Deck 7: Correctional Personnel

Question 1

In 1971 a major prison riot occurred at the Attica facility in which state?

A) Mississippi
B) Missouri
C) New Jersey
D) New York

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In 2019 the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were about ________ people working in corrections in the United States.

A) 450,000
B) 45,000
C) 175,600
D) 264,000

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Correctional officers typically work in all of the following settings except:

A) residential treatment centers
B) jails
C) prisons
D) penitentiaries

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In institutional settings the responsibility for enforcement of rules, keeping order, and settling inmate disputes is the responsibility of the:

A) classification officers
B) correctional officers
C) parole officers
D) deputy warden

Question 5

Prisons may have groups of officers that operate almost like police SWAT teams. Frequently these groups are called:

A) ACE
B) SMART
C) SORT
D) ROP

Question 6

Learning how to perform a job through the process of following a veteran employee is known as:

A) job shadowing
B) job recruiting
C) job retention
D) stalking

Question 7

The first women employed in the field of corrections typically worked with female inmates and juveniles. Often their job title was:

A) correctional officer
B) counselor
C) nurse
D) matron

Question 8

Inmate screening, risk and needs assessment, and psychological testing are often performed by:

A) physicians' assistants
B) associate wardens
C) correctional officers
D) correctional counselors

Question 9

In most states parole officers work for:

A) local governments
B) state governments
C) private companies
D) community non-profit organizations

Question 10

In the United States ______ of the correctional officers are female.

A) 28%
B) 50%
C) 12%
D) less than 1%

Question 11

According to the text, which of the following nations has the highest percentage of female correctional officers?

A) Italy
B) United States
C) Denmark
D) Canada

Question 12

Much like police officers, correctional personnel are required to exercise a great deal of ________ in carrying out their duties.

A) optimism
B) compassion
C) discretion
D) negligence

Question 13

Improper use of agency resources (such as taking home office supplies) would be considered:

A) deviance against the individual
B) deviance against the institution
C) abuse of force
D) none of the above

Question 14

Most of the inmate-on-officer assaults in prisons each year are:

A) minor
B) fatal
C) major
D) not reported

Question 15

There are a growing number of people with college degrees entering the field of corrections.

Question 16

Correctional personnel working at the local level tend to have the most opportunities for promotion and career development.

Question 17

The entry level position for most people working in institutional corrections is case manager.

Question 18

Correctional officers are at the bottom of the institutional hierarchy.

Question 19

Most states require more than 100 hours of pre-service correctional academy training.

Question 20

In most prisons the person with the highest rank among treatment personnel is an educational diagnostician.

Question 21

In the United States most jails and prisons require a 4-year degree for entry level employment.

Question 22

Some states deliver probation and parole services by a single agency.

Question 23

Nationwide in the United States 47% of the correctional officers are female.

Question 24

Between 2009 and 2017 each year about 100 correctional officers were killed in the line of duty.

Question 25

The text outlined a number of duties associated with the position of correctional officer. What are some of these duties and what roles do COs play in the smooth day-to-day operations of a prison?

Question 26

Discuss some of the challenges faced by women working in the field of corrections. Why do women want to work in what has been a traditionally heavily male-dominated career field?

Question 27

List and discuss some of the duties performed by correctional counselors who work in institutional settings.

Question 28

What do we mean by abuse of authority by correctional personnel? List and define some of the possible abuses of authority.

Question 29

Many people would assume that working in a prison presents a number of serious possible threats to employees. Are prisons dangerous places to work? Why or why not?