Chapter 7 The Prison Experience: Males – Flashcards
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Total institution
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term coined by Irving Goffman to describe an institution that has total control over all aspects of those confined there
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No-frills policy
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inmates will receive the bare minimum of food, services, and programs and medical care required by law
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Prison classification
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method of assessing inmate risks and needs that balances the security concerns of the institution with treatment needs of the individual
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External classification system
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determines the level of security and control needed for the incoming prison population
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Internal classification system
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determines the cell or housing unit where inmates will be housed as well as facility programs to which they are assigned
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Big house
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type of large fortress-like prison that dominated corrections in the early part of the 20th century
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Gresham Sykes
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Developed a typology of prison social roles and inmate culture
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Inmate code
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An unwritten but powerful code regulating inmate behavior; inmates codes are functional to both inmates and prison administrators because they tend to promote order within the walls
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Donald Clemmer
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known for his research at Menard Correctional Center; coined the term 'prisonization', which defines how inmates learn to adapt to prison while taking on the prison culture
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Prisonization
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the process by which inmates learn and internalize the customs and culture of prison
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Prison culture
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the values, norms, and attitudes that inmates form in terms of institutional survival
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Deprivational model
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a model that views the losses experienced by an inmate during incarceration as one of the costs of imprisonment
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Importation model
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a model that suggests that the influences prisoners bring into the prison affect their process of imprisonment
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Situational model
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a model that suggests that prison culture is influenced by situations rather than remaining constant and can vary over time and place
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Administrative control model
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a model that contends that the management style of the prison has influence over what takes place in inmate culture
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Argot
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form of slang inmates use in prison settings to express how they feel
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Prison gang
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a group of inmates who are bound together by mutual interests, have identifiable leadership, and act in concert to achieve a specific purpose that generally includes the conduct of the illegal activity
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Security threat groups (STGs)
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the name the law enforcement and corrections officials give to groups that exhibit gang like activity
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Contraband
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unauthorized materials possessed by prisoners
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Sexual victimization
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forcing an inmate to submit sexually to one or more inmates
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Prison rape elimination act (PREA)
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this act established the "zero tolerance" for rape in custodial settings, required data collection on the incidence of rape in each state, and established a National Prison Rape Elimination Commission
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Protective custody
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form of segregation, not for punishment but intended to isolate potential victims from predators
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Prison violence
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can vary from riots to staff assaults, inmate assaults, staff assaults of inmates, or self-inflicted violence
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Prison riot
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collective response of inmates that is violent, in which they strike out against what they consider unfair prison conditions
