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42 Cards in this Set
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What is corrections
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carries out sentence
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Auburn system
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crime prevention through brutal punishment and strict silence
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Bridewell
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houses and employs the poor or also known as dregs
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Community service
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public service
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Corporal punishment
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inflict bodily pain
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day reporting center
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non residential....offenders expected to report daily
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determinate sentences
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limited sentence, judicial discretion removed, sentence lenghts allowed
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determinism
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crimes commited are caused by culture and environment
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deterrence
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punishment as a means to prevent future crimes
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executive branch
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enforces the laws
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forfeitures
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siezure of property and assests
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free will
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your own choice
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Furman vs georgia
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moratorium put on death sentence and happened in 1972
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good time
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early release by being good
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house arrest
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strict curfew and can only leave house at certain times
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john augustus
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known for startin probation
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mandatory sentence
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a sentence you have to serve
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progressive era
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education and vocation stressed, acceptance of probation and parole increased, positivist ideology of crime gained support
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residential community corrections
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short of incarceration....expected to live here full time or part time
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restorative era
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banned together to help alleviate crime in a neighbourhood
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retaliation
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to get back at someone
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ticket of leave
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forerunner to the parole
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incapacitation
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impossible for offender to commit other crimes
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indeterminate sentence
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max sentence determined by legislature
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lex talions
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concept based on eye for an eye
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mark system
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earn points for good behaviour or loose points for bad behaviour
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pre sentence report
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helps judge decide what type of sentence to use
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parole
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early release from prison but must report to officer from time to time while out
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pennsylvania system
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emphasized religion and penitence
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penology
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study of corrections
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plea bargaining
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pleads guilty for a deal from prosecution
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probation
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offender remains in community under supervision
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code of hammurabi
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first system to regulate behaviour and punish those who disobey
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retribution
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punishment for the sake of punishment
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walnut street jail
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united states first state prison
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gregg vs georgia
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court ruled that the deth penalty can be imposed without violating the 8th ammendent (1976)
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sentencing reform act
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(1984) wanted to achieve honesty uniformity and proportionality in sentences
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technical violation
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failure to adhere to conditions of probation
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collective incapacitation
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lenghty terms for all offenders no matter what there deemed
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presumptive sentence
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removes a degree of judicial discretion but still allows a range of sentence lenghts
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justice model
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offenders responsible for crimes and acted on freewill
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rehabilitation
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correct deviant behaviour
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