Exam 13: Core Concepts of US Correctional Theory and Practice

The importation hypothesis holds that the nature of the prison environment and its deprivations shape inmate behavior.

Talk About: -Prison-industrial complex

Talk About: -Great Society

Talk About: -Panacea phenomenon

A person violates the rules of his probation and is returned to prison. This is an example of:

Talk About: -Deprivation hypothesis

Correctional policy is sometimes based on inaccurate perceptions grounded in "common sense," rather than in empirical evidence. This demonstrates:

Talk About: -Walnut Street Jail

These have historically been a significant force for reform in the correctional system, and have helped to define acceptable correctional philosophies and to discard unacceptable practices.

An intermediate sanction that has decreased in popularity is electronic monitoring.

Talk About: -Correctional institution

Offenders who are sentenced to prison go through an initial classification process, in which the Department of Corrections determines their security level and assigns them to a prison.

Talk About: -Day Reporting Center

Take the example of boot camp. Justifications for boot camps were largely grounded on the "common sense" belief that such a program ought to work. The problem was that the program did not often work. This demonstrates:

Talk About: -Mission statement

This has been used to encourage inmate rehabilitation and to provide early release for inmates who have demonstrated that they are in fact rehabilitated.

Over time, which of the following systems was most adopted by the states, although without requirements for strict silence and for housing one inmate per cell?

Talk About: -Transportation

In this system, inmates accumulated marks or points for positive behaviors and, upon collecting a sufficient number of marks, could receive special privileges and eventual release. The system's goal was to make inmates accountable for their own reformation.

A judge sentences an offender to five years in prison, but then suspends the prison sentence and allows the offender to serve his time on ______________.