Criminal Justice - Ch. 11

Which of the following terms is defined as the process by which an inmate becomes socialized into the customs and principles of the inmate society?

• restitution

• allocution

• prisonization

• commutation

The ________ is a theory that states that the inmate society arises as a response to the prison environment and the painful conditions of confinement.

• deprivation model

• tribunal model

• importation model

• crime control model

Which of the following terms is defined as a constellation of values, norms, and roles that regulate the way inmates interact with one another and with prison staff?

• civil code

• convict code

• deprivation model

• importation model

A ________ is an institutional setting in which people are cut off from the wider society and are expected to live according to institutional rules and procedures.

• maximum-security prison

• jail

• furlough arrangement

• total institution

Which of the following characteristics is common in both women’s and men’s prisons?

• high levels of violence

• high levels of depersonalization

• high levels of interpersonal conflict

• high levels of interracial tension

Which of the following items most often assumes the symbolic value of money in the sub-rosa economy of a prison?

• food items

• cigarettes

• alcohol and other drugs

• pornography

The ________ model holds that the inmate society is shaped by factors external to the prison environment—specifically, the preprison experiences and socialization patterns that inmates bring with them when they enter prison.

• importation

• indigenous origins

• prisonization

• deprivation

Where did the deadliest prison riot occur in American history?

• Pelican Bay Prison in California

• The Attica Correctional Facility in New York

• The federal prison on Alcatraz island in California

• The federal penitentiary in Marion, Illinois

Which of the following terms is described as the secret exchange of goods and services among inmates?

• placing out

• net widening

• tithing system

• sub-rosa economy

Which of the following terms refers to vulnerable prison inmates in the language of prison?

• stiffs

• gomers

• punks

• schmucks