Assume you are a correctional officer assigned to the classification unit. You interviewed and assessed an inmate who is sentenced to 10 years in prison for an armed robbery resulting in serious injury, has a long criminal history involving  serious felonies and weapons convictions, and has served previous prison time totaling seven years.  This inmate has no mental health, medical, or substance abuse issues.  Simply based on this information, which classification security level would be most appropriate for this inmate?

While working and supervising a jail cellblock area, the correctional term “Conducting a Count” describes how many crimes an offender committed.

Which correctional ideology focuses on the painful sanction to an offender who is seen as an enemy of society?

Captain Maconochie was noted for developing which type of prison program/system that was also a forerunner to parole?

What term is used to describe the movement of offenders diverted from mental health institutions to jails or prisons?

What is the conditional freedom without imprisonment granted by a judicial officer to an adult or juvenile offender, as long as the person meets certain conditions of behavior?

Mary Belle Harris was the first woman warden and manager of the first federal women’s prison in Alderson, WV.

What type of correctional custody involves the separation from the general population of those inmates requiring or requesting special shelter from other inmates for safety reasons?

This term describes the double-gated entry or exit point that restricts movement between the free world and prison.

A Section 1983 is the legal statute for seeking redress regarding deprivation of legal rights of prisoners.