Exam 10: Corrections

The war on drugs has drastically reduced drug use.

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

For which claimed freedom or right have prisoners been least successful in persuading federal courts to provide protection?

Prior to the nineteenth century, female prisoners were treated no differently than male prisoners.

Trace the history of the penal systems in the United States. What are the biggest changes that have occurred since America's infancy? What changes do you anticipate in the future?

A place that offers criminals penitence to punish and reform is:

The basic principles of the Pennsylvania system included an emphasis on the social interaction among prisoners.

State correctional institutions for men are usually classified by level of security: maximum, medium, and ______.

What model of corrections is based on the assumption that criminal behavior can be controlled by greater use of incarceration and other forms of strict supervision?

Some have criticized probation as being a "meaningless" punishment. Why might they think this? What reforms would you suggest for increasing the surveillance aspect of probation?

Inmates remained in their cells for eating, sleeping, and working in the  _____ system.

The community corrections model of corrections is based on the goal of reintegrating the offender into the community.

In terms of their age, today's parolees are _______ than they were in the 1990s.

When parole is revoked,

Prisoners' right to due process requires that:

This U.S. Supreme Court case allows inmates to sue correctional establishments when their rights have been violated.

Under the "mark system," inmates received marks for disruptive or other negative behavior.

In the case of Cooper v. Pate , the U.S. Supreme Court found that prison officials have a right to search cells and confiscate any materials found.

In _________, the Supreme Court ruled that parolees facing revocation must be given a two-stage hearing process.

The U.S. Supreme Court has approved restrictions on access to written materials for prisoners, for example in Beard v. Banks in Pennsylvania.