CHAPTER 8
Special Needs Inmates
TEST BANK
Multiple Choice Questions
1)Which of the following best describes a class of inmates for whom imprisonment creates a greater likelihood that their civil and human rights will be violated?
a: punks
b: wolves
c: special needs inmates
d: the Aryan Brotherhood
2)Which of the following describes a free-standing structure that operates much like an adult jail and provides short-term incarceration prior to, or immediately following, juvenile court adjudication?
a: juvenile detention center
b: supermax prison
c: close custody supervision
d: Police lockup
3)Which of the following would be considered an inmate with a special need?
a: juvenile
b: HIV positive
c: GLBT
d: all of the above
4)Tuberculosis is a greater threat to inmates than HIV/AIDS or any other sexually transmitted disease. Which of the following makes tuberculosis highly contagious?
a: transmittal mechanism
b: symptomology
c: drug-resistance
d: all of the above
5)Which of the following describes a variety of mental functioning issues that include genetic issues and both drug- and alcohol-induced psychoses?
a: motherhood
b: symptomology
c: HIV/AIDS
d: mental health problems
6)Which term is normally associated with more focused and severe medical conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, delusions, or hallucinations?
a: mental illness
b: motherhood
c: symptomology
d: HIV/AIDS
7)Which of the following describes inmates who arrive at intake or “come out” while in prison or jail as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered persons?
a: juveniles
b: GLBT inmates
c: mental health inmates
d: female offenders
8)Which of the following describes a person’s self-conception as either male or female that is independent of biological sex?
a: gay
b: bisexual
c: gender identity
d: lesbian
9)Which concept refers to the preferred sexual partner of the individual?
a: sexual orientation
b: gay
c: gender identity
d: lesbian
10)Which concept describes a person with a male gender identity and male anatomy who is sexually attracted to other males?
a: sexual orientation
b: gay
c: gender identity
d: lesbian
11)Which of the following describes a person with a female gender identity and a female anatomy who is sexually attracted to other females?
a: sexual orientation
b: gay
c: gender identity
d: lesbian
12)Which concept describes a person with either a female gender and female anatomy or a male gender and male anatomy who is sexually attracted to both men and women?
a: bisexual
b: gay
c: gender identity
d: lesbian
13)Which term describes a person whose internal gender identity is at odds with his or her physical anatomy?
a: bisexual
b: gay
c: gender identity
d: transgender
14)What is a specialized form of imprisonment intended to segregate, isolate, and insulate an inmate from a specific harm or threat?
a: segregation
b: protective custody
c: police lockup
d: detention center
15)Which case ruled that inmates do not enjoy a right to conjugal visits?
a: Gideon v. Wainwright
b: Miranda v. Arizona
c: Lyons v. Gilligan
d: Peterson v. California
16)Who is considered an alien in and admitted to the United States subject to any grounds of removal specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act?
a: a deportable person
b: juvenile offenders
c: female offenders
d: transgendered offenders
17)What must be provided when an adolescent is incarcerated in an adult facility?
a: conjugal visits
b: special consideration
c: sight-and-sound separation
d: all of the above
18)Which of the following refers to the documented presence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a human being?
a: AIDS
b: tuberculosis
c: chickenpox
d: HIV positive
19)Those who are infected with both HIV and MDR-TB have twice the risk of developing active TB and this is commonly referred to as:
a: transmittal mechanism
b: disease progression
c: symptomology
d: drug-resistance
20)Which disease is highly contagious of the lungs, intestines, and joints?
a: tuberculosis
b: HIV
c: AIDS
d: lung cancer
21)Mental health inmates often have which of the following problems?
a: drug and alcohol dependency
b: likely to have been homeless in the year prior to the most recent arrest
c: frequently come from families with a history of drug or alcohol abuse
d: all of the above
22)Transgender can be diagnosed as a medical disorder called:
a: gay
b: bisexual
c: gender identity disorder
d: all of the above
23)Which term describes the process of moving physically from one biological sex to the other?
a: sexual reassignment surgery
b: protective custody
c: transgendered
d: segregation
24)The US Citizenship and Immigration Services recognizes which of the following legal statuses?
a: lawfully present
b: qualified aliens
c: individuals granted asylum
d: all of the above
25)Why do first-time adolescent and young adult-inmates present problems for correctional authorities?
a: they create more paperwork for the prison
b: they need to be fed more food
c: they represent prime targets for assault, sexual abuse, and exploitation by experienced prisoners
d: they have to be educated
26)During the past two decades, epidemiologists have recorded the appearance of which disease that does not respond to traditional treatment?
a: multiple drug-resistant form of tuberculosis
b: cancer
c: HIV
d: all of the above
27)Incarcerated women present gender-specific problems that present which of the following problems?
a: medical services
b: privacy
c: motherhood
d: all of the above
28)A prisoner who is 50 years old may have the physiology and medical history of what age individual?
a: 25 years old
b: 50 years old
c: 70 years old
d: 80 years old
29)Which landmark case, ruled on a gay inmate’s Fourteenth Amendment claim that the officials failed to protect him, was motivated by his sexual orientation?
a: Johnson v. Johnson
b: Zadvydas v. Davis
c: Clark v. Martinez
d: Gideon v. Wainwright
30) Which landmark case dealt with persons undergoing or who have undergone SRS have “serious medical needs,” particularly in terms of the continuation of hormone treatments.
a: Johnson v. Johnson
b: Zadvydas v. Davis
c: Clark v. Martinez
d: Wolfe v. Horn
True/False Statements
Decide whether each of these statements is true or false
1) Special needs inmates constitute a class of inmates for whom imprisonment creates a greater likelihood that their civil and human rights will be violated.
2) Holding youthful offenders in adult jails is free of major problems as jails no longer have to provide sight-and-sound separation between adolescent and adult offenders.
3) Tuberculosis is potentially a greater threat to inmates in US jails and prisons than is either HIV/AIDS or any sexually transmitted disease.
4) Adolescent and young-adult inmates are protected for the most part, from assault and sexual assault, by the experienced prisoners.
5) One of the trends that could spell disaster for future correctional populations is the tendency to incarcerate younger, more violent offenders.
6) HIV and AIDS are now considered a very minor problem for correctional systems, are under control, and are less likely to be spread among inmates.
7) Hepatitis B is far more dangerous than Hepatitis C: about 80 percent of its victims develop a chronic infection.
8) Appellate courts have recognized the existence of women’s prisons as evidence that women and men have different needs, and that those needs must be accommodated.
9) A woman who gives birth to a child in prison may keep her child with her in a separate living area for the first three years of the child’s life.
10) The term “mental health problem” is a term for mental functioning problems that only includes genetic issues.
11) Inmates less than aged 24 tend to report the highest rates of mental health problems.
12) The mental problems associated with growing old, particularly psychiatric disorders such as hypochondria and depression are believed to be higher in elderly prisoners than among elderly people living in the community.
13) Mental health problems are equally distributed in correctional populations in the United States.
14) The nation’s prisons and jails have been quick to respond to issues created by the presence of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender inmate.
15) Inmates who experienced mental health problems frequently are likely to come from families with a history of drug or alcohol abuse, and over one-half had a family member who had been incarcerated.
16) The inclusion of the booking name is part of the protocol developed for processing transgendered individuals, many who are often charged with prostitution and other sex-crimes.
17) When a request for protective custody is made, prison officials must honor it.
18) It is clearly established under law in the United States is that no one may be discriminated against based on his or her sex, race, color, creed, religion, and nation origin. With regards to gender identity or sexual orientation the case law and codes are very clear.
19) Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered inmates often face more subtle forms of victimization while incarcerated, including the loss of human dignity and respect.
20) Nine out of ten alleged immigration violators prosecuted in US District Courts are charged with illegal reentry or other aggravated immigration offenses.
Fill in the Blanks
1) US ______law allows for the indefinite imprisonment of persons found deportable from or inadmissible to the United States.
2) According to ______, persons detained solely on the basis of their irregular immigration status, should not be held with prisoners who have committed criminal offenses.
3) The term ______is normally associated with more focused and severe medical conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, delusions, or hallucinations.
4) ______refers to the referred sexual partner of the individual.
5) What is clearly established under law in the United States is that no one may be ______against based on his or her sex, race, color, creed, religion, and national origin.
6) ______are defined as persons held for immigration violations in federal, state, and locally operated prisons and jails, as well as in privately-operated facilities under exclusive contract and ICE-operated facilities.
7) Inmates receive the ______, which provides information regarding “Your Healthcare Rights and Responsibilities.”
8) The ______name refers to the arrestee’s “adopted name” of self-reference as well as the birth name, either as a primary or AKA name.
9) ______is a specialized form of imprisonment intended to segregate, isolate, and insulate an inmate from a specific harm or threat, which is usually noted specifically in the institutional protective custody order.
10) In most jurisdictions a completely transgendered person, one who finished the process of moving physically from one biological sex to the other through the process of ______is classified as the reassigned sex and housed in the appropriate prison facility or unit of a local jail.
11) The ICE is the ______and ______.
12) The ______and ______prioritizes the apprehension, arrest and removal of convicted criminals, those who pose a threat to national security, fugitives and recent border entrants.
13) ______within a prison or jail are generally segregated from the facility’s general population by secure doors or other physical barriers.
14) A ______is an alien in and admitted to the United States subject to any grounds of removal specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
15) ______has long viewed prisons as a profit zone.
16) ______refers to the documented presence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a human being, suggesting that the person in question could develop AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Disorder Syndrome), which weakens the immune system and allows opportunistic infections and cancers to develop.
17) Adolescent and young adult inmates are often referred to as ______and they represent prime targets for assault, sexual abuse, and exploitation by experienced prisoners.
18) ______may be free-standing structures or they may be part of larger city or county jail complexes.
19) The ______formof tuberculosis is one that does not respond to traditional treatment.
20) Another highly contagious disease that threatens the nation’s prisoners, is viral and attacks the liver is ______.
Matching
Match the words in the list to the following statements:
A) ICE detainees; B) Bisexual; C) Deportable person; D) Protective custody; E) Mental illness; F) Booking name; G) Juvenile correctional facilities; H) Gender Identity Disorder; I) Tuberculosis; J) PC units
______1) This term is normally associated with more focused and severe medical conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, delusions, or hallucinations.
______2) The arrestee’s “adopted name” of self-reference or birth name, either as a primary or AKA name.
______3) This is a specialized form of imprisonment intended to segregate, isolate, and insulate an inmate from a specific harm or threat, which is usually noted specifically in the institutional protective custody order.
______4) Immigration detainees are defined as persons held for immigration violations in federal, state, and locally operated prisons and jails, as well as in privately-operated facilities.
______5) This area is located within a prison or jail and is generally segregated from the facility’s general population by secure doors or other physical barriers.
______6) A highly contagious disease of the lungs, intestines, and joints.
______7) This is the presence of persistent and strong cross-gender identification for which medical treatment and surgical procedures may be recommended.
______8) An alien in and admitted to the United States subject to any grounds of removal specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
______9) A person with either a female gender and female anatomy or a male gender and male anatomy who is sexually attracted to both men and women.
______10) Housing for juveniles committed to long-term sentences.