuous basis is called a total institution.

Question 26

Family-like structures,common in women's prisons where inmates assume roles similar to those of family members in a free society are called _____.

A)coed prisons
B)cocorrections
C)pseudofamilies
D)homosexual unions

Question 27

In prison argot,a _____ is the search of a prisoner's cell or a work area.

A)shank
B)slinging rock
C)nimby
D)shakedown

Question 28

A prison housing both female and male offenders is called a(n)_____.

A)coed prison
B)prison argot
C)prison lingo
D)partial institution

Question 29

In prison argot,an inmate who plays the male role during a lesbian relationship is called a _____.

A)lemon squeezer
B)stud broad
C)femme
D)cherry

Question 30

In prison argot,a croaker is a(n)_____.

A)inmate who dies in prison
B)inmate who is violent
C)physician or a doctor
D)homeboy or friend

Question 31

According to Esther Heffernan,career offenders who are well socialized into the lives of crime and support the prison inmates' values and subculture are called _____ inmates.

A)gang
B)cool
C)life
D)square

Question 32

Prisoners who are usually better-educated and fight confinement through the system of laws,rules,and court precedent are called _____.

A)radicals
B)opportunists
C)legalists
D)retreatists

Question 33

A(n)_____ adapts to prison by exploiting the minimal pleasures it offers.

A)hedonist
B)opportunist
C)retreatist
D)legalist

Question 34

_____ refers to the incarceration and interaction of female and male offenders under a single institutional administration.

A)Cocorrection
B)Deprivation theory
C)Importation theory
D)Pseudofamily

Question 35

According to Esther Heffernan,women who have previous criminal records and do not cause trouble for other inmates while in the prison are called _____ inmates.

A)gang
B)cool
C)life
D)square

Question 36

According to Esther Heffernan,women that are not familiar with criminal lifestyles and have few criminal experiences are called _____ inmates.

A)gang
B)cool
C)life
D)square

Question 37

According to Rose Giallombardo,which of the following is true of women's prisons?

A)Male and female inmate subcultures are completely different.
B)Women's prisons fail to develop a substitute universe unlike male prisons.
C)Female inmate subcultures encourage relationships rather than isolation.
D)Women's prisons possess all values inherent in a male inmate subculture.

Question 38

In prison argot,a _____ is a newly arrived inmate.

A)punk
B)fish
C)homeboy
D)seed

Question 39

The process by which inmates adapt to prison society;the taking on of the ways,mores,customs,and general culture of the penitentiary is known as prisonization.

Question 40

According to the BJS surveys,which of the following is true of women prisoners?

A)Female prisoners seldom resemble male prisoners in ethnic background and age.
B)Female inmates have shorter criminal records than male inmates.
C)Female prisoners are more likely to be serving time for violent crimes.
D)Female prisoners have experienced lesser physical and sexual abuse than the men.

Question 41

The Prison Community was written by _____.

Question 42

In the United States,the growth in the number of women in prison is increasing much faster than that of men.

Question 43

The theory of importation suggests that inmate subcultures develop in response to the deprivations of prison life.

Question 44

The inmate subculture can vary from one institution to another.

Question 45

The concept of prisonization was identified by Donald Clemmer in his book The Prison Community.

Question 46

Pseudofamilies exist in men's prisons in the same manner they exist in women's prisons.

Question 47

Rose Giallombardo suggested that the inmate subculture in a woman's prison tends to encourage relationships rather than isolation.

Question 48

In his classic work _____,Erving Goffman used the phrase total institution.

Question 49

In the United States,women are more likely than men to be serving time for larceny or fraud.

Question 50

The special language of the inmate subculture is called prison speak.

Question 51

The opportunist takes advantage of the formal self-improvement chances of the prison,such as schooling,trade training,and counseling.

Question 52

The social roles of men's prisons place greater emphasis on homosexual relations as a mode of adaptation to prison life then do women inmates.

Question 53

Women's prisons have the same treatment,education,and recreation programs as men's prisons in the United States.

Question 54

_____ refers to the habits,customs,mores,values,beliefs,or superstitions of the body of incarcerated individuals in correctional institutions.It is also called prisoner subculture.

Question 55

Donald Clemmer coined the term _____.

Question 56

A place where the same people work,play,eat,sleep,and recreate together on a continuous basis is called a _____.

Question 57

Heterosexual inmates often feel compelled to engage in homosexual behavior by the conditions of confinement in U.S.prisons.

Question 58

The social structure and subcultural norms and expectations in women's prisons are the same as those in men's prisons in the U.S.

Question 59

According to a BJS study,an estimated 5.2 per cent of white women are pregnant at the time of incarceration.

Question 60

Security in women's prisons is the same as in men's prisons in the United States.

Question 61

The special language of the inmate subculture is called _____.

Question 62

The pains of imprisonment are described in the book _____ written by Gresham Sykes.

Question 63

The taking on of the ways,mores,customs,and general culture of the penitentiary is known as _____.

Question 64

_____ are women prisoners who are habitual or career offenders and are generally well socialized into lives of crime.

Question 65

In prison,correctional officers dressed in riot gear are called _____.

Question 66

A _____ is a male prisoner who turns prison into home and is well versed in the inmate code.

Question 67

An inmate who provides information about other inmates to the prison administration is called a _____.

Question 68

A set of norms and values among jail inmates is called _____.

Question 69

_____ is a combination of importation theory and deprivation theory.

Question 70

In prison,a male inmate who assumes an aggressive role during homosexual relations is called a _____.

Question 71

In prison,_____ is a phrase used to signal that a guard is coming.

Question 72

A _____ is a male prisoner who adapts to prison by exploiting the minimal pleasures it offers and has little concern for the future.

Question 73

In prison,inmates who are close to the staff are known as _____.

Question 74

_____ are family-like structures,common in women's prisons,in which inmates assume roles similar to those of family members in free society.

Question 75

The belief that inmate subcultures develop in response to the deprivations in prison life is called _____.

Question 76

A prisoner who is knowledgeable in the ways of prison life is said to be _____.

Question 77

The belief that inmate subcultures are brought into prisons from the outside world is called _____.

Question 78

The term _____ refers to the incarceration and interaction of female and male offenders under a single institutional administration.