Question 1

During the early 1970s there was an era called the _______________ where many correctional programs were established and there was a belief that corrections could successfully change offenders.

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Question 2

Describe the CO's role ambiguity in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Question 3

The term ___________________ refers to a situation today where courts are inclined to rule in favor of prison officials and give them deference in decisions regarding running the prison.

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Question 4

Discuss ethical issues for probation and parole officers and differentiate them.

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Question 5

Describe the CO subculture.

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Question 6

List and describe some forms of corruption committed by CO's.

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Question 7

___________________ is Syke's term for when officers become indebted to inmates and return favors.

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Question 8

Sometimes correctional officers have the power to do things that they don't have the ___________________________ to do.

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Question 9

The United States has some of the _______________ incarceration rates in the world.

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Question 10

According to your text,what are some ways that morality can be maintained in prison?

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Question 11

What are the two interests treatment staff have to balance? Give examples of some ethical concerns of treatment personnel.

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Question 12

Institutional correctional personnel can be divided into two groups: correctional officers and their supervisors and ________________________.

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Question 13

Describe the types of probation officers and ethical issues for each.

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Question 14

What are some ways to reduce corruption in the prison environment?

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Question 15

Children of inmates are ______________ times more likely to be delinquent.

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Question 16

The _________________ was an electrical device used to torture prisoners in the Cummins prison farm.

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Question 17

Describe the discretion of probation and parole officers and provide examples of ethical and unethical applications of discretion.

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Question 18

Officers who do the minimal level of work are referred to as ____________.

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Question 19

Describe how CO's have discretion similar to police officers and court personnel.

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Question 20

_________________ referred to a method of punishment wherein officers would beat an inmate to "teach him a lesson".

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Quiz 12: Discretion and Dilemmas in Corrections