Deck 13: Connections: The Prison Community From a Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy Perspective, Lori Sexton

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a major indicator of social disorganization?

A)Concentrated disadvantage
B)Industrialization
C)Commercialization
D)Residential instability

Answer 1

Industrialization

Question 2

Which of the following renders the examination of collective efficacy among transgender prisoners most complicated?

A)Transgender prisoners do not belong to traditional communities
B)Transgender prisoners are not subject to informal social control
C)Collective efficacy cannot exist in a prison setting
D)Transgender prisoners are members of both identity-based communities and spatially-bounded neighborhoods

Answer 2

Transgender prisoners are members of both identity-based communities and spatially-bounded neighborhoods

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of the prison community?

A)Keeping prisoners in a single housing unit is a form of spatial demarcation
B)Spatial demarcation of prison neighborhoods cultivates collective identity
C)Cultural approach to community explains collective identity better
D)All of the above

Answer 3

Spatial demarcation of prison neighborhoods cultivates collective identity

Question 4

In what ways is the "prison as city" metaphor an apt one? In what ways do prisons depart from cities, and how does this impact the examination of social disorganization and collective efficacy?

Question 5

Define and describe the two different ways of examining social disorganization and collective efficacy in prison.Explain the challenges and benefits of each.

Question 6

How does a focus on transgender prisoners-as a very uniquely situated group within prison-facilitate the study of social disorganization and collective efficacy in prison?