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Which gang started in 1993 in Rikers Island George Mochen Detention Center (GMDC) to form protection from the threat posed by Latin Kings and Ñetas, who dominated the prison?

A) United Blood Nation
B) Nazi Low Riders
C) Aryan Brotherhood
D) Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)

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What is the term for an inmate who reveals the activity of another inmate to authorities?

A) punk
B) convict
C) greyhound
D) snitch

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What requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to carry out a comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape for each calendar year?

What are some characteristics of security threat group (STG) found within the nation's prisons?

What title refers to an inmate who is respected for being self-reliant and independent of other inmates or the system?

According to Gillespie (2002), prison is a context that exerts its influence upon the social relations of those who enter its domain.

It has been concluded by some scholars that though correctional institutions may seem closed off from society, their boundaries are psychologically ______.

Which gang is one of the largest prison/street criminal gangs operating in Texas? The gang is known for criminal activities including drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder?

What term is common prison vernacular for an inmate who engages in homosexual activity?

Social learning theory states the subculture within prisons is brought in from outside the walls by offenders who have developed their beliefs and norms while on the streets.

Security threat groups occur when a gang has developed such power and influence as to be equally effective regardless of whether its leadership is inside or outside of prison walls.

Sex offenders, particularly child molesters, are also afforded no respect in prison.

Symbiosis is the process of being socialized into the prison culture.

Which of the following gangs is laterally organized with leaders elected sporadically to represent the gang in prisons and to lead street gang cells?

During the 1990s, the term prison guard became outdated and was replaced with the official job classification of ______ in many state prison systems.

Who are the Black Guerrilla Family and where does the group operate?

Which tenet of the prison guard subculture is perhaps one of the most difficult to follow because, in some cases, it puts the officers in a position where they must lie to cover for their coworkers, even when they were not directly involved?

What percentage of transgender inmates in prison report high levels of staff sexual misconduct?

Why do prisons tend to use administrative segregation to house inmates of the same gang in the same area and what problems can this cause?

What is a term given to a correctional officer with a keen understanding of convict logic and socialization?