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36 Cards in this Set
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Purpose of corrections is |
To protect society |
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Who defines what conduct is criminal |
Everyone |
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Payment of money from offender to the victim to reduce violence |
wergild |
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1755 |
Milan house of corrections |
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Brixton prison fro women |
work in silence |
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between 1558 and 1603 bagabonds were hung in rows of |
300-400 |
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Eastern state penitentiary |
Separate confinement |
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Eastern state penitentiary was designed by |
John Havilland |
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Pennsylvania system based off 5 principles |
a. Prisonersshould not be treated vengefullyb. Solitaryconfinement will prevent further corruption c. Inisolation, inmates would reflect on their transgressions d. Solitaryconfinement is a punishment because humans are social creatures e. Solitary confinement is economical |
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Black Code |
laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt.
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Lease system |
penal labor practiced in the Southern United States. Convict leasing provided prisoner labor to private parties, such as plantation owners and corporations such as the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. The lessee was responsible for feeding, clothing, and housing the prisoners.
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Mark System |
A system for awarding points for correct answers or for proficiency in an examination or competition:
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Penology |
Study of crime and punishment |
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Probation is an alternative to |
Incarceration |
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Can crime be controlled? |
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Does the rehabilitation model believe in change? |
if they want to change they will
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Which answer best describes punishment? |
B and D |
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Deference |
is punishment that is intended to be used as an example for others |
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Probationers report to |
probation officers |
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From 1940s to 1970s |
the goal of a convicted offender was incarceration |
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Restoration |
is used to repair damages made by offenders |
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Intensive supervised probation |
when an offender sees the probation officer 3 to 5 times a week and makes unscheduled visits |
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Restitution includes |
fines |
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Boot camp |
is a military regimen |
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Guest speaker was |
LT Gary Cornelius |
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Guest speakers lecture was on |
what criminals look like |
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Robert Agnew's theory consist of 5 components |
irritability, poor parenting, negative schoolexperiences, peer delinquency, and bad jobs/unemployment |
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A situational offender |
a one time offender confronting a problem that requires action |
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Career criminal |
CRIME is a way to make a living |
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3 needs for heavy offender |
a. Specialemployment b. Specialhousing c. Specialneeds for release on probation/parole |
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Criteria used to classify an inmate |
a. Seriousnessof a crime committed b. Probabilityof future misconduct c. Natureof correctional conduct appropriate to needs of sentencing |
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Percentage of people incarcerated that are military vets |
10% |
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Percentage of in mates that are serving 20 year sentences |
24% |
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Percentages serving life sentences |
9% |
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Prisoner rights under due process laws sayinmates have 4 basic rights |
a. 24hour written notice of charges b. Rightto present witness and evidence c. Rightto hearing by impartial body d. Rightto receive written notice of decision |
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8th amendment |
no cruel or unusual punishment, no excessive bail or fines |
