Question 1

How was the existing system of justice altered during the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)  People reconsidered the administration of law and redefined corrections. 
B)  During this period, the classical school of criminology emerged, with its insistence on a rational link between the gravity of the crime and the severity of the punishment. 
C)  The social contract and utilitarianism emphasized limitations on the government and the need to enact a system of punishments that would deter people from crime. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  People reconsidered the administration of law and redefined corrections. 
B)  During this period, the classical school of criminology emerged, with its insistence on a rational link between the gravity of the crime and the severity of the punishment. 
C)  The social contract and utilitarianism emphasized limitations on the government and the need to enact a system of punishments that would deter people from crime. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 2

Who was John Howard and what significance did he have in regard to correctional reform? Be sure to list and explain his major accomplishments.

Accepted Answer

John Howard was a British philanthropist

Question 3

A hulk is an abandoned ship that the English converted to hold convicted people during a period of prison overcrowding between 1776 and 1790.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How was the existing system of justice altered during the Enlightenment?

Who was John Howard and what significance did he have in regard to correctional reform? Be sure to list and explain his major accomplishments.

A hulk is an abandoned ship that the English converted to hold convicted people during a period of prison overcrowding between 1776 and 1790.

The Corrections System

The History of Corrections in America

Contemporary Punishment

The Law of Corrections

The Correctional Client

Jails: Detention and Short-Term Incarceration

Probation

Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

Incarceration

The Prison Experience

Incarceration of Women

Institutional Management

Institutional Programs

Release From Incarceration

Making It: Supervision in the Community

Corrections for Juveniles

Incarceration Trends

Race, Ethnicity, and Corrections

The Death Penalty

Immigration and Justice

Community Justice

American Corrections: Looking Forward16 Making It: Supervision in the Community

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Exam 2: The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice

How was the existing system of justice altered during the Enlightenment?

Who was John Howard and what significance did he have in regard to correctional reform? Be sure to list and explain his major accomplishments.

A hulk is an abandoned ship that the English converted to hold convicted people during a period of prison overcrowding between 1776 and 1790.

The Corrections System

The History of Corrections in America

Contemporary Punishment

The Law of Corrections

The Correctional Client

Jails: Detention and Short-Term Incarceration

Probation

Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

Incarceration

The Prison Experience

Incarceration of Women

Institutional Management

Institutional Programs

Release From Incarceration

Making It: Supervision in the Community

Corrections for Juveniles

Incarceration Trends

Race, Ethnicity, and Corrections

The Death Penalty

Immigration and Justice

Community Justice

American Corrections: Looking Forward16 Making It: Supervision in the Community

Filters