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Legal Issues and Ethical Standards in Corrections Flashcards

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  1. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to correctional facilities primarily through which title?

    Answer: Title II — Public Services

    Title II of the ADA prohibits state and local government entities, including correctional facilities, from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in their programs and services.

  2. The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) requires prisons to demonstrate what before substantially burdening an inmate's religious practice?

    Answer: A compelling governmental interest pursued through the least restrictive means

    RLUIPA requires that any substantial burden on religious exercise be justified by a compelling governmental interest and be the least restrictive means of achieving it.

  3. A corrections officer uses profanity and racial slurs when addressing inmates but causes no physical harm. This conduct most likely violates:

    Answer: Facility policy and professional ethical standards, though constitutional liability is limited

    Verbal abuse typically does not rise to an Eighth Amendment violation unless it is accompanied by physical threat or creates extreme psychological harm, but it violates agency policy and professional ethics.

  4. Which principle from the ACA Code of Ethics requires corrections professionals to treat all individuals with dignity, regardless of offense?

    Answer: Respect for persons

    The principle of respect for persons requires that corrections professionals recognize the inherent worth and dignity of every individual, including those incarcerated for serious offenses.

  5. An inmate's Fourth Amendment protections inside a correctional facility are best described as:

    Answer: Significantly diminished due to incarceration and legitimate security needs

    Hudson v. Palmer (1984) held that prisoners have no reasonable expectation of privacy in their cells, significantly limiting Fourth Amendment protections.

  6. Under the due process requirements established in Wolff v. McDonnell (1974), inmates facing serious disciplinary sanctions are entitled to which of the following?

    Answer: Written notice of charges, a hearing, and a written statement of evidence relied upon

    Wolff v. McDonnell granted inmates written advance notice of charges, a hearing with opportunity to be heard, and a written statement of the evidence and reasons for the decision.

  7. A correctional manager who retaliates against an inmate for filing a grievance may face liability under which legal theory?

    Answer: First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

    Retaliation against an inmate for exercising the First Amendment right to file grievances is actionable as a civil rights violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.