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NC Correctional officer Final Exam
Questions and Answers
teamwork Ans: 2 or more individuals working towards a common
goal
Stewardship Ans: When you love someone/something you take
care of and protect it. Taking good care of something you value
Two social structures that exist in a prison: Ans: Formal/official
and informal/unofficial
Formal/official social structure Ans: Consists of rules and
procedures established by local, state, or federal authorities
Informal/unoffical Ans: Prison subculture
Subculture Ans: Group within a society that has its own set of
customs, attitudes, and values often accompanied by jargon and
slang.
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Deprivation Model of Prison Subculture Ans: Prisoners adapt to a
new way of life due to deprivations faced in prison
Importation Model of Prison Subculture Ans: Offenders bring
values, roles, and behaviors with them from the outside world
when they enter prison
Elements of prison code Ans: Don't interfere, don't whine, don't
rat, don't break your word, don't be a sucker
How many roles do offenders adapt to while in prison subculture
according to the State of NC? Ans: 10
Mean dude (offender prison subculture) Ans: Doesn't care about
rules, getting status with peers is the goal
Pleasure seeker (offender prison subculture) Ans: Contraband is
everything; "the candyman"
Opportunist (offender prison subculture) Ans: Takes advantage
of life in prison (trade programs etc.)
Retreatist (offender prison subculture) Ans: Psychologically
retreats; abuses drugs and alcohol often leading to depression
Legalist (offender prison subculture) Ans: "Prison lawyer"; inmate
who knows policy and helps inmates with legal advice
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Radical (offender prison subculture) Ans: Society is the
oppressor; political prisoners
Realist (offender prison subculture) Ans: Do the crime pay the
fine
Colonist (offender prison subculture) Ans: Prison is home
Religious (offender prison subculture) Ans: Born again, naive
gang banger (offender prison subculture) Ans: Part of a gang for
service and protection
How many roles do officers tend to take on in order to socialize
Ans: 6
Dictator (officer prison subculture) Ans: Hides behind fear,
abuses power
friend (officer prison subculture) Ans: Undue, young and
inexperienced
Merchant (officer prison subculture) Ans: Smuggles contraband
Turn key (officer prison subculture) Ans: Little care, interested in
retiring
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NC Correctional officer Final Exam
Questions and Answers
teamwork Ans: 2 or more individuals working towards a common
goal
Stewardship Ans: When you love someone/something you take
care of and protect it. Taking good care of something you value
Two social structures that exist in a prison: Ans: Formal/official
and informal/unofficial
Formal/official social structure Ans: Consists of rules and
procedures established by local, state, or federal authorities
Informal/unoffical Ans: Prison subculture
Subculture Ans: Group within a society that has its own set of
customs, attitudes, and values often accompanied by jargon and
slang.
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Deprivation Model of Prison Subculture Ans: Prisoners adapt to a
new way of life due to deprivations faced in prison
Importation Model of Prison Subculture Ans: Offenders bring
values, roles, and behaviors with them from the outside world
when they enter prison
Elements of prison code Ans: Don't interfere, don't whine, don't
rat, don't break your word, don't be a sucker
How many roles do offenders adapt to while in prison subculture
according to the State of NC? Ans: 10
Mean dude (offender prison subculture) Ans: Doesn't care about
rules, getting status with peers is the goal
Pleasure seeker (offender prison subculture) Ans: Contraband is
everything; "the candyman"
Opportunist (offender prison subculture) Ans: Takes advantage
of life in prison (trade programs etc.)
Retreatist (offender prison subculture) Ans: Psychologically
retreats; abuses drugs and alcohol often leading to depression
Legalist (offender prison subculture) Ans: "Prison lawyer"; inmate
who knows policy and helps inmates with legal advice
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Radical (offender prison subculture) Ans: Society is the
oppressor; political prisoners
Realist (offender prison subculture) Ans: Do the crime pay the
fine
Colonist (offender prison subculture) Ans: Prison is home
Religious (offender prison subculture) Ans: Born again, naive
gang banger (offender prison subculture) Ans: Part of a gang for
service and protection
How many roles do officers tend to take on in order to socialize
Ans: 6
Dictator (officer prison subculture) Ans: Hides behind fear,
abuses power
friend (officer prison subculture) Ans: Undue, young and
inexperienced
Merchant (officer prison subculture) Ans: Smuggles contraband
Turn key (officer prison subculture) Ans: Little care, interested in
retiring
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