Administrative Justice 075-ADJ075- American Corrections in Brief-Assignment 8

A structure established for the purpose of influencing behavior in order to achieve particular ends is known as a/an________________ organization.

	A.	closed
	B.	formal
	C.	self-contained
	D.	informal

Aside from physical injury, an attack by an inmate on an officer can later compromise an officer’s _____________.

	A.	reliability
	B.	integrity
	C.	authority
	D.	power

Correctional officers often rely on __________ and ________ to gain cooperation.

	A.	promises; fear
	B.	confinement; force
	C.	rewards; punishments
	D.	fear; confinement

For many victims of prison violence, ________ is the only way to escape further abuse.

	A.	fighting back
	B.	death
	C.	joining a gang
	D.	protective custody

Serious violations can earn prisoner’s a “________;” a disciplinary report forwarded to a higher authority for action.

	A.	reprimand
	B.	warning
	C.	ticket
	D.	receipt

The most common form of prison violence in America is ____________ violence.

	A.	prisoner--prisoner
	B.	prisoner--officer
	C.	officer--prisoner
	D.	officer--officer

What category of personnel comprises the majority of an institution’s employees?

	A.	Program
	B.	Custodial
	C.	Professional
	D.	Support

Which of the following terms is best described as the ability to obtain compliance by manipulating symbolic rewards?

	A.	normative power
	B.	coercive power
	C.	formal power
	D.	remunerative power

___________ power is a way of gaining compliance in exchange for material resources.

	A.	Normative
	B.	Coercive
	C.	Formal
	D.	Remunerative

______________ refers to a series of organizational positions in order of authority, with each person receiving orders from the immediately above and issuing orders to the one immediately below.

	A.	Unity of command
	B.	Span of control
	C.	Chain of command
	D.	Hierarchical command