Deck 12: Contemporary Prison Life

Question 1

This is a closed environment in which everything is controlled and structured.

A)School.
B)Hospital.
C)Total institution.
D)Mental institution.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which is not one of Sykes' five pains of imprisonment?

A)Deprivation of speech.
B)Deprivation of liberty.
C)Deprivation of goods and services.
D)All of the above.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to Sykes, inmates adopt patterns of behavior called .

A)Subcultures.
B)Argot roles.
C)Argon roles.
D)Prison roles.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

This maximum-security California prison recalls the early separate-and-silent systems.

A)Attica Prison.
B)Pelican Bay State Prison.
C)New Mexico State Penitentiary.
D)Alcatraz.

Question 5

The Attica prison riot occurred in .

A)1981.
B)1951.
C)1971.
D)1991.

Question 6

The New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot occurred in .

A)1980.
B)1951.
C)1971.
D)1931.

Question 7

The major difference between the Attica and New Mexico prison riots was the .

A)Difference in inmate argot roles.
B)Nature of inmate cohesion.
C)Response of the correctional staff.
D)Important role of gangs.

Question 8

These prison response teams handle situations ranging from hostage-taking to unruly inmates.

A)Special Tactics Response Team.
B)Special Operations Response Team.
C)Special Weapons and Tactics Team.
D)K-9 teams.

Question 9

Which is one of Lombardo's variations of correctional officer job assignments?

A)Yard officers.
B)Block officers.
C)Work-detail supervisors.
D)All of the above.

Question 10

The first modern private prisons opened in the early .

A)1970s.
B)1960s.
C)1980s.
D)2000s.

Question 11

According to Lombardo, which general function are correctional officers not expected to perform in every institution?

A)Education.
B)Security.
C)Supervision.
D)Order maintenance.

Question 12

This is the judicial attitude toward prisons prior to the 1960s in which courts did not become involved in prison affairs or inmate rights.

A)Hands-off doctrine.
B)Hands-on doctrine.
C)Judicial isolation.
D)Monroe doctrine.

Question 13

This case allowed inmates to sue for civil rights violations.

A)Gideon v. Wainwright.
B)Wolff v. McDonnell.
C)Argersinger v. Hamlin.
D)Cooper v. Pate.

Question 14

This case defined the processes required for prison disciplinary proceedings.

A)Gideon v. Wainwright.
B)Cooper v. Pate.
C)Argersinger v. Hamlin.
D)Wolff v. McDonnell.

Question 15

According to this amendment, states cannot restrict rights granted by the federal government.

A)Eighth.
B)Fifth.
C)Sixth.
D)Fourteenth.

Question 16

The equal-protection clause of this amendment has been used to help define inmates' rights.

A)Sixth.
B)Fifth.
C)Fourteenth.
D)Eighth.

Question 17

These types of body-cavity searches are prohibited in prisons.

A)Abusive.
B)Non-hygienic.
C)Unreasonably degrading.
D)All of the above.

Question 18

According to Logan, which of the following is a reason supporting private prisons?

A)Private enterprise better controls prison staff.
B)There is more flexibility and accountability.
C)Private prisons can be run more cheaply.
D)All of the above.

Question 19

According to Logan, which of the following is a reason against private prisons?

A)There aren't enough private prisons to go around.
B)There are more riots in private prisons.
C)Private prisons must put profit ahead of inmate welfare.
D)All of the above.

Question 20

Prison controls are established to .

A)Deprive the inmate of discretion.
B)Maintain efficiency.
C)Maintain order.
D)All of the above.

Question 21

This is one of the oldest prison gangs.

A)Mexican Mafia.
B)Aryan Brotherhood.
C)Ku Klux Klan.
D)La Nuestra Familia.

Question 22

In prison, this type of behavior, which describes how the actions of an individual can be transmitted into group actions, can be deadly.

A)Human behavior.
B)Bad behavior.
C)Collective behavior.
D)Odd behavior.

Question 23

According to Useem and Kimball, one of the major contributing factors to the Attica riot was .

A)The random rotation of the guards.
B)A poorly maintained physical plant.
C)Inmate politicization.
D)All of the above.

Question 24

The most prevalent and problematic occupation in the prison is that of the .

A)Correctional officer.
B)Doctor.
C)Chaplain.
D)Secretary.

Question 25

This extremely secure type of prison strictly limits inmate contact with other inmates, correctional staff, and the outside world.

A)Maxi-max prison.
B)Supermax prison.
C)Private prison.
D)Federal prison.

Question 26

In 1983, the federal penitentiary at became the first standalone supermax prison in the United States.

A)Marion, Illinois.
B)Atlanta, Georgia.
C)San Bernardino, California.
D)Detroit, Michigan.

Question 27

How might inmates address the conditions of their confinement?

A)Write letters to correctional officials.
B)Petition the parole board.
C)Act out violently.
D)All of the above.

Question 28

What was the purpose of the Stanford prison experiment?

A)To test the effects of prison food.
B)To test the effects of prison life on inmates and staff.
C)To learn how to build better prisons.
D)To create better models of rehabilitation.

Question 29

These prison units handle especially dangerous situations such as hostage-taking.

A)Special armed prison units (SAPU).
B)Special weapons and tactics teams (SWAT).
C)Special corrections units (SCU).
D)Special operations response teams (SORT).

Question 30

There are more inmates in private facilities than in public facilities.

Question 31

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the incarceration rate steadily decreased from 2000 to 2009.

Question 32

Women's prisons are much like men's prisons.

Question 33

Over the years, prison bureaucratization has decreased the number of specialist guards.

Question 34

The type of visitation that inmates are allowed varies considerably by institution.

Question 35

The Constitution protects against the search of prison cells for contraband.

Question 36

The rights lost by inmates should be consistent with the desires and wishes of the general populace.

Question 37

The 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment could easily be repeated today.

Question 38

During the Attica riot, the inmates initially presented a united front and negotiated as a group.

Question 39

The courts have determined that inmates are allowed little to no due process.

Question 40

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, inmates assault other inmates far more than they assault prison staff.

Question 41

The prison is a delicate social system that includes not only inmates, but also guards and administrators.

Question 42

The pains of imprisonment do not define the prison experience.

Question 43

Many of the argot roles described by Sykes have been overtaken by the emergence of prison gangs.

Question 44

Without proper vigilance, gangs can take partial control of any prison.

Question 45

The signature feature of the California prison gang structure is that it is based on gender.

Question 46

Running a truly safe prison requires no inmate cooperation.

Question 47

Inmate legal rights are totally restricted.

Question 48

Women cannot be excluded from the core duties of the correctional officer because of their sex.

Question 49

Prison officials have wide discretion in limiting the mail and publications that inmates can send and receive.

Question 50

According to Irwin, how do inmates develop their prison identities?

Question 51

List one reason that supermax prisons are expensive to maintain.

Question 52

List one way the social upheavals of the 1960s affected prisons.

Question 53

What type of inmate discrimination does the Fourteenth Amendment address?

Question 54

What is the relationship between economics and the argument for private prisons?

Question 55

According to Sykes, how do modern prisons make incarceration painful?

Question 56

List one qualification to Gresham Sykes' system of argot roles.

Question 57

List two ways that prisons attempt to control gangs.

Question 58

Why may long-term solitary confinement be problematic for inmates?

Question 59

List three features of contemporary prisons that make riots less likely and less deadly.