CRJ Exam #4 Questions and Answers
What is the point of entry into the criminal justice system? - Answer-Jails
Why is the role of correctional staff particularly important? - Answer-They provide the front-line
supervision and control of inmates
Which movement served as an impetus for the prisoner rights movement in the 1960s-1970s? -
Answer-The civil rights movement
What was one of the factors that contributed to the prison uprising in Attica, New York in 1971? -
Answer-Racial tensions with a mostly white prison staff supervising a mostly minority inmate population
Responsibilities of captains in prisons often include which of the following? - Answer-Working with
administrators in policymaking and disciplinary matters
Correctional officers who supervise the daily activities and general well-being of inmates in cell blocks
are categorized as: - Answer-Cell block officers
, Correctional officers who observe inmates in the prison yard while positioned in isolated posts high
above the yard would be categorized as: - Answer-Tower guards
How do correctional staff identify a suspicion that something may be wrong? - Answer-Knowing when
things just don't look right
What was the main purpose of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995? - Answer-To discourage
frivolous and abusive prison lawsuits
What has the state of Pennsylvania implemented to deal with inmate drug use? - Answer-Prosecuting
inmates caught in possession of drugs
The characteristic that most distinguishes female inmates from male inmates is: - Answer-Concerns
regarding their children male inmates do not experience
Female prison inmates' conflict and guilt resulting from the separation from their children is often
referred to as: - Answer-Pains of imprisonment
Instead of forming gangs as male inmates tend to do, female prison inmates tend to do what? - Answer-
Form mock families
Why is it that male correctional staff prefer to work in male institutions rather than female prisons? -
Answer-Male inmates are considered more cooperative and respectful than female inmates
Which of the following is true of geriatric inmates? - Answer-Many have chronic health problems
What is the dual dilemma mentally ill inmates pose for correctional administrators? - Answer-They are
often violent and may be serving a long sentence
What is the point of entry into the criminal justice system? - Answer-Jails
Why is the role of correctional staff particularly important? - Answer-They provide the front-line
supervision and control of inmates
Which movement served as an impetus for the prisoner rights movement in the 1960s-1970s? -
Answer-The civil rights movement
What was one of the factors that contributed to the prison uprising in Attica, New York in 1971? -
Answer-Racial tensions with a mostly white prison staff supervising a mostly minority inmate population
Responsibilities of captains in prisons often include which of the following? - Answer-Working with
administrators in policymaking and disciplinary matters
Correctional officers who supervise the daily activities and general well-being of inmates in cell blocks
are categorized as: - Answer-Cell block officers
, Correctional officers who observe inmates in the prison yard while positioned in isolated posts high
above the yard would be categorized as: - Answer-Tower guards
How do correctional staff identify a suspicion that something may be wrong? - Answer-Knowing when
things just don't look right
What was the main purpose of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995? - Answer-To discourage
frivolous and abusive prison lawsuits
What has the state of Pennsylvania implemented to deal with inmate drug use? - Answer-Prosecuting
inmates caught in possession of drugs
The characteristic that most distinguishes female inmates from male inmates is: - Answer-Concerns
regarding their children male inmates do not experience
Female prison inmates' conflict and guilt resulting from the separation from their children is often
referred to as: - Answer-Pains of imprisonment
Instead of forming gangs as male inmates tend to do, female prison inmates tend to do what? - Answer-
Form mock families
Why is it that male correctional staff prefer to work in male institutions rather than female prisons? -
Answer-Male inmates are considered more cooperative and respectful than female inmates
Which of the following is true of geriatric inmates? - Answer-Many have chronic health problems
What is the dual dilemma mentally ill inmates pose for correctional administrators? - Answer-They are
often violent and may be serving a long sentence
