Corrections Final Exam Questions with
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Guard - ANS-Does nothing more than watch locked-up inmates
Correctional officer - ANS-Ensures that offenders complete their sentences in a way
that addresses the wide range of problems they often bring with them, while maintaining
public safety
Goals of correctional staff - ANS-1. Public Safety
2. Effective functioning of prison
3. Incarceration is secure and humane
4. Give inmates opportunity to develop a positive lifestyle
Staff members - ANS--Administrative staff
-Clerical personnel (keeps records)
-Program staff (psychologists)
-Custodial staff (correctional officers)
-Service and maintenance staff (outside contractors)
-Volunteers (speak)
Program staff - ANS-Concerned with encouraging prisoners to participate in
educational, vocational, and treatment programs (1.7%)
Custodial staff - ANS--Directly involved in managing inmates
-Role- control prisoners within the institution
-Organized in a military-style hierarchy (63%)
Correctional officer power (5) - ANS--Legitimate power
-Coercive power
-Reward power
-Expert power
-Referent power
Staff Subculture - ANS--Beliefs, values, and behavior of staff
-Differs from inmate subculture
-Includes: going to aid of officer in distress, don't rat out officers, never make fellow
officer look bad
CO gender: - ANS--75% male
-25% female
, CO race/ethnicity: - ANS--68% white
-21% black
-8% Hispanic
CO personalities - ANS-Distinctive personal characteristics of CO's, including
behavioral, emotional, and social traits
Common CO personality types: - ANS-Dictator, Friend, Merchant, Turnkey, Climber,
Reformer, Do-Gooder
CO Job Assignments - ANS-Block officers, Work Detail Supervisors, Industrial Shop
and School Officers, Yard Officers, Administrative Officers, Perimeter Security Officers,
Relief Officers
Female CO's - ANS--Face problems
-Use communication
-Less aggressive style
-Verbal skills/ intuition
-Rely on established disciplinary rules
-Assaulted less often
-Fewer sexual harassment
High turnover rate due to: - ANS--Low pay
-Stressful work environment
-Rural prison locations
-Stepping stone for other careers
-Stigma associated with job
Results of high turnover rate: - ANS-Training and overtime Expenses, added stress for
remaining COs, Decrease safety
T/F: Stress is more commonplace in correctional work than in other jobs - ANS-True
Sources of correctional officer stress: - ANS--Powerlessness
-Meaninglessness
-Social isolation
-Job dangerousness
-Job pay
-Conflict with supervisors/peers
High levels of job stress can lead to: - ANS--Poor job performance
-Social problems
-Mental health problems
-Physical illness
-Job burnout
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Guard - ANS-Does nothing more than watch locked-up inmates
Correctional officer - ANS-Ensures that offenders complete their sentences in a way
that addresses the wide range of problems they often bring with them, while maintaining
public safety
Goals of correctional staff - ANS-1. Public Safety
2. Effective functioning of prison
3. Incarceration is secure and humane
4. Give inmates opportunity to develop a positive lifestyle
Staff members - ANS--Administrative staff
-Clerical personnel (keeps records)
-Program staff (psychologists)
-Custodial staff (correctional officers)
-Service and maintenance staff (outside contractors)
-Volunteers (speak)
Program staff - ANS-Concerned with encouraging prisoners to participate in
educational, vocational, and treatment programs (1.7%)
Custodial staff - ANS--Directly involved in managing inmates
-Role- control prisoners within the institution
-Organized in a military-style hierarchy (63%)
Correctional officer power (5) - ANS--Legitimate power
-Coercive power
-Reward power
-Expert power
-Referent power
Staff Subculture - ANS--Beliefs, values, and behavior of staff
-Differs from inmate subculture
-Includes: going to aid of officer in distress, don't rat out officers, never make fellow
officer look bad
CO gender: - ANS--75% male
-25% female
, CO race/ethnicity: - ANS--68% white
-21% black
-8% Hispanic
CO personalities - ANS-Distinctive personal characteristics of CO's, including
behavioral, emotional, and social traits
Common CO personality types: - ANS-Dictator, Friend, Merchant, Turnkey, Climber,
Reformer, Do-Gooder
CO Job Assignments - ANS-Block officers, Work Detail Supervisors, Industrial Shop
and School Officers, Yard Officers, Administrative Officers, Perimeter Security Officers,
Relief Officers
Female CO's - ANS--Face problems
-Use communication
-Less aggressive style
-Verbal skills/ intuition
-Rely on established disciplinary rules
-Assaulted less often
-Fewer sexual harassment
High turnover rate due to: - ANS--Low pay
-Stressful work environment
-Rural prison locations
-Stepping stone for other careers
-Stigma associated with job
Results of high turnover rate: - ANS-Training and overtime Expenses, added stress for
remaining COs, Decrease safety
T/F: Stress is more commonplace in correctional work than in other jobs - ANS-True
Sources of correctional officer stress: - ANS--Powerlessness
-Meaninglessness
-Social isolation
-Job dangerousness
-Job pay
-Conflict with supervisors/peers
High levels of job stress can lead to: - ANS--Poor job performance
-Social problems
-Mental health problems
-Physical illness
-Job burnout
