Identify the two main factors that create a stressful and dangerous environment for prisoners and staff.

What will be an ideal response?


Two related factors that can drastically increase the difficulty, stress, and danger involved in prison employment--not to mention imprisonment--are facility overcrowding and poor conditions of confinement for the inmates.

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Correctional officers often engage in “corruption of authority,” meaning they ______.

a. deliberately refrain from enforcing prison rules b. engage in many corrupts acts when exercising their authority c. strictly enforce prison rules, but do so unethically d. are prompted to act unethically due to the authority they are given

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Match the situational crime control objective to a technique

1. Increase the effort a. Reduce emotional arousal 2. Increase the risk b. Identify property 3. Reduce the rewards c. Strengthen surveillance 4. Reduce provocations d. Control drugs/alcohol 5. Remove the excuses e. Close streets

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A(n) ______ is a formal charge against an individual typically presented by the prosecutor.

A. information B. indictment C. subpoena D. warrant

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One problem with fines is the:

a. difficulty in collecting. b. record-keeping in collections. c. ease with which offenders can pay. d. extremely small amount of fine.

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