AMERICAN CORRECTIONS EXAM 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
State use system - Answer-Inmates make goods that are purchased by state
institutions and agencies exclusively. Prison-made products never enter the free
market. Most common form of prison industry today
Public works and ways system - Answer-Version of the State Use System. Inmates
work on public construction and maintenance projects. Tremendous economic
benefits
Forgotten offender - Answer-Term often used to refer to woman prisoners because
they receive very little attention from criminal justice scholars
Importation theory - Answer-Inmate subculture comes into prison from the outside
world. The three prison subcultures include convict, thief, and straight
Convict - Answer-found mostly among "state-raised" youths who have been in and
out of the corrections system or foster programs. Make prison their home because it
is all they know
Thief - Answer-Consider crime a career and are always preparing for the "big score"
Straight - Answer-Bring the culture of conventional society with them to prison. Often
one-time offenders who identify more with the staff than with the other inmates. Want
to avoid trouble and get out as easily as possible
Deprivation theory - Answer-Subculture arises in response to the pains of
imprisonment. Deprivation of liberty autonomy, security, goods and services, and
heterosexual relationships
Pseudo families - Answer-Fake families usually formed by females in prison in order
to create a sense of community
Normative power - Answer-The ability to obtain compliance by manipulating symbolic
rewards
Coercive power - Answer-The ability to obtain compliance by the application or threat
of physical force
Remunerative power - Answer-The ability to obtain compliance in exchange for
material resources
Principle of least eligibility - Answer-Idea that prisoners should not be treated any
better than the least members of society
Group therapy - Answer-A form of psychotherapy that involves one or more
therapists working simultaneously with a small group of clients.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
State use system - Answer-Inmates make goods that are purchased by state
institutions and agencies exclusively. Prison-made products never enter the free
market. Most common form of prison industry today
Public works and ways system - Answer-Version of the State Use System. Inmates
work on public construction and maintenance projects. Tremendous economic
benefits
Forgotten offender - Answer-Term often used to refer to woman prisoners because
they receive very little attention from criminal justice scholars
Importation theory - Answer-Inmate subculture comes into prison from the outside
world. The three prison subcultures include convict, thief, and straight
Convict - Answer-found mostly among "state-raised" youths who have been in and
out of the corrections system or foster programs. Make prison their home because it
is all they know
Thief - Answer-Consider crime a career and are always preparing for the "big score"
Straight - Answer-Bring the culture of conventional society with them to prison. Often
one-time offenders who identify more with the staff than with the other inmates. Want
to avoid trouble and get out as easily as possible
Deprivation theory - Answer-Subculture arises in response to the pains of
imprisonment. Deprivation of liberty autonomy, security, goods and services, and
heterosexual relationships
Pseudo families - Answer-Fake families usually formed by females in prison in order
to create a sense of community
Normative power - Answer-The ability to obtain compliance by manipulating symbolic
rewards
Coercive power - Answer-The ability to obtain compliance by the application or threat
of physical force
Remunerative power - Answer-The ability to obtain compliance in exchange for
material resources
Principle of least eligibility - Answer-Idea that prisoners should not be treated any
better than the least members of society
Group therapy - Answer-A form of psychotherapy that involves one or more
therapists working simultaneously with a small group of clients.
