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Penology Final Exam
Vocabulary and Concepts
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 3
12/08/2012

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Term
Argot
Definition
The prison language
Term
Aryan Brotherhood
Definition
White prison gang
Term
Black Guerilla Family
Definition
Black prison gang
Term
control model
Definition
Inmate behavior model that asserts that highly rigid control of every aspect of inmate life and staff routines is required to ensure safe prison environments.
Term
deprivation model
Definition
inmate behavior model that proposes that inmate behavior is primarily a function of the oppressive structural features posed by the prison facility itself.
Term
La Nuestra Familia & Mexican Mafia
Definition
Hispanic prison gangs
Term
Prison Rape Elimination Act
Definition
legislation that required the Bureau of Justice Statistics to conduct a comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape and sexual abuse.
Term
Prisonization
Definition
the socialization process whereby inmates embrace the oppositional and antisocial culture of the prisoner population.
Term
Recidivism
Definition
to reoffend after release from correctional supervision.
Term
Security Threat Groups (STGs)
Definition
an organized inmate gang that engages in predatory, criminal behavior behind bars.
Term
Cell phones
Definition
What is the hottest piece of contraband in the prison system today?
Term
The inmate is serving a short sentence
The inmate rejects the inmate code
Definition
Name two factors of weak prisonization
Term
The inmate is serving a long sentence
The inmate blindly accepts the inmate code
Definition
Name two factors of strong prisonization
Term
Deprivation of:
liberty
autonomy
security
goods and services
heterosexual relationships
Definition
Name the five deprivations that prison imposes on inmates
Term
Don't lose your head. Play it cool and do your own time.
Don't weaken. Be tough and be a man.
Definition
Name two principles of the inmate code
Term
The stable and orderly environment that characterizes American prisons.
The low levels of prisoner education that decreased the appeal of terrorism.
Definition
Name two explanations for the low likelihood of prisoner radicalization
Term
An inmate admits to being a part of a prison gang.
An inmate is identified as a member of a gang by a parent or guardian.
An inmate is identified as a member of a gang due to physical evidence.
Definition
Name three ways an inmate can be identified as a member of a prison gang
Term
Back end sentencing
Definition
the reincarnation of parolees whose community sentence was revoked for continued offending and/or noncompliance
Term
Earned discharge parole
Definition
type of parole in which parolees receive a reduction in their sentence upon completion of prosocial activities, such as completing drug treatment, work, or educational programs
Term
Parole plan
Definition
the offender's plan after release from prison in terms of proposed employment, living arrangements, and other life circumstances
Term
Rereleases
Definition
parolees recently imprisoned for parole violations or a new offenses committed while on parole
Term
Sober living houses
Definition
drug and alcohol free residences for paroled offenders who want to maintain sobriety
Term
Supervised releases
Definition
in the federal system, a term of supervision that the court imposes to follow a period of imprisonment
Term
Comply with the law.
No weapons possessions.
No alcohol use.
Definition
Name three standard parole conditions
Term
Discretionary parole occurs when parole boards release prisoners; mandatory parole occurs when inmates are conditionally released from prison after serving a portion of their prison conditions
Definition
Explain the difference between discretionary and mandatory parole
Term
The fourth amendment rights relating to a parolee's right against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The fourteenth amendment rights to due process as it relates to parolee revocation hearings.
Definition
Name two legal issues relating to parole supervision
Term
United States v. Knights (2001)
Definition
Supreme Court case where it was held that searches of probationers based on reasonable suspicion are permitted because there is enough likelihood that criminal conduct is occurring.
Term
Race, ethnicity, and nationality.
Nature of criminal offense.
Prior criminal record.
Intelligence.
Definition
Name four factors that influence parole performance
Term
Technical parole violations are violations of the specific conditions of the sentence; criminal parole violations are new criminal offenses committed while the offender is on parole.
Definition
Explain the difference between technical and criminal parole violations
Term
Waived his or her right to a formal revocation hearing.
Acknowledged responsibility for the alleged violation.
Accepted a specified revocation penalty determined by the parole commission based on the specifics of his or her case.
Definition
Name 3 factor of revocation by consent
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