Introduction To Corrections 2nd Edition By Robert D. Hanser – Test Bank

Chapter 11: Specialized Inmate Populations

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. At what point do mental health care services begin within correctional facilities?
a. Medication
b. Assessment
c. Treatment
d. Screening

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Administrative Considerations OBJ: 11.1 COG: Comprehension

2. __________ design refers to prison construction design that complies with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and that accommodates all inmate needs, in a universal fashion, regardless of how varied the needs may be from inmate to inmate.
a. Reform
b. Universal
c. Collective
d. Modification

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Special Facilities and Support OBJ: 11.1 COG: Comprehension

3. Older inmates who have acquired respect within the offender subculture due to their track record and criminal history, both inside and outside the prison, are known as __________.
a. watchdogs
b. bulldogs
c. greyhairs
d. greyhounds

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: Prison Subculture and Special Needs Offenders OBJ: 11.2
COG: Knowledge

4. These inmates are unlikely to be victims within the inmate subculture.
a. Greyhounds
b. Mentally ill inmates
c. Inmates with HIV/AIDS
d. Offender-turned-elderly-in-prison

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Prison Subculture and Speed Needs Offenders OBJ: 11.2
COG: Comprehension

5. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev., DSM-IV-TR) defines the criteria for identifying inmates with _____________.
a. mental retardation
b. mental illness
c. HIV/AIDS
d. sexually transmitted diseases

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Mentally Ill Offenders
OBJ: 11.1 COG: Comprehension

6. The burden placed on institutional corrections is compounded because of the significant number of inmates who have a dual diagnosis of both _________.
a. mental illness and substance abuse
b. mental retardation and suicidal ideation
c. mental illness and mental retardation
d. substance abuse and suicidal ideation

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Mentally Ill Offenders
OBJ: 11.3 COG: Comprehension

7. This Supreme Court case is generally considered to have influenced the four standards of mental health care within jails and prisons.
a. Vitek v. Jones (1980)
b. Turner v. Safley (1987)
c. Ruiz v. Estelle (1980)
d. Glover v. Johnson (1988)

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Access to Care: The Four Standards of Mental Health Care
OBJ: 11.3 COG: Comprehension

8. The primary goal of __________ is to quickly identify emergency situations and inmates who might require more extensive intervention prior to placement in the prison population.
a. treatment
b. screening
c. assessment
d. medication

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Medium
REF: Screening, Treatment, and Medication OBJ: 11.1
COG: Comprehension

9. This is a term used for inmates who falsely claim and consciously fake symptoms of an illness.
a. Shirking
b. Truanting
c. Skiving
d. Malingering

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Malingering
OBJ: 11.2 COG: Knowledge

10. The general public consensus is that __________ is the best sentence of sex offenders.
a. long-term incarceration
b. capital punishment
c. day reporting centers
d. home confinement

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: Sex Offenders
OBJ: 11.4 COG: Comprehension