Correctional Officers Study Guide |100% Correct|

Correctional Officers Study Guide |100% Correct| 4 major tasks (guards) *Ans* 1. security and surveillance 2. service 3. assisting inmates adjust to life inside 4. assisting inmates in preparation to re enter community 5 elements of the prison code *Ans* 1. don't interfere with interests of other inmates 2. play it cool and do your own 3. don't wine 4. don't exploit inmates 5. don't be a sucker aggressive precautions (avoiding victimization) *Ans* younger inmates; tough attitudes characterization of violence *Ans* 1. expressive 2. instrumental children whose parents are in prison *Ans* can suffer from emotional, behavioural and academic problems climber *Ans* typically a young officer interested in promotion common roles (inmate social roles) *Ans* 1. square john 2. right guy 3. rat 4. tough 5. wolf, fag, punk 6. merchant conditions affecting levels of violence *Ans* - conditions inside - CO behaviour - overcrowding - competition coping with confinement *Ans* 1. involvement in obtaining, distributing or using illicit drugs and services 2. consensual sexual relationships 3. mature coping core principle among COs *Ans* never trust an inmate correctional agenda *Ans* more about activities to help inmates cope, and where officers can act as agents of change (difficulty of personal distance) correctional officers *Ans* have the most extensive contact with inmates; can be located on a continuum based on how their exercise their authority critical incidents *Ans* include riots, suicides, hostile situations etc; can result in PTSD deprivation *Ans* - loss of liberty - access to good and services - access to heterosecual relatonships - loss of personal autonomy - loss of personal security deprivation theory of inmate social systems *Ans* developed as a result of inmates trying to mitigate the pains of imprisonment dictator *Ans* enforce their own brand of discipline; tough guy; most likely to be targeted for vengeance dualist *Ans* take security and harmony oriented approach to work; strict but compassionate exercising authority *Ans* considerable flexibility in the applications of regulations expressive violence *Ans* unplanned and non deliberat