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Women in Crime
Exam 1 for Dr. Richards
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 3
07/11/2013

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7-Up
Definition
A warning that a guard is approaching
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10-10
Definition
A prisoner who is murdered while incarcerated
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911
Definition
An officer is approaching
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AB
Definition
Aryan Brotherhood
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ace boon coon
Definition
an inmate's best buddy
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ADX
Definition
Administrative Max Florence, located in Colorado, the highest-security federal prison in the country. ADX convicts are confined to control units, and there's no general population or controlled movement. The prisoners live and eat in their cells.
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air lift
Definition
Fedearl Bureau of Prisons term for transporting prisoners using large commercial-type aircraft, including jets confiscated from major airlines. The prisoners refer to this as "con air."
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all day
Definition
life sentence
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American gulag
Definition
a convict's perspective that prisoners are incarcerated in the American prison system for social, economic and political reasons
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Attitude adjustment
Definition
a drug craving; or a physical assault by an officer
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badge
Definition
correctional officer
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banger
Definition
knife, usually homemade. Also called: shank, burner, ox, steel
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bean chute
Definition
food slot in a prison cell door.
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beef
Definition
disciplinary charge
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big house
Definition
prison
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big jab
Definition
death by lethal injection
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blanket party
Definition
an attacker sneaks up and throws a blanket over the victim's head so that the attacker won't be identified.
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blind
Definition
area where a prisoner can't be seen by a guard
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blues
Definition
prison issue clothes
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boat

Definition
to be transferred out of prison or to another prison
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bone crusher
Definition
very large shank or knife
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boof
Definition
contraband stowed in the anus. Also known as: hoop, keester, pack
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boot camp
Definition
alternative incarceration that resembles military training and may shorten sentence
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booty check
Definition
anal search for contraband
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border brothers
Definition
mexican inmates
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boss
Definition
a guard or correctional officer, especially in the American South or Canada.
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BP Process
Definition
Federal Bureau of Prisons "Administrative Remedy Process" for prisoners to file complaints as a prerequisite for filing legal briefs in federal court.
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brake fluid
Definition
mind-control medication, like liquid Thorazine, which is used like chemical restraints to manage prison populations
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Buck Rogers Time
Definition
an extremely long prison term where the parole seems to be pushed out forever.
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bug
Definition
An insane person, usually accused of "buggin"
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bulldog
Definition
an intimidating, domineering prisoner
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bullet
Definition
One-year prison term
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bum rap
Definition
an erroneous conviction
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bumpin ya gums
Definition
refers to someone who is talking too much
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bunkie
Definition
cellmate
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burnt up
Definition
to receive disciplinary action
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butched in
Definition
forced to perform oral sex
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call out sheet
Definition
FBOP Official memo posted in housing units to alert prisoners and staff where convicts need to report the next day. Call out sheets list cell changes, new work assignments, visits, meetings with case managers and other staff.
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cap
Definition
amount of pot that fits into a chopstick cap
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catcher
Definition
sexually submissive prisoner
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catnap
Definition
short prison term
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C.C.
Definition
Consecutive prison sentences
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chalking
Definition
to distract the guards while another prisoner breaks a rule
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chasing the dragon
Definition
an addict searching for heroin
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cheese eater
Definition
informant: rat
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chester
Definition
child molester. Also known as short eyes, diaper sniper
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click up
Definition
to join a gang
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commissary
Definition
prison store that sells basic food items, smokes, clothing, stamps, paper, and toilettries
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connet
Definition
a female convict
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contraband
Definition
anything on your person or found in your cell or housing area that is unauthorized, meaning not sold in commissary or on your official property list.
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