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CJ 2430 - Exam 3 Questions and Correct
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What is important about 1934 'Sex in Prison' by Joseph Fishman?
Ans: marked beginning of social scientific study of inmate
subcultures in maximum-security institutions
What is the inmate code?
Ans: set of rules of conduct that reflects values/norms of the
prison social system
What do the "politicians of the convict society" do?
Ans: attempt to represent convict interests and distribute
valued goods in return for support
T/F: The prisoner subculture is isolated, separate, and opposed to the
dominant culture.
Ans: false
What does the term "fish" mean?
Ans: the newcomer
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Describe prisonization:
Ans: the process by which a new inmate absorbs the customs
of prison society and learns to adapt to the environment
Who is the "right guy" or "real man"?
Ans: an upholder of prisoner values and interests
Who is the "square John"?
Ans: an inmate with a noncriminal self-concept
Who is the "punk"?
Ans: passive homosexual
Who is the "rat"?
Ans: an inmate who squeals or sells out to the authorities
Who is the "gorilla" or "wolf"?
Ans: an aggressive inmate who pursues his own self-interest at
others' expense
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T/F: Many prisons are marked today by racially motivated violence,
organizations based on race, and voluntary segregation by inmates by
race whenever possible, such as in recreation areas and dining halls.
Ans: true
T/F: Research has shown that a vast majority of inmates hold views on
law and justice similar to those held by the general public.
Ans: true
What does John Irwin and Donald Cressey suggest the three prison
subcultures are?
Ans: convict, thief, and "straight"
What does Edward Zamble and Frank Porporino believe inmate
behavior results from?
Ans: how inmates cope with and adapt to the prison
environment
What are the four basic role orientations to adapt to prison?
Ans: doing time, gleaning, jailing, and disorganized criminal
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CJ 2430 - Exam 3 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
What is important about 1934 'Sex in Prison' by Joseph Fishman?
Ans: marked beginning of social scientific study of inmate
subcultures in maximum-security institutions
What is the inmate code?
Ans: set of rules of conduct that reflects values/norms of the
prison social system
What do the "politicians of the convict society" do?
Ans: attempt to represent convict interests and distribute
valued goods in return for support
T/F: The prisoner subculture is isolated, separate, and opposed to the
dominant culture.
Ans: false
What does the term "fish" mean?
Ans: the newcomer
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Describe prisonization:
Ans: the process by which a new inmate absorbs the customs
of prison society and learns to adapt to the environment
Who is the "right guy" or "real man"?
Ans: an upholder of prisoner values and interests
Who is the "square John"?
Ans: an inmate with a noncriminal self-concept
Who is the "punk"?
Ans: passive homosexual
Who is the "rat"?
Ans: an inmate who squeals or sells out to the authorities
Who is the "gorilla" or "wolf"?
Ans: an aggressive inmate who pursues his own self-interest at
others' expense
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T/F: Many prisons are marked today by racially motivated violence,
organizations based on race, and voluntary segregation by inmates by
race whenever possible, such as in recreation areas and dining halls.
Ans: true
T/F: Research has shown that a vast majority of inmates hold views on
law and justice similar to those held by the general public.
Ans: true
What does John Irwin and Donald Cressey suggest the three prison
subcultures are?
Ans: convict, thief, and "straight"
What does Edward Zamble and Frank Porporino believe inmate
behavior results from?
Ans: how inmates cope with and adapt to the prison
environment
What are the four basic role orientations to adapt to prison?
Ans: doing time, gleaning, jailing, and disorganized criminal
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