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Which of the following is not an advantage of classification?

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Can aim to place inmates in more secure and expensive housing than they really need.

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A fortress-like prison emphasizing security and control was known as the:

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Big House

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The process by which inmates learn and internalize the customs and culture of prisons is:

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prisonization

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The model that views losses by an inmate during incarceration as one of the costs of imprisonment is the:

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deprivation model

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A model that suggests that influences that prisoners bring into prison affect their process of imprisonment is the:

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importation model

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A new inmate, in prison slang, is a:

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fish

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Prison gangs are also called:

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security threat group

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Prison gangs originated with the arrests and convictions of street gang members in the:

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1960s

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Within prisons, gangs run activities such as:

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all of these choices

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In a study done on Texas inmates Trulson and Marquart found that violence among integrated inmates is ______ than violence between segregated inmates.

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lower

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_____ ______ continue to be a major concern in prisons.

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Contraband items

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In an attempt to eliminate sexual victimization in prison, the ________ was passed by Congress in 2003.

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PRE Act

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An estimated __________ or 4.5% of state and federal inmates were sexually victimized once or more.

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60,500

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Some at-risk inmates are segregated into:

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protective custody

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The _________ model has been used for security in most institutions.

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paramilitary

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Corrections officers have a dual role: maintainers of order and security and advocates of:

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treatment and rehabilitation

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Corrections officers need:

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all of these choices

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What level of education does the Federal Bureau of Prisons require for correctional officers?

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three years of college

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Which is not one of the tenets of the inmate code?

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Back down from a fight you will not win.

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The female prison population is:

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growing at a faster rate than the male prison population

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Women prisoners:

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make up 7 percent of the prison population

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The female prison population is increasing because:

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women are committing more serious crimes

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What percent of incarcerated women have received welfare sometime during their adult lives?

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Approximately 50 percent

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of women in prison?

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Women in prison have a solid employment history.

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Which researchers found that women in prison cope by establishing homosexual relationships?

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Ward and Kassebaum

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A grouping of unrelated individuals who have assumed the traditional family roles of mother, father and grandparents is known as a:

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fictive family

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According to the text, in some prisons the dominant, or male, role in a homosexual relationship in the prison society is known as:

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butch

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How many of the female prisoners in state prisons have children under the age of 18?

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2/3

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While their mothers are incarcerated which relative do the children most frequently stay with?

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maternal grandmothers

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Pressing issues in women's prisons include:

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all of these choices.

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Concerns with healthcare in prisons include:

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all of these choices

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What percentage of states offer female inmates mammograms and Pap smears?

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50%

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Professionalism in a women's prison is defined as:

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all of these choices

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Compared to men's prisons, women's prisons are typically:

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less violent

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Almost half of the women in prison today under mandatory sentencing laws have been convicted of:

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conspiracy

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Gender neutral sentences have:

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placed more women behind bars

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As juveniles, many incarcerated women experienced:

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all of these choices

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Which psychological problem are more women prisoners diagnosed with?

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personality disorder

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The incarceration of so many women with a history of drug abuse and prostitution puts them at a high risk for:

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HIV and AIDS

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Female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to cope with their issues:

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through destructive acts

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