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In the prison setting, line personnel have direct contact with the inmates.

Some correctional administrators suggest that the increased occurrence of sexual abuse cases found in female prisons is due in part to the large number of ___________________.

________________ theory states that for a prison system to operate effectively, officials must tolerate minor infractions, relax security measures, and allow inmate leaders to keep order.

Serious violations can earn prisoners a “_____________,” a disciplinary report forwarded to a higher authority for action.

Inmates unable to develop a role orientation are referred to as “___________________,” meaning they cannot adjust to prison life.

Which of the following terms is best described as the ability to obtain compliance by manipulating symbolic rewards?

The goals of the __________ model are to “punish offenders – fairly and justly – through lengths of confinement proportionate to the gravity of the offense.”

Women convicts traditionally have received shorter maximum sentences than men for similar offenses.

_____________ refers to a series of organizational positions in order of authority, with each person receiving orders from the immediately above and issuing orders to the one immediately below.

The two primary rules of the inmate code are “__________________” and “don’t inform on another convict.”