Ch 15 - Incarceration and Prison Society



Chapter 15: Prisons Part 2 of 3 (week of 05/11-05/15) Due 05/18 by 9:00 am Instructions: Read pages 623-639; Answer the questions in order of your reading. Number just your answers and submit just the answers to me in an e-mail message addressed to me at carrm@ Important: List your class period, First and Last Name, and the due date of the assignment in the subject line.Example: P5,Matt Carr, 05/18Who is in Prison? 623Elderly Prisoners624Prisoners with HIV/AIDS625Prisoners with Mental Illness625Long Term Prisoners626The Convict World627Adaptive Roles629The Prison Economy630Women in Prison632The Subculture of Women’s Prisons633Previous research shows that ____ percent of prisoners are recidivists (rearrested) within the first year of release. REFERENCES: Who is in Prison?The elderly inmate population nationwide has risen _________ times faster than the growth in the number of prisoners overall during the first years of the 21st century. REFERENCES: Who is in Prison?; Elderly PrisonersIn 2008, _______ percent of prison inmates were HIV positive. REFERENCES: Who is in Prison?; Prisoners with HIV/AIDSMass closings of public hospitals for individuals with mental disorders began in the ________, and because of this we have a large increase in persons with mental illness homeless and in prisons. REFERENCES: Who is in Prison?; Prisoners with mental illness____ percent of prisoners are serving “natural life” sentences, and each life sentence costs taxpayers an estimated ______ dollars. REFERENCES: Who is in Prison?; Long-Term PrisonersThe values and norms of the prison social system that defines the inmates’ idea of the model prisoner is know as the _________ _________. REFERENCES: The Convict WorldPrisoners who are _______ ________ view their prison term as a brief, inevitable break in their criminal career. REFERENCES: The Convict World; Adaptive RolesPrisoners who are _______ try to take advantage of prison program to better themselves. REFERENCES: The Convict World; Adaptive RolesPrisoners who are _______ cut themselves off from the outside and try to construct a life within the prison. REFERENCES: The Convict World; Adaptive RolesPrisoners who are defined as a ____________ ________ cannot develop any other of the three orientations and often are of low intelligence or have a disability. REFERENCES: The Convict World; Adaptive RolesWomen constitute less than ___ percent of the U.S. prison system, however the growth rate in the number of incarcerated women has exceeded that of men since ______. REFERENCES: Women in PrisonMore than ______ of male inmates but approximately _______ of female inmates are serving time for violent crime. REFERENCES: Women in Prison, Male versus Female Subcultures Women are less likely to impose severe restrictions on the __________ (or emotional) conduct of other members. Close ties seem to exist among small groups akin to _________ ______________ in female prisons. REFERENCES: Women in Prison, Male versus Female SubculturesBecause approximately ____ percent of incarcerated mothers were the primary financial providers before they entered prison, they don’t have partners to take care of their children. REFERENCES: Women in Prison, Issues in the Incarceration of Women, Mothers and Their Children ................
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