Correctional positions are often "rank and file" similar to that of policing. What does this mean?
It is a hierarchy, so it goes from: officers, captains, lieutenants, to sergeants and usually ends with the warden of the prison
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T/F: in prisons, the suicide rate is approximately 6X higher than the average population
True
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T/F: Approximately 1/3 inmates suffer from mental illness, which continues to be one of the main issues among corrections
True
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T/F: Age groups 35+ have been increasing in the last 20 years while younger groups have been decreasing
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T/F: Diseases are especially dangerous in prison settings and the rate of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis are more common in prisons than in the average population
True; STD's are also extremely common as well
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When is your Unit 4 Reflection due? What is it over?
Monday, November 26th via Canvas; over the prison of Bastoy (instructions listed on PPT Ch. 12)
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List some of the common issues that arise with correctional officers and their job dissatisfaction
Burn-out, under-appreciation, over-worked, frustrated due to the chaotic nature of the job, issues with the inmates they supervise
Suicides are more common in ____ than ____ and most often occur within the first week of detention
Jails, prisons
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The core responsibilities of correctional staff are to ____, _____, and _________ over inmates
Control, care, & take custody
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T/F: Older inmates are more likely to commit suicide than any other incarcerated age group
False; youngest inmates are most likely
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T/F: Women are more likely to engage in self-mutilation, which in turn, raises their suicide rate as a result
True
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T/F: Sexual assault is another common problem in prisons with around 40% of inmates reporting that they have experienced some form of it since being incarcerated
False; it is a problem, but the percentage is around 10%