Exam 10: Corrections

What effect has the war on drugs had on the correctional system in the United States? Would drug legalization or decriminalization help eliminate prison overcrowding. Why or why not?

The Enlightenment,  which emphasized rationality and reason, began in the United States as a way of addressing criminal justice issues.

Under the ____________________ system, inmates' labor was sold to private employers.

Redemption of the offender through the well-ordered routine of the prison was the goal of the _____ system.

The institution inspired by the ideas of John Howard and intended to punish criminals by isolating them from society was known as a(n) ____________________.

​ Under the __________  model of corrections, the  goal is to reintegrate  the offender into the community.

Which group won major court cases securing religious freedom for prisoners in the United States?

State correctional institutions for men are usually classified by level of security. Which is a classification level that would not be used for a state correctional institution?

Among the English reformers, ________, a middle-class Quaker, was the first person to press for changes.

In this system, inmates' labor was sold on a contractual system to private employers who provided the machinery and raw materials with which inmates made salable products in the institutions.

Because of this case, ___________, the federal courts now recognize that prisoners may sue state officials.

What is the penitentiary system in which each inmate was held in isolation during the night but worked with inmates during the day?

Prisoners in ______ prisons are shackled whenever they are out of their cells-during recreation, showers, and telephone calls.

The ____________________ model of corrections is based on the assumption that criminal behavior is caused by biological influences.

In which case did t he Supreme Court rule that basic procedural rights must be present when decisions are made about the disciplining of inmates for serious infractions of prison rules?

The New York system is based on the ____________.

Describe the lease system and the reasons that it contributed to large numbers of inmate deaths. How might this have been avoided? Do you believe that it is ethical for the government to require prisoners to perform work, given that they are being kept in prisons at public expense? If so, should only certain kinds of work be assigned to inmates? Finally, given that state prisons are increasingly being run by private businesses, would it be ethical for these states to lease the work of their prisoners to private businesses as well?

"Supermax" prisons keep prisoners in shackles whenever they leave their cells.

The person whose ideas were encapsulated into the Penitentiary Act of 1779 was:

​Joan has been arrested for forgery and passing bad checks.  She is awaiting trial.