Question 1

The most effective treatment programs are those designed to change static criminogenic factors.

Accepted Answer

Static criminogenic factors are characteristics that cannot be changed (e.g., past criminal history, age at first offense), whereas effective treatment programs focus on changing dynamic criminogenic factors, which are changeable traits (e.g., substance abuse, antisocial behavior).

Question 2

It appears that prison management increasingly may be the responsibility of corporate employees in private facilities in the twenty-first century.

Accepted Answer

The trend towards privatization of prisons has been growing, with more governments outsourcing the management and operation of correctional facilities to private companies, making prison management increasingly the responsibility of corporate employees.

Question 3

The majority of the nation's privately held state prisoners are in southern and western states.

Accepted Answer

The majority of privately held state prisoners are indeed in southern and western states, reflecting broader trends in incarceration practices and the distribution of private prison facilities across the United States. These regions have historically been more likely to contract with private prison companies.

Question 4

The ________ level of a federal prison is determined by such features as the prison's design, perimeter, and staff-to-inmate ratio.

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Question 5

Of the five security levels used by the federal prison system, ________ security facilities are called U.S. Penitentiaries and have perimeters featuring walls or reinforced fences.

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Question 6

When a prison has a greater number of inmates than was intended by its planners or architects, the prison is said to have exceeded its ________ capacity.

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Question 7

Of the two predominate ways for prison officials to handle troublesome inmates, the ________ approach is when the problem inmates are spread around various units in the prison or even to other prisons in the system.

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Question 8

________ segregation is often for an indeterminate period and is considered nonpunitive in nature.

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Question 9

Inmates under ________ segregation are being punished for rule violations that occurred in the prison setting.

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Question 10

Officials use ________ classification to determine a prisoner's housing, program options and work assignments while in the prison.

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Question 11

Prison ________ assessment attempts to determine the risk an offender poses to escape or to be a management problem for prison officials.

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Question 12

________ factors are those factors that are known to cause criminal behavior.

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Question 13

Criminogenic factors that are unchangeable are called ________ factors.

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Question 14

Staff members who maintain order in the institution and enforce rule and regulations are called ________ officers.

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Question 15

A(n) ________ prison is a correctional facility operated by a non-governmental organization that is under contract with federal or state authorities to provide security, housing, and programs to adult offenders.

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Question 16

Match the following terms with their meanings.
-Design capacity

Accepted Answer

Design capacity refers to the number of inmates that facility planners or architects intended as the facility's capacity, focusing on the physical structure and design of the facility rather than operational or staffing considerations.

Question 17

Match the following terms with their meanings.
-Rated capacity

Accepted Answer

Rated capacity refers to the maximum number of beds or inmates allocated by an official to institutions in the state.

Question 18

Match the following terms with their meanings.
-Operational capacity

Accepted Answer

Operational capacity refers to the ability of a facility, including its staff, programs, and services, to accommodate a certain number of inmates.

Question 19

Match the following terms with their meanings.
-Supermax prison

Accepted Answer

Supermax prisons are characterized by the highest level of security, where inmates are highly restricted in their interactions with others and are often kept in solitary confinement.

Question 20

Match the following terms with their meanings.
-Minimum-security facility

Accepted Answer

Minimum-security facilities are characterized by inmates having considerable personal freedom and more relaxed supervision, distinguishing them from higher security prisons.

Quiz 7: Managing Prisons and Prisoners