Deck 8: Doing Time: The Experience of Inmates

Question 1

According to statistics from 2014-15, what age group represented 50 percent of all Indigenous offenders?

A) those under 18 years of age
B) those under 20 years of age
C) those under 30 years of age
D) those under 40 years of age

Answer 1

those under 30 years of age

Question 2

What group of federal inmates has recently increased by 70 percent from a decade ago, making it the fastest-growing group in federal prisons?

A) Indigenous persons
B) Asian Canadians
C) Middle Eastern Canadians
D) Black Canadians

Answer 2

Black Canadians

Question 3

Transgendered inmates and inmates who identified as non-gender conforming were assessed based on their primary sexual characteristics. As a result, what were they subjected to?

A) violence and intimidation
B) emotional abuse
C) physical and sexual abuse
D) racial discrimination

Answer 3

violence and intimidation

Question 4

Historically, what have assessments of transgendered inmates and inmates who identified as non-gender confirming been based on?

A) their primary sexual characteristics
B) Rosenberg's Scale of Distinction
C) their desired sexual identity
D) their need for medical intervention

Question 5

Which health-related factor of inmates in Canadian prisons is roughly 30 percent more prevalent in prisons than in Canada's general population?

A) smoking
B) obesity
C) prescription drug abuse
D) illegal drug use

Question 6

What term refers to the deprivations experienced by inmates confined in correctional institutions, including their losses in terms of autonomy, privacy, security, and freedom of movement and association?

A) being a Lifer
B) hard Time
C) pains of imprisonment
D) "just another day inside"

Question 7

Which of the following is exemplified by an inmate who misses her children, her husband, her independence, her smartphone, and having baths?

A) the pains of imprisonment
B) the pains of institutionalization
C) the deprivations of confinement
D) the deprivations of imprisonment

Question 8

Which theory explains the evolution of the inmate social system that leads to an inmate becoming involved in the drug trade in prison in an effort to make money to access other illegal goods in the institution, including tobacco?

A) deficit theory
B) transfer theory
C) deprivation theory
D) importation theory

Question 9

Which of the following best describes an offender who displays a fear of being released into the community, as a result of having become prisonized?

A) institutionalized
B) disgruntled with society
C) reclusive
D) scamming the system

Question 10

Which term best describes an offender who started breaking the law early in life and has spent more than half of his life behind bars?

A) a lifer
B) a hard case
C) state-raised
D) a juvenile delinquent

Question 11

What informal set of rules followed by prisoners includes never ratting out another prisoner, keeping to yourself, and NOT helping the guards?

A) the inmate code
B) veiled threats
C) NOT the normal code of behaviour
D) scare rumours

Question 12

What social (or argot) role does a new inmate exemplify when he decides to engage in constructive activities and relationships with treatment staff and correctional officers?

A) a fish
B) a goof
C) a right guy
D) a square john

Question 13

Which term is defined as an inmate "sucking up" to the prison staff?

A) jeffing
B) biting
C) snitching
D) squealing

Question 14

Upon entry into an institution, Inmate A is subjected to verbal and physical abuse from Inmate B who is looking for a "punk" to have sexual relations with. What social (or argot) role does Inmate B exemplify?

A) the boss
B) the hook
C) the Viking
D) the booty bandit

Question 15

What section of the prison can the inmate ask to be transferred to increase his personal safety?

A) protective custody
B) solitary confinement
C) special handling unit
D) involuntary segregation

Question 16

What does research evidence reveal about violence and exploitation in prison?

A) Older inmates commit a disproportionate number of prison assaults.
B) Poor inmates are NO more likely to be victimized than richer inmates.
C) Inmates convicted of murder account for a disproportionate share of prison violence.
D) Prison assaults are disproportionately committed in institutions that are overcrowded.

Question 17

What term is exemplified when an inmate decides to use her time in prison to attain her high-school diploma and reconnect with her culture by taking Indigenous-focused treatment programs?

A) mature coping
B) individualization
C) responsibilization
D) institutionalized autonomy

Question 18

What term describes the actions of a woman prisoner who often scratches her arms and legs to point they are bleeding?

A) attention-getting syndrome
B) self-injurious behaviour
C) "scratching off prison dirt"
D) "no pain no gain"

Question 19

Which offender population is at greatest risk of committing suicide?

A) male offenders
B) women offenders
C) offenders imprisoned for sexual offences
D) offenders imprisoned for drug-related offences

Question 20

Which offender population is at highest risk for self-injurious behaviour?

A) male offenders
B) young offenders
C) women offenders
D) elderly offenders

Question 21

What are the three most common complaints and grievances filed by federal inmates in Canadian correctional facilities?

A) healthcare, institutional transfers, and staff conduct
B) healthcare, institutional transfers, and administrative segregation
C) cleanliness of the institution, institutional transfers, and staff conduct
D) cleanliness of the institution, staff conduct, and administrative segregation

Question 22

Time inside a prison can affect a prisoner's physical health. Describe and explain the causes and consequences of prisoners' health issues.

Question 23

Identify the challenges and risks faced by LGBTQ prisoners today.