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what is hedonistic calculus? |
belief that prisoners can calculate the gains or pleasures and losses or pains associated with criminal conduct |
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what are hulks? |
abandoned or unusable transport ships used to hold prisoners |
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what are the 5 main types of corporal punishment? |
whipping/flogging, branding, mutilation, slow death, instant death |
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Describe the pennsylvania system (architecture, punishment, daily routine |
architecture: wagon wheel punishment: shower bath, iron gag daily routine: sat around in cells all day |
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describe the auburn system (architecture, punishment, daily routine) |
architecture: tiered system punishment: whip, electric chair (corporal) daily routine: work |
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whats a million dollar block? |
blocks with so many offenders incarcerated that we pay 1 million to do so |
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worlds toughest sheriff |
sheriff joe |
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what is the rabble hypothesis? |
we fill our jails with nuisances, not necessarily criminals |
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1st generation jail |
linear surveillance, bull pen, drunk tank |
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2nd generation jail |
housing units, limited officer interaction, glass booth, intercom |
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3rd generation jail |
pods, high officer interaction, less contraband, less violence |
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what is a regional jail? |
a jail that serves more than one county |
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brokerage approach to probation |
PO determines needs of offender and refers them to appropriate community agencies |
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house arrest |
substitute offenders home for a prison cell; curfew restrictions; limited activity |
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PSI |
Pre-Sentence Investigation: assists court in sentencing, used in classification, used in parol decisions |
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Community Resource Management Team approach to probation |
each officer has a specialty, offender visits multiple officers |
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restorative justice |
restoring the offender, victim, and community back to prior conditions |
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cultural consistency |
must evaluate correctional goals within the appropriate culture and time |
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4 categories of officer typology |
law enforcer, time server, therapeutic agent, synthetic officer |
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principle of least eligibility |
inmates should receive no better than the poorest free citizen |
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4 items on John Howards Penitentiary Act |
secure sanitary structures, no fees, professional staff, systematic inspection |
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institutional corrections |
makes up only a small portion of the broad topic of corrections |
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corrections |
consists of people, agencies, and organizations that manage accused, convicted, or adjudicated criminal offenders and juveniles |
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social control |
any set of methods |
