Exam 1: The Correctional System

Which goal of punishment is designed to prevent others from committing similar crimes?

All criminal cases, felony or misdemeanor, are fully processed through the entire formal criminal justice system.

____________________ was the first English prison reformer.

By the 1890s, the medical model was implemented in correctional institutions throughout the United States.

Which prison reformer developed the Irish mark system, which eventually spread to the United States and influenced the development of parole?

A ____________________ is a prison in which persons found guilty of a felony are isolated from normal society.

Which goal of punishment promotes sentencing people to prison to restrain them physically, so that during the time they are confined society is protected?

John Howard was responsible for building the first prison in the United States, the Heritage House, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1794.

For African American children, 1 of every 14 has a parent behind bars on any given day.

Which position on punishment is most closely linked to retribution?

The interpretation of laws is done by the ____________________ branch of government.

Explain the theoretical constructs of the Classical School of thought.

A ____________________ is a prison in which persons found guilty of a felony are isolated from normal society.

The Irish Mark System, developed by Lawrence Driscoll in 1794, established probation and parole requirements for Irish-born offenders in what were then English-ruled colonies.

What policy promotes sentencing repeat offenders to long prison terms while granting first-time and nonviolent offenders shorter, more lenient sentences?

Discuss three current major challenges affecting the ability of corrections to function in the United States.