Corrections Final Exam
Correctional staff members have 4 main goals - correct answer-1. To provide for the security
of the community by incarcerating those who break the law.
2. To promote the smooth and effective functioning of the institution.
3. To ensure that incarceration is secure and humane.
4. To give inmates the opportunity to develop a positive lifestyle while incarcerated and gain
employment skills.
A typical correctional staff hierarchy includes: - correct answer-1. Administrative staff (
wardens, superintendents, assistant superintendents)
2. Program staff ( psychologists, medical doctors, nurses, teachers. Counselors)
3. Custodial staff ( majors , captains , lieutenants, sergeants)
legitimate power - correct answer-the power a person receives as a result of his or her
position in the formal hierarchy of an organization ( correctional officers have power by virtue
of their positions within the organization)
coercive power - correct answer-The ability of a manager to punish others ( inmates beliefs
that a correctional officer can and will punish disobedience )
Subculture within CO - correct answer-1. The friend - gives orders and enjoys the feeling of
power
2. The reformer- constantly finds problems within the way the institution is run.
3. The turnkey - interacts little with other officers and does little to get through work day .
Subculture within inmates - correct answer-1. The real man - do time , do not complain , do
not cause problems for other inmates .
2. The opportunist - sees prison as an opportunity for person advancement.
3. The radical - believe that a discriminatory world has denied them the education and skills
to succeed.
deprivation theory - correct answer-The belief that inmate subcultures develop in response
to the deprivations in prison life.
importation theory - correct answer-the belief that inmate subcultures are brought into
prisons from the outside world
Integration Model - correct answer-a combination of importation theory and deprivation
theory. The belief that, in childhood, some inmates acquired, usually from peers, values that
support law-violating behavior but that the norms and standards in prison also affect inmates
prison code - correct answer-A set of norms and values among prison inmates. It is
generally antagonistic to the official administration and rehabilitation programs of the prison.
Correctional staff members have 4 main goals - correct answer-1. To provide for the security
of the community by incarcerating those who break the law.
2. To promote the smooth and effective functioning of the institution.
3. To ensure that incarceration is secure and humane.
4. To give inmates the opportunity to develop a positive lifestyle while incarcerated and gain
employment skills.
A typical correctional staff hierarchy includes: - correct answer-1. Administrative staff (
wardens, superintendents, assistant superintendents)
2. Program staff ( psychologists, medical doctors, nurses, teachers. Counselors)
3. Custodial staff ( majors , captains , lieutenants, sergeants)
legitimate power - correct answer-the power a person receives as a result of his or her
position in the formal hierarchy of an organization ( correctional officers have power by virtue
of their positions within the organization)
coercive power - correct answer-The ability of a manager to punish others ( inmates beliefs
that a correctional officer can and will punish disobedience )
Subculture within CO - correct answer-1. The friend - gives orders and enjoys the feeling of
power
2. The reformer- constantly finds problems within the way the institution is run.
3. The turnkey - interacts little with other officers and does little to get through work day .
Subculture within inmates - correct answer-1. The real man - do time , do not complain , do
not cause problems for other inmates .
2. The opportunist - sees prison as an opportunity for person advancement.
3. The radical - believe that a discriminatory world has denied them the education and skills
to succeed.
deprivation theory - correct answer-The belief that inmate subcultures develop in response
to the deprivations in prison life.
importation theory - correct answer-the belief that inmate subcultures are brought into
prisons from the outside world
Integration Model - correct answer-a combination of importation theory and deprivation
theory. The belief that, in childhood, some inmates acquired, usually from peers, values that
support law-violating behavior but that the norms and standards in prison also affect inmates
prison code - correct answer-A set of norms and values among prison inmates. It is
generally antagonistic to the official administration and rehabilitation programs of the prison.
