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Inmate code
Unwritten rules that specify the behaviors and values prisoners are expected to demonstrate in order to protect themselves and stay out of serious trouble, while earning a degree of respect from others.
gender issues
Issues that center on the fact that women offenders have different problems and in different proportions than men. For example, nearly half of women inmates have been sexually abused in the past versus only 12 percent of men.
Technocorrections
The use of technology to monitor offenders and to prevent future crimes.
genetic risk assesment
Technique that builds upon the discoveries in the area of DNA and genetic mapping, where genetic predispositions toward certain behaviors can be anticipated and prevented.
risk assesment
Classifying and evaluating offenders based on their characteristics, crimes, and backgrounds to determine the likelihood of reoffending.
HighScope Perry Preschool project
A developmental program emphasizing intellectual and social development through active learning designed for children of law socioeconomic status and low IQ who are at high risk for failure of school.
Virtual prison
An offender monitoring system in which the offender wears an ankle bracelet and a wireless tracking device that is monitored using GPS and the cellular network.
Injected or surgical implants
An alternative to electronic bracelets that cannot be tampered with or defeated effectively, and that can be monitored via GPS.
prisoners with mental health problems
Half of offenders in prisons were identifies as mentally ill.
mental health courts
Specialized courts that focus on treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill offenders who land in the criminal justice system.
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